Diddy's trial is in three months but his lawyer recently withdrew from the case claiming he can no longer “effectively” counsel Combs.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyer, Anthony Ricco, has made the decision to withdraw from the music mogul's criminal sex-trafficking case.

Anthony Ricco announced that he would no longer represent embattled music mogul, Sean Combs, aka P. Diddy. Anthony Ricco, a defense lawyer renowned for handling notorious cases, joined Diddy’s defense team in September 2024.

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.

Attorney Anthony Ricco withdraws from Sean Combs’ legal team, declaring ‘under no circumstances’ can he continue.

Who was Diddy's lawyer and why has he quit? - Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyer quits sex-trafficking case just weeks before the trial saying: 'I cannot continue' – but why?

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

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.

As the embattled music mogul faces down a torrent of civil suits and a federal sexual abuse and racketeering case, one his lawyers, Anthony Ricco, is calling it quits. In a motion filed in New York Federal Court Friday,

"Under no circumstances can I continue to effectively serve as counsel for Sean Combs," Anthony Ricco wrote. Sean Combs has lost a lawyer. Anthony Ricco, one of the attorneys representing the music mogul in his criminal sex trafficking case,