An unnamed celebrity has sued a prominent Houston attorney representing more than 120 men and women against Sean “Diddy” Combs , claiming the attorney is “shamelessly” trying to extort him. The man, who describes himself as a prominent figure and has attended several events over the years with Combs, sued attorney Tony Buzbee in California on Monday , claiming he received a demand letter from Buzbee’s firm with “entirely fabricated and malicious allegations of sexual assault” in an alleged attempt to force a private settlement. The alleged demand letter included “wildly false horrific allegations” that the man “raped multiple minors, both male and female, who had been drugged at parties hosted by Combs.
” These accusations would be made public in a forthcoming lawsuit if the man “refuse[d] to comply with their demands,” according to the court documents obtained by Rolling Stone . “Plaintiff presently faces a gun to his head — either repeatedly pay an exorbitant sum of money to stop defendant from the wide publication of wildly false allegations of sexual assault that would subject plaintiff to opprobrium and irreparably harm plaintiff’s reputation, family, career and livelihood, or else face the threat of an untold number of civil suits and financial and personal ruin,” the lawsuit alleges. “This is textbook extortion .
” The John Doe’s lawyer claims Buzbee has pivoted to seeking monetary damages from other deep-pocketed figures in light .