Sean “Diddy” Combs faces increasing legal trouble as one of his attorneys, Anthony Ricco, filed a motion to withdraw from the mogul’s defense team on February 21. The Diddy legal challenges continue to mount.
Ricco did not specify a reason for his departure but stated in an affidavit obtained by PEOPLE, “under no circumstances can I continue to effectively serve as counsel for Sean Combs.”
Combs has been accused of sexual misconduct in multiple lawsuits, though he has consistently denied any wrongdoing.
Lawsuit Filed by Kirk Burrowes
On February 28, attorney Tyrone Blackburn filed an 18-page complaint against Combs on behalf of Kirk Burrowes, a co-founding partner and former president of Bad Boy Entertainment.
The lawsuit, filed in New York, alleges years of “predatory” behavior by Combs, along with fostering a “toxic environment of coercion, fear, and psychological manipulation.”
Burrowes’ complaint details what he describes as a “deeply disturbing pattern” of sexual abuse, coercion, violence, and intimidation spanning over a decade.
