Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyers allege unpaid fees, withdraw from $100M case

Sean "Diddy" Combs' attorneys are asking to be removed from an ongoing civil lawsuit due to alleged unpaid legal fees.

His counsel from Sher Tremonte LLP, who have been representing the former music mogul in his $100 million defamation suit against an accuser and their lawyer, filed a motion to withdraw as counsel Monday, Sept. 14, according to documents obtained by USA TODAY.

The attorneys alleged Combs, 56, "has not paid a substantial balance of attorney’s fees, costs, and expenses; and Sher Tremonte's representation has been rendered unreasonably difficult by Mr. Combs's lack of cooperation and communication, resulting in a breakdown in the attorney-client relationship."

The motion, filed by Michael Tremonte, Erica Wolff and Katie Renzler, further claimed the rapper has not made any payments to the firm in "over six months" and his most recent payment was "related to fees and expenses that were incurred in late 2025."

In addition to his alleged "refusal to pay in accordance with the express terms of his agreement to do so," the attorneys wrote Combs has also "declined to make himself available for timely, substantive, and direct communications" about the matter despite being notified of the issue multiple times.

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Original source: https://www.usatoday.com/entertainment/