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I'm Nicole Parton. Sean Diddy Combs has launched a $50 million defamation lawsuit against Courtney Burgess,

attorney Ariel Mitchell, and Next Star Media Group.

That's the parent company of News Nation.

The lawsuit was filed on January 22 in Southern District of New York, accusing the defendants of intentionally fabricating and spreading false claims about Combs for their own financial benefit.

It also contends that News Nation aired these allegations without adequate investigation, which has harmed Combs economically and damaged his reputation,

jeopardizing his right to a fair trial with an unbiased jury. The 55-year-old Combs is currently

detained in Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center, facing charges of sex trafficking,

racketeering, and transportation for prostitution, all of which he

denies. The lawsuit alleges that Burgess claimed to have videos of Combs, quote, involved in

sexual assault of celebrities and minors. It is claimed that both Burgess and Mitchell shared

these allegations to various news outlets, including News Nation.

Combs' legal team asserts that since the alleged videos do not exist, the statements made by

Burgess and Mitchell were either outright lies or made with reckless disregard for the truth.

Additionally, Burgess reportedly claimed that Kim Porter, Combs' late girlfriend,

and mother of his four children, had given him a copy of her memoir and videos allegedly

showing Combs sexually assaulting inebriated celebrities and minors, in her words.

Combs' attorney strongly maintained that Burgess

has never met Combs and has no connection to his family. Attorney Erica Wolf previously described

the memoir as, quote, fake and offensive, a shameless attempt to exploit tragedy. Combs and Porter's

children also refuted claims made in the memoir

before it was taken down from Amazon. The lawsuit also names Mitchell, who has previously filed

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