In response, Jay-Z filed a lawsuit against Buzbee, accusing him of attempting to "extort exorbitant sums" based on unfounded allegations. Filed as "John Doe" on November 18 in Los Angeles Superior Court, Jay-Z’s legal team described the tactics as an "attempt to silence wildly false allegations of sexual assault" through monetary demands.
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