Diddy issues statement on dropped Tony Buzbee suit, Jay-Z takes legal action

Last Friday, Houston attorney Tony Buzbee dropped the lawsuit filed against Bad Boy Entertainment CEO, Sean “Diddy” Combs, and Jay-Z that accused them of assaulting a 13-year-old girl. 

Combs, who is currently incarcerated in New York awaiting trial for sex trafficking and racketeering charges, issued a statement in response to the dismissal.

“This is yet another confirmation that these lawsuits are built on falsehoods, not facts,” the statement said, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “Accusers have been hiding behind anonymity, represented by an attorney more focused on headlines than legal merit.”

The complaint, first filed in October in New York federal court against Combs and later amended to add Carter, revolved around claims that rap moguls assaulted an underage woman at a house party after the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards in New York. The Jane Doe accuser was represented by Buzbee, who’s filed dozens of lawsuits on behalf of accusers who made sexual assault claims against Combs.

Jay-Z is moving forward with a defamation lawsuit he filed against Buzbee over the now-dismissed lawsuit. In a leaked declaration that made its rounds on X (formerly Twitter), the hip hop mogul described his experience. 

 “I felt that Mr. Buzbee was placing a gun to my head that I either bow to his demands or endure personal and financial ruin,” an excerpt from the declaration read.

On Thursday, Combs filed a $100 million defamation lawsuit against NBCUniversal, Peacock, and Ample Entertainment over the documentary “Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy,” which made explosive allegations about his life.