A outstanding determine is suing the lawyer repping greater than 120 of Diddy‘s alleged victims, saying the legal professional is “shamelessly making an attempt to extort exorbitant sums from him,” whereas threatening a lawsuit filled with “wildly false horrific allegations” if he would not pay up.
The plaintiff, recognized solely as “John Doe,” filed his personal lawsuit in L.A. County Superior Court docket Monday morning … describing himself as a “excessive profile particular person” who knew Diddy and attended occasions together with the mogul. He is being repped by one of many premier legislation companies within the nation — Quinn Emanuel.
The person says legal professional Tony Buzbee and his agency threatened to unleash “completely 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.” The swimsuit goes on to say Buzbee’s demand letters alleged the plaintiff raped the women and men whereas they have been underneath the affect of medication … at events hosted by Diddy.
The plaintiff references previous lawsuits Buzbee has filed against other celebrities, together with soccer star Deshaun Watson. The person claims Buzbee tried to “shake down” Watson and others by making “doubtful claims he is aware of wouldn’t get up in court docket.”
The lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, goes on to assert Buzbee did the identical factor in opposition to Inexperienced Bay Packers kicker Brandon McManus … allegedly threatening to sue over specious allegations of sexual assault. The swimsuit claims the NFL investigated and located inadequate proof and closed the case. The brand new lawsuit filed by John Doe references our documentary.
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Buzbee appeared on TMZ’s new Tubi documentary, “The Downfall of Diddy: Contained in the Freak-Offs” … through which Harvey asks him concerning the criticism that Buzbee’s M.O. is to place sufficient embarrassing data in a requirement letter that it forces a settlement. Buzbee acknowledged that’s certainly the sport, saying it is the way in which the system works.
The lawsuit claims Buzbee put a “ticking clock” on the extortion calls for, threatening to sue if the plaintiff did not comply with mediation to “resolve this delicate and vital matter.”
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The plaintiff is suing for extortion and intentional infliction of emotional misery.
Quinn Emanuel urges anybody with data on Mr. Buzbee to contact the corporate by way of openline@quinnemanuel.com.
We have reached out to Buzbee … thus far no phrase again.
