The legal showdown between Jay-Z and attorney Tony Buzbee is intensifying as the rap mogul, alongside his powerhouse lawyer Alex Spiro, pushes for an immediate dismissal of the lawsuit filed against him. Not only are they seeking to have the case thrown out, but they are also demanding monetary sanctions against Buzbee, arguing that his lawsuit is riddled with inconsistencies and reckless allegations.

In a new filing submitted on Wednesday in a Manhattan federal court, Jay-Z’s legal team reiterated their stance that the lawsuit should never have been filed in the first place. They claim that the accusations, which stem from an alleged incident decades ago, are based on weak evidence, making the case legally indefensible.

According to Jay-Z’s lawyers, Buzbee ignored several glaring inaccuracies that should have disqualified the lawsuit. One major issue in the case involves a contradiction regarding the accuser’s father. The lawsuit initially claimed that the father had to drive a 10-hour round trip to pick up his distraught 13-year-old daughter from a gas station after an afterparty. However, NBC News reported that the father has no recollection of this event—a discrepancy Jay-Z’s team finds highly suspicious.

“It strains credibility,” the filing states, arguing that a father who had to make such a drastic move in the middle of the night would not simply forget the incident.

Further complicating the case is the alleged misidentification of musician Benji Madden. The accuser described a man with a distinctive tattoo, whom she claims to have interacted with. However, Madden was reportedly on tour in the Midwest at the time of the VMAs that year, making it impossible for him to have been present at the scene. Jay-Z’s legal team argues that Buzbee failed to conduct proper due diligence before filing the lawsuit, allowing serious errors to go unchecked.

Despite the mounting legal pressure, Buzbee—known for his high-profile lawsuits, including multiple cases against Diddy—remains steadfast. In response to Jay-Z’s latest legal maneuver, he dismissed the filings as frantic and accused the rapper’s team of trying to strong-arm him into submission.

“With every desperate filing, the defense in this case grows more unhinged,” Buzbee stated. “The law applies equally to everyone, even those who wrongly believe they are above it. No one is above the law.”

Jay-Z’s legal team also alleged that Buzbee never met with the Jane Doe accuser before filing the lawsuit. However, Buzbee countered this claim, stating that not only did he personally interview the plaintiff, but four other attorneys did as well. He has since added two more lawyers to the case, reinforcing his commitment to seeing the lawsuit through.

“Anyone who says otherwise has their own agenda,” Buzbee said, suggesting that Jay-Z’s legal team is twisting the narrative to avoid accountability.

Jay-Z’s legal team, led by Spiro, appears to be employing a strategy aimed at exhausting Buzbee’s resources. By filing motion after motion, they are attempting to overwhelm him with paperwork, forcing him to spend more time responding to legal filings rather than advancing the case.

This legal tactic has been used by powerful figures in the entertainment industry before. Companies like Roc Nation and Bad Boy Records have historically applied similar pressure to silence or intimidate those bringing lawsuits against them. The goal is clear: drown the opposing legal team in filings, introduce doubt through media narratives, and make the lawsuit too costly and exhausting to continue.

It’s no surprise that Jay-Z is aggressively fighting this lawsuit. Sources claim that he has been spending much of his time alone at his Hamptons estate, reportedly distancing himself from his family due to the stress of the case. He is desperate to put this issue behind him before a verdict is reached, with Judge Analisa Torres set to make a ruling in mid-February.

Rather than waiting for the scheduled legal proceedings to unfold, Jay-Z’s team is firing off rapid filings in an attempt to sway the court early. The sheer volume of filings, many of which reiterate previous arguments, suggests that Jay-Z is eager to have the case dismissed as soon as possible.

The key question remains: Will Jay-Z’s aggressive legal strategy succeed in getting the lawsuit dismissed before it reaches a verdict, or will Buzbee withstand the pressure and push the case forward?