Kayla Brantley

DailyMail.com has contacted representatives for Combs, NBCUniversal, Ample Productions, Peacock, and NewsNation for comment. This isn't Diddy's first defamation lawsuit in January, which I know feels like years ago, but was only a few weeks ago. He also filed a $50 million defamation lawsuit against an accuser for exposing alleged sex tapes with celebrities.

Diddy claims that Courtney Burgess, his lawyer and News Nation, deliberately fabricated and amplified false claims about him for financial gain. And there's also this new case filed by Texas-based attorney Tony Busby, which I know we've been hearing that name a lot. This was just filed on Monday, accusing Diddy of sexually assaulting a man in 2022.

Diddy claims that Courtney Burgess, his lawyer and News Nation, deliberately fabricated and amplified false claims about him for financial gain. And there's also this new case filed by Texas-based attorney Tony Busby, which I know we've been hearing that name a lot. This was just filed on Monday, accusing Diddy of sexually assaulting a man in 2022.

The alleged victim, who's filing anonymously as John Doe, has alleged in a New York County Supreme Court filing that he was, quote, drugged and forcefully raped by Diddy. The alleged incident happened after he was seen busking on the street outside a nightclub in Los Angeles in November of 2022.

The alleged victim, who's filing anonymously as John Doe, has alleged in a New York County Supreme Court filing that he was, quote, drugged and forcefully raped by Diddy. The alleged incident happened after he was seen busking on the street outside a nightclub in Los Angeles in November of 2022.

The claimant, who says he was a young musician at the time, claimed Diddy's team invited him to attend an exclusive A-list birthday party at a private home where he met Sean Combs. As has been alleged numerous times before, Diddy is said to have given the man a spiked drink while making promises about helping him secure a, quote, major recording contract.

The claimant, who says he was a young musician at the time, claimed Diddy's team invited him to attend an exclusive A-list birthday party at a private home where he met Sean Combs. As has been alleged numerous times before, Diddy is said to have given the man a spiked drink while making promises about helping him secure a, quote, major recording contract.

Lawyers for Diddy, who has denied all of the claims against him, told DailyMail.com in a statement Monday, quote, As we've said before, Mr. Combs cannot respond to every new publicity stunt, even in response to claims that are factually ridiculous or demonstrably false. Mr. Combs and his legal team have full confidence in the facts and the integrity of the judicial process.

Lawyers for Diddy, who has denied all of the claims against him, told DailyMail.com in a statement Monday, quote, As we've said before, Mr. Combs cannot respond to every new publicity stunt, even in response to claims that are factually ridiculous or demonstrably false. Mr. Combs and his legal team have full confidence in the facts and the integrity of the judicial process.

In court, the truth will prevail that Mr. Combs never sexually assaulted or trafficked anyone, man or woman, adult or minor.

In court, the truth will prevail that Mr. Combs never sexually assaulted or trafficked anyone, man or woman, adult or minor.

As we all know by now, the start date for Diddy's trial is set for May 5th. That's 82 days or 11 and a half weeks from the day that we're recording this on Wednesday, February 12th. Our guest last week, New Jersey criminal defense attorney and longtime friend of the show, David Gelman. He has always said that he thinks this is very unlikely, but we shall see.

As we all know by now, the start date for Diddy's trial is set for May 5th. That's 82 days or 11 and a half weeks from the day that we're recording this on Wednesday, February 12th. Our guest last week, New Jersey criminal defense attorney and longtime friend of the show, David Gelman. He has always said that he thinks this is very unlikely, but we shall see.

If one thing's for sure, we've learned this over the last five months. Nothing about this trial is predictable.

If one thing's for sure, we've learned this over the last five months. Nothing about this trial is predictable.

As ever, thank you all for listening. Please share your comments, suggestions, and thoughts on The Trial of Diddy on Apple or Spotify and follow us on TikTok at Daily Mail Crime. Do follow The Trial of Diddy as we will be here each week with fresh information, new insights, and some expert guests. Goodbye.

As ever, thank you all for listening. Please share your comments, suggestions, and thoughts on The Trial of Diddy on Apple or Spotify and follow us on TikTok at Daily Mail Crime. Do follow The Trial of Diddy as we will be here each week with fresh information, new insights, and some expert guests. Goodbye.

Hey, I'm Kayla Brantley, reporter at large for Daily Mail in Manhattan.

Hey, I'm Kayla Brantley, reporter at large for Daily Mail in Manhattan.

And welcome to episode 21 of The Trial of Diddy. And this is a very special episode, everyone, because we are actually in person. Marjorie, welcome to New York. Thank you for having me. This is actually the first time that we've met in person. Marjorie and I have a long distance East Coast, West Coast Zoom relationship.