THE LAWYER for Jay-Z’s “rape” accuser has blasted the rapper’s claims that the allegations against him are nothing but “blackmail”.

Tony Buzbee, representing the woman who alleges she was raped by Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs” at 13, said the star’s claims are “bogus and laughable”, and vowed to push on with the case.

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The lawyer even made a Shakespeare reference scoffing at Jay-Z’s claim he is a victim of blackmail.

Jay-Z, real name Shawn Carter, was named in a bombshell lawsuit that alleges he sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl alongside former pal Diddy.

The civil lawsuit filed on Sunday accuses the rapper of taking turns with Diddy to rape the unidentified teen at an MTV VMA afterparty in 2000.

Carter, 55, branded the case a “blackmail attempt” in a statement on X via his artist management company Roc Nation on Monday.

He has publicly denied all of the allegations against him.

Carter questioned why a criminal case was not being brought if the “heinous” allegations against him were true, and claimed that Tony has a “pattern of these type of theatrics”.

Now Tony has taken up the public spat by rubbishing Carter’s blackmail claims.

The high-profile lawyer said his communication with Carter was a “standard demand letter” that had been “approved” by the accusing woman.

He said the lawsuit couldn’t be blackmail because “no one has made any threats”.

Tony roped in Shakespeare to make his point, quipping: “The lady doth protest too much, methink.”

The famous line from Hamlet implies that someone is guilty if they deny an accusation too strongly.

Tony ends his statement on a punchy note: “Let me be clear: We will not be bullied or intimated by these shenanigans.

“And our clients won’t be silenced.”

The woman at the centre of this raging feud, named only as Jane Doe in court documents, said she was raped at a party in 2000 by Carter and Diddy.

She alleges that a driver at the VMAs who claimed to work for Diddy gave her a lift to the house where she had a drink that made her “woozy” before the alleged assault.

The suit claims that Jay-Z held her down and raped her while Diddy and an unnamed female celebrity watched on.

It forms part of a federal lawsuit filed against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, 55, in New York in October – refiled on Sunday to include Jay-Z.

Carter has strongly denied the “idiotic” accusations.

The day after the allegations were revealed, Carter and his family put on a united front in Los Angeles as they celebrated the premiere of Disney’s “Mufasa: The Lion King”.

Carter arrived side-by-side with wife Beyoncé as well as mother-in-law Tina Knowles and his daughter Blue Ivy.

The father was dressed in a maroon suit and sported a black tie as Beyoncé, beaming beside her accused husband, showed up in a fancy black bodysuit with golden spots.

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The shocking claims against Carter throw doubt on Beyonce’s planned Christmas Day comeback and huge 2025 tour.

She is due to perform at NFL’s festive clash between her hometown Houston, Texas and the Baltimore Ravens.

A source said: “Bey and Jay are one of the most dominant power couples on the globe so even though the claim has nothing to do with her, her name had already been dragged into online speculation.

Beyonce’s mum, mother-in-law to Carter, has claimed that her account was hacked after she was seen liking a post about the rapper’s shock rape allegation.

Amazed social media users quickly came to the implication that this could mean Tina Knowles supported the accusation facing her son-in-law.

In an Instagram post Monday, Knowles denied she liked the ABC News post, claiming her family connection was being used as a “weapon”.

“As you all know, I do not play about my family,” Knowles wrote. “So if you see something uncharacteristic of me. Just know that it is not me!”

She added: “Please stop playing with me!!!! ‘No weapon formed against my family shall prosper.’”