Fat Joe Accuses Lawyer of Using AI-Generated Fake Legal Citations

Fat Joe has accused attorney Tyrone Blackburn of improperly relying on artificial intelligence to draft legal briefs in their ongoing defamation lawsuit, citing at least ten instances where Blackburn allegedly used fabricated or distorted legal case citations, known as "hallucinated" cases. The rapper's legal team claims Blackburn's motion to dismiss the lawsuit, which involves serious allegations of extortion and fabricated sexual misconduct accusations against Fat Joe and his former hypeman Terrance "T.A." Dixon, is fundamentally untrustworthy due to these AI-generated errors. This is not Blackburn's first time facing criticism for such misconduct, as a federal judge previously threatened sanctions over similar AI-related mistakes in his filings. Fat Joe's lawyers are urging the court to reject Blackburn's dismissal motion, impose sanctions on him, and allow the defamation case to proceed. The legal battle underscores growing concerns about the ethical use of AI in the legal profession and the potential consequences of unverified AI-generated content in court documents. A ruling on the sanctions and dismissal motion has yet to be made.