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‘Bought-and-Paid-For’: Jay-Z Accuser’s Ex-Lawyers Respond to Her Recanting Allegations

Lawyers for Tony Buzbee say his former client is an "unreliable" witness and suggest the woman was paid to repudiate her allegation against the star.

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‘Bought-and-Paid-For’: Jay-Z Accuser’s Ex-Lawyers Respond to Her Recanting Allegations

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Lawyers for Tony Buzbee say his former client is an "unreliable" witness and suggest the woman was paid to repudiate her allegation against the star.

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September 28, 2026 at 12:01 PM EDT to September 29, 2026 at 12:46 PM EDTLink resolvesPassed2002 checks over about 25 hours, the same result every time. 200, text/html, 1032090 characters, landed on https://www.billboard.com/pro/jay-z-accusers-ex-lawyers-respond-to-recantation/ The wording varied; every check is below.
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