back!’
-Diddy
probably
(Photo
by
Shareif
Ziyadat/Getty
Images)
You’d
expect
smooth
sailing
in
a
case
that
had
around
a
thousand
bottles
of
baby
oil
seized
as
evidence.
Given
his
billionaire
status,
Sean
Combs
was
able
to
retain
some
of
the
best
lawyers
money
could
buy.
Unfortunately,
while
big
bucks
may
be
a
major
thing,
they
aren’t
the
only
thing.
One
of
the
high-profile
lawyers
representing
Sean
Combs
hit
a
rock
representing
Diddy;
now
he
wants
out.
USA
Today
has
coverage:
As
the embattled
music
mogul faces
down
a
torrent of
civil
suits and a
federal
sexual
abuse
and
racketeering
case,
one
of
his
lawyers,
Anthony
Ricco,
is
calling
it
quits.
In
a
motion
filed
in
New
York
Federal
Court
Friday,
Ricco
notified
the
judge
of
his
intent
to
withdraw,
adding
it
had
followed
discussions
with
Combs’
lead
counsel
Marc
Agnifilo.“Although
I
have
provided
Sean
Combs
with
the
high
level
of
legal
representation
expected
by
the
court,
under
no
circumstances
can
I
continue
to
effectively
serve
as
counsel
for
Sean
Combs,”
Ricco
wrote.
What
was
the
offense
that
broke
the
Bad
Boy
defender’s
back?
As
much
as
we’d
like
to
know
(and
Diddy
would
rather
the
reason
be
kept
under
wraps),
respecting
attorney-client
privilege
is
doing
a
lot
of
work
to
stop
people
from
prying
for
explanations.
Despite
Ricco’s
departure,
Diddy
still
has
a
dedicated
legal
team
that
is
willing
to
defend
him
in
court.
That
team
should
fight
the
urge
to
throw
out
press
releases
and
give
interviews
explaining
away
Ricco’s
decision
to
jump
ship
—
the
last
time
Marc
Agnifilo
tried
to
deflect
the
heat
from
internal
matters
hitting
the
public
eye,
Costco
had
to
publicly
announce
that
they
don’t
sell
baby
oil
in
bulk.
Chris
Williams
became
a
social
media
manager
and
assistant
editor
for
Above
the
Law
in
June
2021.
Prior
to
joining
the
staff,
he
moonlighted
as
a
minor
Memelord™
in
the
Facebook
group Law
School
Memes
for
Edgy
T14s.
He
endured
Missouri
long
enough
to
graduate
from
Washington
University
in
St.
Louis
School
of
Law.
He
is
a
former
boatbuilder
who
is
learning
how
to
swim, a
published
author
on
critical
race
theory,
philosophy,
and
humor,
and
has
a
love
for
cycling
that
occasionally
annoys
his
peers.
You
can
reach
him
by
email
at [email protected] and
by
tweet
at @WritesForRent.