Unraveling lawsuits against lawyers

Tony Buzbee was once praised for working with Sean “Diddy” Combs’ accusers, but after Roc Nation revealed the truth about the lawsuit Tony Buzbee has been criticized for the lawsuit against him. Buzbee rose to prominence in connection with dozens of victims of the Coombs affair. The Texan’s real name is Anthony Busby, and he has been running his own company for nearly 25 years. He impressed the public when he won an oil drilling trial in the mid-2000s. However, it wasn’t until he faced off against NFL star Deshaun Watson in 2021 that he became a national voice for victims of sexual assault.

If you recall, more than 20 women accused Cleveland Browns quarterback Buzby of sexual misconduct. However, assault charges are not the only cases Buzbee has handled. He was also the lawyer behind the 120 victims of Travis Scott’s Astroworld stampede, which left 10 dead. As his reputation as a high-profile lawyer continues to grow, Buzbee is at it again — this time, representing dozens of people filing civil lawsuits against Diddy while the hip-hop mogul awaits trial in jail. After Diddy fell from grace, facing charges related to sex trafficking and racketeering, Buzbee revealed he would file a civil lawsuit against Combs on behalf of his new client.

Court opinion is fickle, especially in court cases involving celebrities. Fan bases often take sides, defend their favorite artists, and argue in the comments sections of social media platforms. However, Bad Boy Records idol singer Cassie Ventura found out after footage of Diddy beating up his ex-girlfriend of 11 years, singer Cassie Ventura He was spurned by his fans and peers. After being denied bail three times, it is clear that these accusations by Diddy are beyond the comprehension of the layman.

Buzbee has been at the forefront of accusing Diddy of even more heinous crimes, accusing him of sexually abusing, drugging and threatening more than 100 people. According to the BBC, Buzbee said that of the 300 stories he and his team screened, about 120 were “viable.” When Combs’ attorney asked to reveal the identity of the anonymous accuser, Buzbee said it was a common tactic.

“This happens all the time,” Buzbee said. “If the plaintiff is forced to reveal her or his or her identity, Mr. Coombs hopes they can quietly go away and never file a claim. The good news is, that won’t happen. That’s what I screen for…so if they Forced to reveal their identities, they will reveal their identities and we will move on.

While Diddy only issued a brief statement of innocence through his legal team, Jay-Z didn’t take the same route when he found himself in Buzbee’s crosshairs. In October 2024, Buzbee filed a civil lawsuit against Diddy after his client alleged that she was sexually assaulted after the MTV Video Music Awards in 2000 when she was 13 years old. Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, was not initially named in the lawsuit. However, attorneys refiled the application listing Hough as an alleged perpetrator along with Coombs. When the news made headlines and quickly spread around the world, Carter retaliated.

“My attorneys received an extortion attempt, known as a demand letter, from an ‘attorney’ named Tony Buzbee,” he said in the statement. “What he calculated was that the nature of the accusations was that public scrutiny would make me want to settle. No, sir, it had the opposite effect! It made me want to expose your fraud in a very public way. So no, I don’t Gonna give you a cent!! Jay-Z went on to call the accusations “outrageous” and questioned why Buzbee wasn’t filing criminal charges “Don’t you agree that people who commit crimes like this against minors should be locked up. ? “

This isn’t the only statement Roc Nation and Carter have shared. They also filed lawsuits filed against Buzbee by former customers. In particular, they uncovered a 2024 lawsuit filed by an anonymous woman who claimed Buzbee represented her during her divorce. According to the New York Post, the woman said she was “lured” into having sex with the lawyer, who gave her a sexually transmitted disease in 2018. She further claimed that Buzbee hid “the fact that he had an STD.”

“Defendant knew that if appropriate precautions were not taken, he would transmit the disease to Plaintiff and was aware of when this risk occurred,” the documents state. “He used his status as a practicing attorney to manipulate her in order to protect himself from Reputation damage.” In addition, Buzby was accused of becoming “possessive” of the woman and offering to work on her case for free if she didn’t tell anyone about the alleged misconduct. She also said she continued to have a physical relationship with Buzbee “out of shame.”

The alleged victim also claimed that Buzbee became violent with her after he saw her talking to a man at a New York City bar. It cost her “two broken teeth,” she said, and she later accused him of manipulating “Plaintiff’s medical records to make it appear unlikely that he had infected her with an STD.” Buzby, according to court documents She said she did this by changing the year she was infected so it looked as if it was her husband’s doing. She also accused him of blackmailing her before the divorce, with damages well below what she deserved.

Buzbee faced another lawsuit in December 2024 after two Mississippi law firms filed a lawsuit. This time, the lawyer was accused of misappropriating funds and using unethical behavior to obtain money from clients. Adam Guidry was a captain in the U.S. Coast Guard when he was injured. Guidry received a $350,000 settlement, but was surprised when he saw that Buzbee and his law firm retained 74 percent of the judgment.

According to Law.com, Guidry’s complaint states: “Guidry is vulnerable. He is unemployed due to his injuries, financially impoverished, has a failed marriage, and struggles with drug addiction.” The captain claims he “was told his box was worth $100 Thousands of dollars”. The complaint also alleges that Buzbee and his company “deducted $53,000 in fees and an additional $266,876 in ‘expenses’ and charged Guidry $23,571 in interest on an $85,450 ‘loan.'” In the end, Guidry reportedly only collected $5,123 . , and it was never explained how the fee would be charged.

Additionally, Matthew Ray Thompson Jr. was a sailor on the ship when he was injured. According to Law.com, Thompson claimed that “as a ‘Jones Act Seaman,’ he is entitled to monthly interest-free maintenance and treatment payments while the lawsuit is pending.” However, Buzbee and his company allegedly “took Thompson to The checks were deposited into its operating account, but Thompson never received the funds.” Adding, “Rather than turn over these funds to Mr. Thompson, the defendants used Venmo to disburse these funds as high-interest loans in small amounts to Mr. Thompson and his wife.”

Meanwhile, Buzbee is accusing Jay-Z and Roc Nation of being behind a series of recent lawsuits filed by his former clients, according to Forbes. The lawyer claimed that the tycoon and his team had bribed the plaintiffs and used “shadow agent” intimidation tactics to harass them. In the lawsuit against Roc and Carter, Buzbee said they “violated multiple state laws, including swearing and impersonating a public official.” A spokesperson for Roc Nation called it a “nonsense lawsuit” and a “scam.” , “This is a pathetic attempt to distract and divert attention. This sideshow will not change the final outcome and true justice will be served soon.”