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Sean "Diddy" Combs' lawyers filed a motion to withdraw from representing him in his $100 million defamation lawsuit due to unpaid legal fees and difficulties in communication with their client for over four months. According to court documents obtained by Page Six, the attorneys claim that Combs owes them substantial unpaid legal fees since late 2024. The lawsuit was originally filed in January 2025 against Courtney Burgess, Ariel Mitchell, and Nexstar Media Inc., accusing them of spreading false claims about Combs involving sex tapes and sexual assault.
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Sean "Diddy" Combs' lawyers at Sher Tremonte LLP filed a motion to withdraw from representing him in a $100 million defamation lawsuit against Courtney Burgess, Ariel Mitchell, and Nexstar Media Inc., which operates NewsNation. According to court documents, lawyer Michael Tremonte claims that Combs has not paid legal fees for over six months, leaving Sher Tremonte LLP in "substantial arrears." Additionally, Tremonte states the representation has become unreasonably difficult due to a lack of cooperation and communication from Combs. The filing asserts that Combs has refused to engage in timely discussions about his case.
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Sean “Diddy” Combs’ attorneys filed a motion to withdraw as counsel representing the rapper in his $100 million defamation lawsuit against Courtney Burgess, Ariel Mitchell and Nexstar Media Inc., which operates NewsNation.
asserted
which → file → NewsNation
According to court docs exclusively obtained by Page Six, lawyer Michael Tremonte, a partner at Sher Tremonte LLP, claimed that Combs “has not paid a substantial balance of attorney’s fees, costs, and expenses.”
uncertain
Combs → accord → fees
Tremonte claimed in the docs that the “Act Bad” emcee, 56, “is in substantial arrears in paying Sher Tremonte’s legal fees” for “over six months.”
asserted
emcee → claim → months
“For many months, while Sher Tremonte has been rendering legal services, Mr. Combs has not remitted any payment for the substantial balance of attorney’s fees, costs, and expenses incurred during Sher Tremonte’s representation of him in this matter,” he stated in the filing.
asserted
he → render → filing
Additionally, Tremonte stated in the docs that their representation “has been rendered unreasonably difficult by Mr. Combs’s lack of cooperation and communication, resulting in a breakdown in the attorney-client relationship.”
asserted
representation → state → relationship
“Mr. Combs has declined to make himself available for timely, substantive, and direct communications about his cases for over four months,” Tremonte claimed.
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asserted
Tremonte → decline → Daily
The attorney asked the court to “grant the instant” motion to withdraw as Combs’ counsel.
asserted
attorney → ask → counsel
Page Six has reached out to Combs’ rep for comment but did not immediately hear back.
asserted
Six → reach → comment
In January 2025, the dad of seven filed a $50 million defamation lawsuit against Burgess, the music manager’s attorney, Mitchell, and Nexstar Media Inc.
asserted
dad → file → Burgess
Per the docs, Burgess allegedly made up claims about Combs that Mitchell co-signed and NewsNation broadcast.
uncertain
NewsNation → make → that
In the fall of 2024, after he testified before a grand jury, Burgess appeared on NewsNation to double down on his claim that he possessed nearly a dozen flash drives containing Combs’ alleged sex tapes and claimed they allegedly featured male and female celebrities and a few minors.
uncertain
they → testify → celebrities
According to Combs’ complaint, Burgess “falsely claimed that he possessed videos of Mr. Combs involved in the sexual assault of celebrities and minors.
uncertain
he → accord → celebrities
Burgess repeated this false claim many times to anyone who would listen, including reporters for major news outlets (including NewsNation, which recklessly repeated and amplified his lies as if they were true).”
uncertain
they → repeat → lies
The suit also stated that Mitchell knew her “client’s claims were false or at a minimum was utterly reckless in disregarding their falsity.”
uncertain
claims → state → falsity
Combs later amended his lawsuit to seek an additional $50 million in damages.
asserted
Combs → amend → damages
Last July, Combs was found not guilty on two counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion and on racketeering conspiracy.
asserted
Combs → find → conspiracy
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