Attorneys for the public figure, identified anonymously as “John Doe” in the lawsuit filed Monday, say Buzbee is “shamelessly trying to extort exorbitant sums of money” from him with the threat of litigation containing “completely fabricated and malicious allegations of sexual assault,” according to court documents obtained by USA TODAY.

Buzbee’s law firm, The Buzbee Law Firm, is also named in the 17-page civil suit.

Earlier this month, the Texas attorney allegedly sent correspondence to Doe describing the man as a friend of Combs’ “based on the fact that the two often attended similar celebrity events,” the filing said. complaint. The alleged racketeering claim alleged that Doe raped several minors, both male and female, who were allegedly drugged at parties hosted by Combs.

Buzbee then allegedly threatened to “find an untold number of other ‘victims'” to issue similar abuse claims against the celebrity, the lawsuit states. Additionally, if Doe did not agree to a “confidential mediation” to resolve the legal matter, Buzbee and his team would pursue “another course.”