Sean "Diddy" Combs has filed a $50 million defamation lawsuit against Courtney Burgess, attorney Ariel Mitchell, and NewsNation over alleged false claims regarding sexual assault videos.

The lawsuit targets specific claims made by Burgess, who allegedly stated he possessed videos of Diddy "sexually assaulting inebriated celebrities and minors." Burgess claimed these videos came from Kim Porter, Diddy's deceased ex-partner, though Porter's family had reportedly never heard of him.

Key points of the lawsuit:

• Burgess allegedly attempted to sell a memoir about Porter, which Amazon removed after her family declared it fake
• Mitchell, previously involved in lawsuits against Trey Songz and Chris Brown, was hired by Burgess in September 2024
• The suit claims Mitchell demanded luxury accommodations and fees for interviews
• NewsNation is named as a defendant for broadcasting these claims without proper fact-checking
• Diddy explicitly states these alleged videos "do not exist"

The lawsuit argues these false statements have "poisoned the minds" of potential jurors for Diddy's upcoming May trial on sex trafficking charges, potentially compromising his right to a fair trial.

This legal action comes as Diddy faces multiple civil claims and federal charges, with the mogul maintaining his innocence and actively fighting against what his team describes as an "all-you-can-eat buffet of wild lies and conspiracy theories."

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