Since Sean “P. Diddy” Combs’ arrest in September, he’s confronted a variety of lawsuits. The majority of these filings have come from accusers represented by Houston-based lawyer Tony Buzbee. As has been reported, Buzbee apparently represents 120 shoppers who wish to take authorized motion in opposition to the 54-year-old rapper and vogue mogul. Now, it will appear that Buzbee himself is being sued by a outstanding man. This John Doe alleges that the lawyer and his agency are threatening him with a go well with that supposedly comprises “wildly false horrific allegations.”
The unnamed particular person – who referred to himself as a “high-profile particular person” – filed their lawsuit in opposition to Tony Buzbee in L.A. County Superior Courtroom early on Monday. In doing so, the plaintiff reportedly enlisted the providers of high authorized agency Quinn Emanuel. Whereas the person acknowledged that he was acquainted with Sean Combs and attended occasions with him, in accordance with TMZ. Nevertheless, he additionally alleged that Buzbee is “shamelessly trying to extort exorbitant sums from him” along with threatening him with the lawsuit.
Per Doe, the aforementioned Texas lawyer despatched him demand letters which included laid out “totally fabricated and malicious allegations of sexual assault — together with a number of incidents of rape of a minor, each female and male — in opposition to Plaintiff if he refuses to adjust to their calls for.” It’s additionally mentioned that the submitting put a “ticking clock” on the alleged extortion-related ultimatums.
Moreover, it’s said throughout the Joe Doe’s submitting that Mr. Buzbee and co. threatened to sue him if he didn’t try to “resolve this delicate and vital matter” by agreeing to mediation. The plaintiff additionally referenced Buzbee’s previous lawsuits in an try to again up his extortion claims, together with fits involving NFL stars Deshaun Watson and Brandon McManus. On the entire, the Doe is suing for extortion and intentional infliction of emotional misery.
Tony Buzbee has not issued an announcement on this matter, as of proper now, although this information does come on the heels of an announcement he lately made. Simply days in the past, the lawyer confirmed that he did ship demand letters to A-listers who might have been embroiled in Sean Combs’ freak-off events and different actions. Buzbee defined on the time that that’s “typical observe” for a authorized state of affairs like this one. He additionally mentioned that the intention is to in the end “seize everyone that was concerned on this, not solely the people who have been actively engaged on this egregious conduct, the people who have been facilitating this conduct, the people who have been there and turned a blind eye to this conduct, the people who benefited from this conduct, the people who profited from this conduct.”
All of the whereas, P. Diddy stays at Metropolitan Detention Heart in Brooklyn, the place he’s presently awaiting trial. Per a 14-page indictment, he’s been charged with alleged intercourse trafficking and transportation to have interaction in prostitution, racketeering and extra. This all got here months after Diddy’s houses have been raided, at which level paperwork, digital units and varied bottles of lubricant have been discovered. The lawsuits leveled in opposition to him from the Buzbee-represented accusers additionally embody allegations of sexual assault and violence amongst others.
Whether or not Tony Buzbee and John Doe will attain some type of decision on this authorized matter stays to be seen. It’s additionally unclear as to when another fits from Buzbee’s shoppers may formally be filed. At current, what is understood is that Sean Combs’s sex-trafficking trial is ready to start in Could 2025.