The New York law firm Sher Tremonte has ended its representation of Sean “Diddy” Combs, according to a court filing by partner Michael Tremonte. The firm cited substantial unpaid attorney fees, costs, and expenses spanning more than six months, along with what it characterized as a lack of cooperation from the 56-year-old rapper.
Combs is currently serving a 50-month federal prison sentence for prostitution-related offenses and was convicted last year in a sex-trafficking and racketeering case. He faced a $100 million civil defamation lawsuit, which Sher Tremonte had been handling. Tremonte’s filing indicated that Combs had declined to participate in substantive communications regarding his cases for four months, rendering continued representation untenable.
Combs disputed the firm’s account in a statement to media outlets, characterizing the matter as a business dispute rather than a refusal to pay. He alleged that his former attorneys had engaged in overcharging and had billed him for unapproved services, stating he had terminated them on that basis. Tremonte countered that his firm had provided zealous and efficient representation and rejected allegations of overcharging as false.
Combs faces additional legal matters, including potential new sexual assault charges being considered by Los Angeles prosecutors. He is currently incarcerated at Fort Dix federal correctional institution in New Jersey. A separate defamation lawsuit brought by Combs against music manager Courtney Burgess and others was allowed to proceed earlier this month, with Combs disputing claims made by Burgess and others about alleged video evidence.
Record producer Jonathan Hay has separately accused Combs of assault, sexual harassment, false imprisonment and emotional distress stemming from a 2020 collaboration, prompting Combs to file his own defamation action against Hay.
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