Diddy Faces Disaster After Lawyer’s Stunning Determination

Embattled rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs has suffered a setback in his bid to show his innocence after one among his attorneys exited his authorized workforce with a mysterious assertion.

Diddy’s lawyer, Anthony Ricco, filed a movement for withdraw of counsel on Friday, although his actions will not delay the present trial schedule.

The setback comes amid a current authorized victory for Diddy after one among his accusers voluntarily withdrew her case in opposition to him and Jay-Z.

Rico filed a movement for withdraw of counsel in New York, stating that he would not proceed his providers to Diddy beneath any circumstances.

In line with paperwork obtained by The Mirror US, Ricco mentioned, “By no means can I proceed to successfully function counsel for Sean Combs.”

The paperwork additionally acknowledged that Ricco held discussions with Diddy’s lead counsel, Mark Agnifilo, earlier than submitting the movement.

The outlet additionally reported that Ricco declined to offer particulars to help the applying and mentioned his resolution to step down will not have an effect on the present schedule for the trial, which is able to start on Might 5.

Within the courtroom doc, the lawyer clarified that he has “supplied Sean Combs with excessive stage of authorized illustration anticipated by the courtroom.”

He added that “not at all” may he proceed to “successfully function counsel for Sean Combs, in line with the ABA Requirements for Prison Justice.”

Signing off the doc, Ricco wrote, “WHEREFORE, it’s respectfully however regrettably requested that the courtroom grant the reduction requested within the annexed discover of movement, and allow counsel Anthony L. Ricco to withdraw as lawyer of document.”

After information of Ricco’s exit from Diddy’s authorized workforce made headlines, a number of Redditors took turns attempting to interpret his actions.

Some individuals shared their ideas within the Music subreddit, which is comprised of over 37 million members.

One Redditor mentioned, “Most definitely, the lawyer discovered Diddy was committing different crimes like witness tampering/intimidation/bribery/extortion, instructed Diddy to cease instantly, which he refused to.”

One other particular person felt extra attorneys would depart Diddy’s authorized workforce. They wrote, “That is normal for delays in circumstances. He may have a number of attorneys give up earlier than he really sees a courtroom.”

A 3rd Redditor added, “Why am I not stunned? They should have some severe proof that he is responsible if they will not grant him bail. And you recognize it is dangerous when his personal buddies aren’t coming to his protection.”

They added, “I will guess if he is discovered responsible and going through severe time in jail, he’ll promote out his buddies to get a while diminished. Both manner, he is performed for.”

Ricco’s resolution to step down as Diddy’s authorized counsel comes when the incarcerated music mogul gained a small authorized victory.

On February 14, an unidentified girl, who accused Diddy and Jay-Z of raping her when she was 13 years outdated in 2000, voluntarily withdrew her case.

Within the submitting, the plaintiff, recognized as Jane Doe, dismissed the case with prejudice, that means the lawsuit can by no means be refiled in its present type.

Following the case’s withdrawal, Diddy’s authorized workforce made a press release, stressing how the event confirmed how the lawsuits in opposition to him have been “constructed on falsehoods, not details.”

They added, “For months, we have now seen case after case filed by people hiding behind anonymity, pushed ahead by an lawyer extra centered on media headlines than authorized advantage. Similar to this declare, the others will disintegrate as a result of there isn’t a reality to them. Sean Combs has by no means sexually assaulted or trafficked anybody—man or girl, grownup or minor.”

The assertion concluded, “No variety of lawsuits, sensationalized allegations, or media theatrics will change that actuality. We’ll proceed to struggle these baseless claims and maintain these accountable. That is simply the primary of many that won’t maintain up in a courtroom of regulation.”

The rapper is going through expenses of intercourse trafficking, racketeering, and transportation to have interaction in prostitution beneath the Mann Act.

Diddy claimed the regulation had traditionally been used in opposition to profitable Black males like Chuck Berry and Jack Johnson.

In line with TMZ, his attorneys argued that hiring escorts was broadly accepted and that comparable circumstances, comparable to former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer’s scandal, had not been prosecuted the identical manner.

In the meantime, Diddy stays incarcerated, sustaining his innocence amid a number of authorized battles.