Jaws dropped when the news broke that Sean Diddy Combs’ lawyer, Anthony Ricco, left Diddy’s legal team. Since being arrested in connection with dozens of cases of abuse and trafficking, the music mogul has been reviled by the internet.

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ legal team has lost a member ahead of his sex trafficking trial. One of his attorneys, Anthony Ricco, stepped down from the case and provided a cryptic statement.

High-profile attorney Anthony Ricco, known for his role in the bin Laden case, files to withdraw from Sean 'Diddy' Combs' defense team just two months before the trial.

Anthony Ricco has filed a motion to step down as Diddy's counsel just three months before he's set to go on trial

Diddy's lawyer withdarws from case in sudden motion filing after reported dispute about sex trafficking defense strategy.

One of Sean "Diddy" Combs' lawyers filed a motion to withdraw from the mogul's defense team. Anthony Ricco did not provide a reason for his request, in which he wrote, "under no circumstances can I continue to effectively serve as counsel for Sean Combs," according to an affidavit obtained by PEOPLE.

One of Diddy's leading attorneys filed a motion to be let off his sex trafficking case this week, citing unspecified ‘sufficient reasons.’

A lawyer defending Sean "Diddy" Combs has backed out from his team less than three months before the rapper's trial is set to begin.

Anthony Rico, one of Sean “Diddy” Combs‘ attorneys, has decided to part ways with the disgraced hip-hop mogul. Rico shared his decision in a motion filed in a New York Federal Court on Friday, USA Today reported.