Top figures in the music industry are reportedly feeling uneasy, fearing they could be dragged into lawsuits involving Sean Diddy Combs. According to a prominent attorney, some well-known associates of Combs might soon be named in new legal actions and the revelations could reportedly be shocking. “There are many at the top levels of the industry – artists, executives, managers – who are not sleeping well right now,” attorney Bryan Freedman said. “Those who knowingly allowed or even encouraged such behaviour while keeping quiet should definitely be worried,” he added.
“I’m representing several people who are anxious about being wrongfully implicated or caught up in rumours simply due to some distant association with Combs. They don’t want to be part of the gossip mill just because of a loose connection,” Freedman told Page Six.
One major music executive, Sir Lucian Grainge, along with Universal Music Group (UMG), already dealt with a lawsuit earlier this year, which accused them of helping Combs. Those claims were dismissed as “offensively false.” An insider from the music world told Page Six, “People who worked closely with Diddy are probably very scared, wondering what they might have been around.”
Suge Knight, a former record executive and Diddy’s longtime rival—currently in prison for voluntary manslaughter—recently told NewsNation that a former Combs employee, Tubby Holiday, had a role in procuring underage girls for Diddy’s alleged sex trafficking.
“This man’s job was to bring in young girls and those who were willing to engage in sexual acts for employees and other artists,” Knight claimed.
A Hollywood legal source noted, “Everyone knows someone who’s been at a party with Diddy. There are probably thousands of people who worry they might have seen something they should’ve reported,” informs Page Six.
Instead of losing sleep over being falsely implicated, Freedman encourages anyone wrongly linked to Combs or his events to get legal counsel. In the case of Grainge and UMG, their legal team didn’t hold back. The lawsuit accused Grainge and UMG of being part of a larger conspiracy under the federal RICO statute, typically used in cases against organised crime. It also reportedly alleged violations of sex-trafficking laws.
UMG’s lawyers, in a scathing response, called the claims “entirely fabricated by Mr Blackburn.” Blackburn himself later acknowledged in a sworn statement that after reviewing UMG’s objections, he found no legal basis for the accusations. He requested that the case be dismissed “with prejudice,” meaning it cannot be refiled.
UMG’s lead attorney, Donald Zakarin, is set to appear in court again on October 16 regarding a sanctions motion. Another legal expert noted that more names from the music industry could still surface in connection with the Combs case.
“He’s had a massive career with numerous top artists and collaborations across different labels like MTV, Universal and Sony,” the expert said. “Do I think there’s even a slight chance that label executives were present during any of these alleged incidents? Possibly, but I haven’t seen any evidence to suggest it… I’m sure some people knew what was happening, but Combs likely kept it within a tight circle of trusted associates,” he added, as per Page Six.
Sean Diddy Combs’ next court appearance is scheduled for October 9. If convicted, he could reportedly face life imprisonment.
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