Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ Attorney Files Motion to Withdraw From Case

Anthony Ricco, one of the lawyers representing Sean “Diddy” Combs in his federal case, has entered a bid to withdraw as the imprisoned mogul’s counsel, according to a motion filed on Friday morning.

In the motion, Ricco is vague about the reasons why he wants to withdraw from representing Combs, whose trial is set to begin in May. “Although I have provided Sean Combs with the high level of legal representation expected by the court, under no circumstances can I continue to effectively serve as counsel for Sean Combs,” he wrote. He also noted that there are “sufficient reasons” protected by attorney/client privilege for him to be terse in his application to withdrawal.

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Ricco’s motion must be approved by the judge, and the attorney states that no delay in jury selection or the trial itself would transpire. The motion notes that he informed the government of his intention to withdraw, and that the government took no position on the motion.

Ricco was initially hired in Sept. 2024, and is one of several lawyers representing Combs in his federal case. Marc Agnifilo and and Teny Geragos will continue on as counsel.

Representatives for Combs, as well as Ricco, did not immediately respond to Variety’s request for comment.

Combs is currently incarcerated in Brooklyn as he awaits trial. In Sept. 2024, he was charged with racketeering conspiracy; sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion; and transportation to engage in prostitution. Last week, a lawsuit that named both him and Jay-Z was dismissed by a Jane Doe who accused them of sexual assault, and Combs himself filed a separate defamation lawsuit for $100 million against NBCUniversal, Peacock and Ample Entertainment over their “Making of a Bad Boy” documentary.