Jay-Z‘s struggle with Tony Buzbee is kicking up one other notch … the controversial legal professional simply filed a lawsuit, claiming Jay’s firm, Roc Nation, and its high-powered attorneys are conspiring to show Buzbee’s purchasers towards him.
In response to docs, obtained by TMZ, one in all Buzbee’s purchasers — a man named Gerardo Garcia — says 2 investigators approached him at his residence, claiming to work for the State of Texas, and advised him they had been placing collectively a lawsuit towards Buzbee that would “get [Garcia] a lot of money.”
Garcia says he recorded the encounter with the people and captured one in all them disclosing they work for an legal professional named Marcy Croft … who’s described herself on-line as a part of TeamRoc — the philanthropic arm of Roc Nation — and Buzbee claims she additionally works with Alex Spiro, Jay’s longtime legal professional.
Garcia says the investigators had been very pushy, however as an alternative of accepting their supply, he determined to sue them for barratry. That is a extremely old-timey phrase for attempting to get somebody to file a bogus lawsuit.
Within the swimsuit, Buzbee — on behalf of his shopper — says Roc Nation and his attorneys on the regulation agency Quinn Emanuel have a “long history of the type of abusive and egregious conduct” Garcia describes.
For what it is value, Buzbee initially repped Garcia in a 2020 private damage lawsuit, which had nothing to do with celebrities — however make no mistake, Buzbee and Jay-Z are locked in a really private battle now.
Buzbee reps the Jane Doe who’s suing Jay and Diddy for allegedly raping her again in 2000 when she was simply 13 years outdated. Jay’s already sued Buzbee, accusing him of attempting to extort him — and he firmly believes Buzbee solely added him as a defendant within the rape case as a result of Jay refused to pay him a settlement.
Buzbee’s shopper Garcia is suing Roc Nation, Quinn Emanuel, Marcy Croft and one of many investigators … searching for punitive damages. He claims he “suffered injury,” although he would not point out any specifics.
A Roc Nation spokesperson tells TMZ … Buzbee’s “baloney lawsuit” is “nothing but a sham.” They add, “It’s a pathetic attempt to distract and deflect attention. This sideshow won’t change the ultimate outcome and true justice will be served soon.”
