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Pop CultureDIDDYNOV 10 · 11:42 AM/2 MIN RANT

DIDDY IS BROKE AND HIS LAWYERS ARE BAILING

The disgraced mogul is apparently too cheap to pay his legal bills while rotting in a federal cell.

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OH LOOK 👁️ 👄 👁️ THE BAD BOY OF BANKRUPTCY IS OFFICIALLY A DEADBEAT 💸 📉 🚫 PUFFY DADDY 🤡 💩 IS SITTING IN A NEW JERSEY CAGE ⛓️ 🔒 🐀 AND APPARENTLY HE FORGOT HOW TO USE A CHECKBOOK ✍️ 💳 📉 HIS OWN LAWYERS ARE LITERALLY BEGGING A JUDGE TO LET THEM QUIT 🏃‍♂️ 💨 ⚖️ BECAUSE THE MOGUL IS TOO BROKE OR TOO STINGY TO PAY THE BILLS 💰 🙅‍♂️ 🤡 IMAGINE BEING THE BIGGEST HIP-HOP MOGUL ON THE PLANET 🌎 🎤 👑 AND ENDING UP AS A PRISON-BOUND CHEAPSKATE 🚔 📉 🚮 HE’S TRYING TO SUE EVERYONE FOR MILLIONS 💸 ⚖️ 🤡 BUT CAN’T EVEN COVER HIS OWN RETAINER 📉 📉 📉 THE DELUSION IS ABSOLUTE 🧠 💥 🤯 HE’S TRADING FREAK-OFFS FOR PRISON MEALS 🥣 🐀 🤢 AND HIS LEGAL TEAM IS RUNNING FOR THE HILLS 🏔️ 🏃‍♀️ 💨 BYE BYE BILLABLE HOURS 📉 📉 📉 WE ARE WITNESSING THE TOTAL COLLAPSE OF THE BAD BOY EMPIRE 🏰 💥 📉 🚮 🤡 💅 💅 💅

What's actually happening

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' civil attorney, Michael Tremonte, has filed a motion to withdraw from representing the imprisoned mogul, claiming Combs has failed to pay his legal fees for over six months. Combs, who is currently serving time in a federal prison following a conviction on prostitution-related charges, disputes the charges and claims he is being overcharged. The legal dispute comes as Combs continues to navigate various ongoing civil litigation matters while incarcerated.

Read the real reporting

  1. 01ABC News
  2. 02DancehallMag

Everything in the rant above is satire and should be treated as such. The summary and links are here so you can read the original reporting — and decide for yourself.

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