Diddy accusers' attorney Tony Buzbee accused of 'unethical' legal conduct by former client

The attorney leading several high-profile lawsuits against Sean "Diddy" Combs is facing additional allegations of misconduct amid his various legal battles.

A former client of Tony Buzbee, a woman identified anonymously as Jane Doe, is accusing the Texas-based lawyer of committing various abuses during his time as her divorce attorney, according to court documents obtained by USA TODAY on Thursday. These alleged offenses include legal malpractice, assault and fraud, among other charges.

Buzbee slammed the lawsuit in an emailed statement to USA TODAY, calling the complaint's allegations "purely false."

Regarding her divorce proceeding, Doe alleges she was "deprived" of an adequate settlement reward due to Buzbee's "unethical conduct," claiming he neglected "his client's legal rights in her divorce proceedings to protect himself."

The lawsuit comes a month after Buzbee was sued by a "high-profile" male celebrity, who was later revealed to be rapper Jay-Z, for alleged extortion. In an emailed statement to USA TODAY at the time, Buzbee called the Roc Nation founder's complaint an "aggressive attempt to intimidate or silence me and, ultimately, my clients."

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In response to the latest allegations against him, Buzbee said the woman's lawsuit is part of a "conspiracy to discredit me and intimidate me from pursuing claims in the Diddy litigation." He added that Doe's attorney allegedly demanded $20 million from him before filing the suit and threatened to "trash" his reputation.

"We won't just sit back and allow this criminality to continue," Buzbee said. "We have reported this conduct to the relevant legal authorities. And we will be suing those behind this to put an end to this egregious behavior once and for all."

On Wednesday, Buzbee Law Firm filed a lawsuit against Roc Nation and Jay-Z's legal team, which consists of lawyer Marcy Croft and law firm Quinn Emanuel. The firm is accusing these parties of violating various Texas state laws by allegedly offering a former client of Buzbee's money in exchange for suing his company.

Aside from Thursday's accusation, Buzbee finds himself at the center of a protracted legal fray with Combs, who was arrested in September on charges of racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. The attorney revealed in October that he's representing more than 100 alleged victims of the embattled music mogul.

Woman alleges Tony Buzbee 'manipulated' her into being her divorce attorney after sexual relationship

In Thursday's lawsuit, Jane Doe alleges her relationship with Buzbee began as a romance in 2018 after the two met online. The woman, also a Texas resident, claims she traveled to Houston to meet Buzbee after he "persuaded her to meet in person for a date." The date purportedly culminated in an overnight stay at a five-star hotel, where Doe and Buzbee engaged in sexual activities.

Following the alleged sexual encounter, Doe's attorney says the woman became infected with an "incurable" venereal disease, per the complaint. A doctor's appointment later reportedly confirmed that Doe had contracted the disease from Buzbee.

The attorney, who was allegedly aware of his health status, told the woman not to disclose their encounter and offered her free legal services as compensation, the filing reads.

The purported arrangement led to Buzbee representing Doe in her 2021 divorce. However, Doe's attorney alleges that during the legal proceeding, Buzbee falsified the woman's medical records to make it seem that she contracted the venereal disease from her estranged husband in 2020.

Buzbee subsequently sent a demand letter to the woman's then-spouse accusing him of infecting her, however, Doe's ex pursued their divorce undeterred, the complaint reads.

Before the couple entered mediation, the man requested discovery on Buzbee, which allegedly prompted the attorney to convince Doe to quickly enter into a divorce settlement to "avoid production of documents that would uncover his fraud and his role in infecting (her) with a venereal disease."

The settlement reportedly resulted in a "dramatic" financial loss for Doe, as well as included an arbitration clause that prevented the woman from pursuing other litigation in the divorce.

Buzbee "knew of the risk that he would pass the disease to (Doe) if he did not take the appropriate precautions, and when that risk materialized, he manipulated her to protect himself from reputational harm using his status as a licensed attorney," the lawsuit reads.

Tony Buzbee allegedly assaulted Jane Doe in bar incident

Following their alleged sexual encounter in 2018, Doe continued to see Buzbee, according to the woman's lawsuit. The lawyer purportedly "became possessive of (Doe) in an effort to keep her close," which included trips to Panama and New York City on Buzbee's private jet.

One night, Buzbee reportedly met up with Doe at a New York City bar, where the woman had been drinking with a friend, the filing reads. When Buzbee arrived at the bar, he noticed Doe speaking with another patron, allegedly sending him into a "jealous rage."

Per the complaint, Buzbee responded to the encounter by smashing Doe's glass into her face, a move that allegedly caused the woman's front teeth to chip. Doe refrained from reporting the incident, as she "became fearful of what (Buzbee) would do if she ever spoke out against" him.

As compensation for Buzbee's alleged misconduct, the woman is seeking a series of unspecified damages. She also requested that the court either declare her divorce settlement null and void or that Buzbee's alleged malpractice "deprived" her of her "right to a portion of the marital assets."

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Buzbee announced his series of civil lawsuits against Combs at an Oct. 1 press conference, sharing that 120 accusers were planning to bring forth allegations of "violent sexual assault or rape," "facilitated sex with a controlled substance," "dissemination of video recordings" and "sexual abuse of minors" involving the Grammy-winning rapper, among other offenses.

The cases, brought by 60 men and 60 women, span incidents going as far back as 1991. Twenty-five of the accusers were minors when they were allegedly assaulted by Combs.

Since then, Buzbee has helped lead a new wave of legal action against Combs, including allegations that the hip-hop mogul drugged and raped a 10-year-old boy and raped a 13-year-old girl while attending an MTV Video Music Awards after-party in the early 2000s. In an amended lawsuit filed earlier this month, Jay-Z was named as a co-assailant in Combs' alleged assault of the teen.

In response to the amended suit, also led by Buzbee, Jay-Z called the filing a "blackmail attempt" and blasted Buzbee as a "fraud."

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In the rapper's November extortion lawsuit, his legal team claimed these harrowing accounts are part of a "campaign of widespread extortion" targeting high-profile individuals who have any association with Combs.

"Buzbee pretends to be speaking truth to power, but that is far from the truth," said Jay-Z's attorneys in the filing. "Defendants have created a new pocket industry that capitalizes on the bravery of those victims who came forward to shake down innocent celebrities, politicians and businesspeople with an army of masked accusers."

Taking further legal action in the sexual assault case, Jay-Z's lawyer Alex Spiro sent a letter to the judge on Dec. 10 that cast doubt on the credibility of Buzbee's law firm by claiming Buzbee and his associates have previously pressured a client to include Combs in their allegations.

In a statement to USA TODAY at the time, Buzbee called the allegation "patently ridiculous," adding, "we certainly don’t need to 'pressure' anyone to pursue a case because we already have more cases than we can handle."

Contributing: Anna Kaufman and KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY

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