Diddy
24 Feb
One of the lawyers defending American music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs in his criminal sex trafficking case has officially pulled out of the legal team. Court documents filed on Thursday revealed that attorney Anthony Ricco submitted a motion to step down from representing the embattled Bad Boy Records boss. Ricco, who was one of the…
8 Feb
Controversial rapper and music producer, Kanye West, now officially known as Ye, has publicly urged the U.S. President, Donald Trump, to pardon embattled music singer, Sean “Diddy” Combs. Ye took to his X page on Thursday, February 6, 2025, to appeal to the U.S. President, Trump, to free his colleague and friend, Diddy Combs: “@realDonaldTrump,…
27 Jan
Stanley Alieke, Esq., the lawyer representing Nigerian rapper Darlington Okoye, popularly known as Speed Darlington, has officially withdrawn from the artiste’s legal team. Alieke made this announcement on Sunday, January 26, 2025, via his Instagram account. The post read, “I & my law firm (Law Capitol) have officially withdrawn from legally representing Mr. Darlington Achakpo…
9 Dec
Musician and producer Jay-Z was accused in a lawsuit submitted Sunday of raping a 13-year-old with hip-hop star Sean Combs in the year 2000, court documents show, claims denied by Jay-Z.
4 Dec
A renowned music icon Sean “Diddy” Combs, also known as Puff Daddy, has been accused in a new lawsuit of dangling a woman from a 17th-floor balcony during an alleged confrontation in 2016. The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles by fashion designer Bryana “Bana” Bongolan, claims the incident occurred at the residence of Diddy’s then-girlfriend,…
28 Nov
Sean "Diddy" Combs had his $50 million ($77 million) bail request denied on Wednesday, marking the third time his bid for release has been rejected since his arrest. Combs will remain incarcerated ahead of his May 5, 2025, trial on sex-trafficking charges. US District Judge Arun Subramanian ruled against the request, citing concerns over Combs's…
14 Oct
Music mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is facing a batch of new lawsuits including one alleging he molested a minor, the legal team behind the filings announced Monday. The federal civil complaints filed in Manhattan were filed anonymously, two by women named as Jane Does and four by men identified as John Does. The allegations in…
9 Oct
Justin Bieber's song "Lonely" has seen a boost in sales, and it's not just because of its touching message. After music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs was arrested on sex trafficking charges, the 2021 hit has experienced a 1,400% increase in sales within days, according to Forbes. Bieber, who is now 30, is reportedly feeling unsettled…
9 Oct
Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has recently come under public scrutiny for his alleged involvement in the detention of Speed Darlington. Reports claimed that Burna Boy influenced Speed Darlington’s arrest by the police following a video where the former alleged that Burna Boy was involved in the nasties of Sean John Combs…
6 Oct
The music industry has long evaded a #MeToo reckoning like that experienced in Hollywood or the media, but the blockbuster charges
1 Oct 2024
More than 100 alleged victims are to sue rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs and others for rape, sexual assault and sexual exploitation, a US lawyer announced Tuesday. "This is an important matter that we intend to aggressively pursue," Texas-based Tony Buzbee said. "We will leave no stone unturned to find all potentially liable parties, to include…
17 Sep 2024
Sean "Diddy" Combs will plead not guilty on Tuesday to racketeering and sex trafficking charges, his lawyer said ahead of a court appearance by the superstar rapper. Combs, 54, was arrested on Monday by federal agents acting on a sealed indictment filed by the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York. He is…
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