In a letter to Judge Analisa Torres, Spiro writes: “For the avoidance of doubt, Mr. Carter is entirely innocent. This is a shake down. He is not mentioned, referenced, or implicated in any way ...

“My lawyer received a blackmail attempt, called a demand letter, from a ‘lawyer’ named Tony Buzbee. What he had calculated was the nature of these allegations and the public scrutiny would m ...

In his statement, Jay-Z claimed Buzbee had sent his lawyer a "demand letter" ahead of the filing. "My lawyer received a blackmail attempt, called a demand letter, from a 'lawyer' named Tony Buzbee.