But that didn't really hamper our man's desire for glory as he entered the (losing) race for Houston mayor, throwing $10 million of his own funds into the battle. He also drew the ire of his neighbors by parking an operational M4A4 Sherman tank in front of his house, and was arrested for drunk driving. (The case was closed after a year, not without controversy).
« Pure fiction »
With his taste for excitement, Tony Buzbee was able to seduce the media who were interested in the P-Diddy file. After the fall of Sean Combs, his life triggered a frenzy among Internet users bordering on conspiracy. Diddy's parties have become symbols of a corrupt, vile and evil star system, a bit like Jeffrey Epstein's parties and the guest list he kept. In addition to Carter's extortion lawsuit, Buzbee was sued last month by an anonymous woman claiming he hit her with a champagne flute while representing her in her divorce.
“It’s pure fiction,” Tony Buzbee reacted to TMZ. It's so crazy that I wonder if the two lawyers aren't friends with each other. All this will be revealed soon. »
The day after Carter was named in Buzbee's suit against Sean Combs, Alex Spiro filed a motion in Manhattan federal court asking that the allegations be dismissed or that the plaintiff be identified. He included in his request screenshots of messages Buzbee sent to his client on social media that Buzbee's “tactics send a clear message: anyone who resists extortion demands will face public retaliation.” through high-profile trials. »
Tony Buzbee responded the same day with a post on X, saying that Shawn Carter's extortion accusations were “ridiculous.”
“What you are witnessing today,” he wrote, “is a concerted and desperate attempt to turn the public's attention back onto me in order to avoid focusing on my clients' accusations. »
For a few days, things calmed down. Jay-Z attended the premiere of Mufasa : the Roi Lionin Los Angeles, with Beyoncé and their 12-year-old daughter Blue Ivy, who play the roles of mother and daughter in the film. But last Friday, NBC News published an interview with his accuser.
“I made some factual errors,” she said, while keeping her accusations in broad terms. Several inconsistencies were in fact noted in her complaint: her father did not remember picking her up at a gas station 4 hours away, as she had claimed. Benji Madden, Good Charlotte's guitarist, to whom she claimed to have spoken that evening about her attack, said he could not have been in New York at the time because the band was on tour in another state.
In an email to the outlet, Tony Buzbee appeared to backtrack, saying his office was continuing to review the woman's accusations: “Jane Doe's (anonymous complainant) case was referred to our office by another, writing -he, who examined it before sending it to us. »
The legal tennis match has resumed with a vengeance. Alex Spiro quickly accused Buzbee, in a letter to a judge, of violating a federal rule that requires lawyers to make a “reasonable investigation” before taking on a case. On Wednesday, Tony Buzbee responded by announcing that he was suing Roc Nation for what he considers to be a conspiracy aimed at turning his clients against him. (A representative for the company told TMZ that the “bogus lawsuit” was a “pathetic attempt to divert attention”).
In the moments following his client's sensational interview, Buzbee did not seem unduly perturbed. On Instagram, he posted a video of a mariachi band performing “New York, New York,” before joining their voices with the others near the end of the clip.
Originally published by Vanity Fair US
