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Sean Combs unpaid legal fees: 'Diddy' not paying legal bills, lawyer claims, asks judge to withdraw

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Sean "Diddy" Combs isn't paying his legal bills while in prison, a civil attorney claims.

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  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Attorneys in Sean ‘Diddy' Combs' $100M defamation lawsuit seek to withdraw over months of unpaid fees (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Sean “Diddy” Combs has been dropped by his lawyers in his defamation case against News Nation.

  2. New York Post

    ‘Unreasonably difficult’ Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs dropped by lawyers in $100M defamation lawsuit: court docs (opens New York Post)

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    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.

  3. Independent Journal Review

    Lawyers Seek Withdrawal From Combs’ $100M Lawsuit (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Sean “Diddy” Combs’ lawyers have moved to withdraw from his $100 million defamation case, citing a substantial balance of unpaid fees and a breakdown in communication, while Combs denies the claims and says the dispute centers on unapproved charges.

  4. Rolling Stone

    Sean Combs’ Attorneys Drop Him, Citing Six Months of Unpaid Fees (opens Rolling Stone)

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    I won't let anyone take advantage of me by overcharging me and running up bills that were never approved," Combs said

  5. NBC News

    Attorneys in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ $100M defamation suit seek to withdraw over unpaid fees (opens NBC News)

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    Attorneys for Sean “Diddy” Combs’ are dropping the rapper and music executive as a client in his $100 million defamation lawsuit.

  6. Forbes

    Attorneys In Diddy’s $100M Defamation Lawsuit Drop Him Over Unpaid Bills (opens Forbes)

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    Combs is suing Nexstar Media for airing allegations he used drug-laced baby oil to incapacitate sexual assault victims.

  7. HuffPost

    Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs' Attorneys File Motion To Drop Him As Client (opens HuffPost)

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    Combs claimed he “won’t let anyone take advantage of me by overcharging me and running up bills that were never approved.”

  8. ABC 7 New York

    Sean Combs unpaid legal fees: 'Diddy' not paying legal bills, lawyer claims, asks judge to withdraw (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    Sean "Diddy" Combs isn't paying his legal bills while in prison, a civil attorney claims.

  9. The Guardian

    Attorneys for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs drop music mogul, alleging unpaid legal bills (opens The Guardian)

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    The musician is serving a 50-month federal prison term for prostitution-related offenses Attorneys representing rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs say they are no longer acting for the disgraced star in a dispute over months of unpaid legal bills.

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