Shouldn’t nobody from her camp be talking about or shading Nicki when they allowed her to pop out looking like this 😂😂😂 and don’t say it’s photoshopped we we saw them Getty images 😬🤣😂😂😭
this show loved disrespecting Elena's character so much just to defend damon lmao. As soon as they got together they were quick with having Elena turn against anyone or argue with them to defend damon
mind you elena prior hated Damon for what he did to Caroline and hated seeing the state Damon put her in, yet now here she is bringing the subject up as a "gotcha" because how dare Caroline talk badly about damon, its not like he abused her or anyone
The way Damon was so much better with Bonnie and actually changed bc she held him accountable but we couldn’t have them bc Julie plec had to be a bitter racist obsessed with Delena
🚨 MAJOR UPDATE: Tony Buzbee and The Buzbee Law Firm just scored a major appellate win against Jay Z in California.
The California Court of Appeal has affirmed the trial court’s anti SLAPP ruling in full, meaning Jay Z’s claims for civil extortion, defamation, and intentional infliction of emotional distress remain struck.
On the extortion claim, the appellate court rejected Jay Z’s argument that Buzbee’s demand letters were unlawful extortion. The panel found the letters were protected pre litigation communications tied to claims that were genuinely being contemplated for litigation, and said the narrow exception for conduct conclusively established to be illegal did not apply.
The court also upheld application of California’s litigation privilege to the demand letters, finding they were logically related to anticipated litigation.
On defamation, the court found Buzbee’s earlier public comments about unnamed celebrities, facilitators, and other people who could be implicated were not reasonably understood as specifically referring to Jay Z.
For the statements that did implicate Jay Z in Jane Doe’s allegations, the court found Jay Z still failed to show actual malice. The panel emphasized that even an inadequate investigation does not, by itself, prove actual malice. Jay Z needed evidence that Buzbee actually knew the accusations were false or seriously doubted them.
The court also rejected Jay Z’s attempt to rely on Jane Doe’s secretly recorded interview with investigators who said they were acting indirectly on his behalf. The panel upheld the trial court’s finding that the statements were inadmissible hearsay and raised concerns about how the interview was obtained, including the fact that Jane Doe was surprised at her home and questioned about communications with her lawyers.
The appellate court also rejected Jay Z’s request for additional discovery to depose Jane Doe and Buzbee, finding no abuse of discretion in the trial court’s refusal to reopen discovery.
The result is a full affirmance.
Jay Z’s California case against Buzbee remains dismissed under anti SLAPP, all three causes of action remain struck, the Jane Doe interview remains excluded, the discovery ruling stands, and Buzbee is entitled to recover his costs on appeal.
This is a major win for Buzbee because the appellate court did not merely affirm part of the ruling. It left the trial court’s decision intact across the board.
Appeal’s Court Unpublished Opinion:
https://t.co/6F56qaiOFt