$20 Million

HipHopWired Featured Video

Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty
It seems Jay-Z is not done with Tony Buzbee just yet. The Reasonable Doubt rapper and mogul has filed a declaration stating the now dismissed assault case cost him $20 million dollars in lost income.

As per Deadline, Jay-Z is staying true to original claim of showing Tony Buzbee how different he is. According to documentation obtained by TMZ, Jay-Z’s legal team filed a declaration on Feb. 10 with the Los Angeles Superior Court. Outside of trying to get the sexual assault case withdrawn (it was formally “voluntarily dismissed with prejudice” on Feb. 14) his team lawyers also detailed the damning accusations cost him to more than 20 million in earnings.

“Mr. Buzbee’s actions undermined my relationship, and my company Roc Nation’s relationship, with other businesses in the sports and entertainment space,” the submission reads. “We have agreements to produce entertainment programs for certain sporting events. After Mr. Buzbee filed the lawsuit, the media reported that other businesses could end their deals with Roc Nation, and forced one to speak out and address whether these false allegations would end our business relationship.”
While Roc Nation’s partnership with the NFL is not explicitly called out in the language, it is widely believed it references Roc Nation producing the Super Bowl Halftime show. “Immediately after Mr. Buzbee went public with his false accusations, my company Roc Nation also lost other contracts in the sports and entertainment space that would have generated revenues of approximately $20 million per year.”
Jay-Z and his team also allege that Tony Buzbee purposely filed the lawsuit on Dec. 8 to overshadow the premiere of Mufasa: The Lion King; which his daughter Blue Ivy stars in. “Media outlets reported that Disney was hesitant over my attendance at the premiere because of the accusations. I feel that Mr. Buzbee purposely filed this lawsuit on the eve of my daughter’s premiere to put me in the position of having to choose between supporting my daughter or hiding to avoid the negative press coverage.”
Tony Buzbee has yet to publicly respond to the claims.