After Jane Doe dropped her lawsuit accusing Jay-Z of sexual assault at a 2000 afterparty, the rapper filed a countersuit, claiming she and her lawyer, Tony Buzbee, fabricated the allegations for financial gain. However, Jane Doe is now pushing back, filing court documents stating she stands by her claims despite choosing not to pursue legal action.
Her filing contradicts Jay-Z’s defamation countersuit, which alleges she admitted to making up the accusations. In a statement submitted on March 3 in Los Angeles, she asserted that she never recanted her story when approached by investigators representing Jay-Z, saying she felt “intimidated and terrified.” She explained that she dropped the case due to fear of backlash and public exposure rather than a lack of merit.
Jay-Z’s legal team responded by filing new court documents, including sworn statements from private investigators who claim Jane Doe told them Buzbee pressured her into including Jay-Z in her lawsuit, allegedly promising a financial payout. The rapper’s attorneys are now seeking permission to depose both Jane Doe and Buzbee, arguing that her recent filings warrant further questioning.
Buzbee has strongly denied these allegations, stating that another law firm initially signed Jane Doe’s case before referring it to him. He insists that claims of coercion are false and provably contradicted by legal documentation. Jay-Z, who has repeatedly denied the accusations, maintains that the lawsuit was a blackmail attempt and has accused Buzbee of trying to extort settlements by falsely linking him and other celebrities to Sean “Diddy” Combs, who is currently facing federal charges in New York.
