The lawyer of Diddy takes up to withdraw from the federal case

DiddyThe latest legal drama is in his own team … Less than 3 months before his federal procedure, one of the lawyers of the hip shop mogul is abruptly from the case.

Anthony Ricco Submitted on Friday morning on Friday morning in the Federal Supreme Court of the Southern District of the New York to withdraw as a Diddy's lawyer. In the documents received by TMZ, Ricco explains: “Under no circumstances, I can continue to serve as a lawyer of Sean Combs, which corresponds to the ABA standards for criminal justice.”

He offered no further explanation for his departure, but added that there were “sufficient reasons for the brevity” of his request. Ricco says he discussed the campaign with Diddy's main consultant Marc AgnifiloAnd confirm that there is no fulfillment or delay in the selection of the jury or the court procedure.

Ricco had joined the Diddy defense in September 2024, and his sudden departure from the case – without a detailed explanation – may appear like a crisis, but sources that are connected to Diddy here.

We have been told: “The rules of professional behavior require that it does not speak things that could sound dramatic, and in contrast to the way people usually speak.” The source also said: “There is no crisis” and Diddy's senior lawyer team from Agnifilo and Words of geragos has been the same for almost a year.