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Diddy files $50 million defamation suit against grand jury witness

  • Sean 'Diddy' Combs has filed a $50 million defamation lawsuit against Courtney Burgess for falsely claiming to possess videos implicating him in sexual assaults on eight celebrities.
  • The lawsuit accuses Burgess and his lawyer, Ariel Mitchell, of fabricating lies to profit from media attention surrounding Combs' sex trafficking charges.
  • Combs also sued Nexstar Media, claiming that its news network, NewsNation, aired Burgess' allegations without verifying their truth.
  • The lawsuit seeks a jury trial and asserts that the allegations have harmed Combs' reputation and jeopardized his right to a fair trial.
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Sean "Diddy" Combs sued Courtney Burgess for claiming that he owns compromising videos of the artist, accusations that his legal team categorically denies

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TMZ broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Wednesday, January 22, 2025.
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