Diddy Dropped By Highly effective NYC Regulation Agency—However Not At Girl Gaga’s Request

Sean “Diddy” Combs  has been dropped by Grubman, Shire, Meiselas & Sacks, a strong legislation agency primarily based in Manhattan.

Based on the Information Nation, a supply mentioned, “Girl Gaga mentioned she was leaving (the agency) in the event that they didn’t drop Diddy. And he or she’s too large to lose.” However in an announcement to Web page Six, a spokesperson for the legislation agency confirmed, “The choice to half methods with Mr. Combs was proactively made by the companions within the agency quite a lot of months in the past as they felt it was the suitable factor to do.”

The embattled Dangerous Boy Information mogul has been with Grubman, Shire, Meiselas & Sacks for greater than twenty years and would usually cease by Allen Grubman’s home when within the Hamptons.

In the course of the first full yr of touring because the post-pandemic return, the agency reportedly did stadium run offers for The Weeknd, Girl Gaga and Bruce Springsteen; area excursions for Madonna, Chris Brown, Lizzo and Nas in addition to excursions for Lil Wayne, Carly Rae Jepsen and Nav, the critically acclaimed Vegas residency for USHER and headlining treks for Lil Nas X and Zach Bryan, amongst others.

The agency additionally closed a number of of the biggest catalog gross sales in historical past final yr for iconic artists Springsteen, Paul Simon, Sting and the Property of David Bowie along with catalog offers for Sarah McLachlan and Jhené Aiko.

As most individuals are nicely conscious, Diddy is presently going through important authorized challenges, with allegations of great misconduct rising from a number of fronts. Diddy is accused, together with two co-defendants, of raping a 17-year-old lady in a New York recording studio in 2003. His authorized group has filed for the dismissal of the lawsuit, arguing that the declare shouldn’t be solely false but additionally filed too late below New York State legislation. The case has drawn appreciable media consideration, including to the scrutiny surrounding Diddy’s private {and professional} life​.

However what actually bought the ball rolling was Cassie Ventura’s bombshell lawsuit, which was filed in November 2023. She alleged years of abuse, drug use and sexual coercion all through their relationship. She additionally claimed that Diddy exerted full management over her life, usually giving her copious quantities of medication and bodily abusing her. She additionally detailed situations of being coerced into sexual acts with different folks whereas below the affect of assorted substances. The connection resulted in 2018, however Ventura said that the trauma continues to hang-out her, necessitating intensive medical and psychological care​.

Though the 2 events settled the lawsuit in lower than 24 hours, it opened the floodgates for a flurry of extra allegations from a number of folks.

Diddy can be topic to a prison intercourse trafficking investigation and different comparable lawsuits. His authorized group categorically denies the accusations, stating that these claims are unfounded and damaging to his status. The authorized battles have solid a shadow over his profession, with ongoing litigation doubtlessly affecting his enterprise and public picture.