Jay-Z’s lawyers seek depositions of accuser, attorney

Jay-Z’s Lawyers Seek Depositions from Accuser and Her Attorney

A legal battle over a rape lawsuit against rapper Jay-Z led lawyers at Quinn Emmanuel to request depositions with his accuser and her lawyer this week to stave off the rejection of claims they tried to extort him.

I’m Meghann Cuniff, a journalist in Los Angeles who’s been following the litigation between Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, and plaintiffs’ attorney Tony Buzbee.

I was in court two weeks ago when the case, which has been driving social media discussions for months, had its first arguments. Carter’s attorneys tried ...