BREAKING NEWS: Jay-Z Claims Attorney Representing Rape Accuser ‘Gleefully’ Committed ‘Naked Extortion’: Complaint. giang

Jay-Z filed a complaint in Los Angeles court against Tony Buzbee — a Texas-based lawyer representing the woman who claims the rapper and Sean “Diddy” Combs raped her at an MTV Video Music Awards afterparty in 2000 when she was 13.

In his complaint, Jay-Z accuses Buzbee of defamation and “naked extortion.”

Jay-Z, who filed the complaint under his given name, Shawn Carter, claims that Buzbee sent him allegations of false sexual abuse against him along with written demands.

“Viewed in the context of Buzbee’s prior statements threatening to file criminal complaints against, and publicly shame, a ‘long list’ of celebrities, the message in the extortion demands was clear: pay up, or face a criminal investigation and extraordinary reputational harm,” the complaint, obtained by PEOPLE, claims.

The amended complaint, which was filed on Dec. 20, alleges that the defendants — Buzbee and his eponymous law firm — gave Jay-Z a two-week window to commit to “confidential mediation.”

The complaint also accuses Buzbee of defaming Jay-Z, claiming the high-profile attorney has made multiple false statements over the past several months.

“Beginning in October 2024, Buzbee spoke on any news platform that would have him, threatening that his firm has ‘a long list of names’ of people in the entertainment industry who he accused of ‘terrible conduct,’ and who ‘should be prosecuted and put underneath [sic] the jail,’” the complaint states. “And Buzbee then gleefully announced to the world that one name on his ‘long list’ was Mr. Carter, claiming that he had engaged in criminal sexual assault.”

The woman accusing Jay-Z of abuse, who filed the complaint under the name Jane Doe, claims that she was raped by both music industry titans while an unnamed female celebrity watched.

Jay-Z has denied the allegations, posting a lengthy statement on his X account that took aim at Buzbee.

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“It made me want to expose you for the fraud you are in a VERY public fashion,” Jay-Z wrote. “I will not give you ONE RED PENNY!!”

Combs, who is currently behind bars as he prepares for a trial on federal sex crime charges, has also denied the allegations after being named in several lawsuits.

A spokesperson for Buzbee did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Buzbee previously announced that he was representing hundreds of clients accusing Combs of sexual abuse, including an accuser who alleges that he was sexually abused when he was 9 years old while auditioning at a studio in New York City.

If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go to rainn.org.