Overview

• Diddy filed an amended defamation suit in the Southern District of New York on August 11 that doubles his damage claim to at least $100 million by adding NewsNation’s parent company Nexstar and attorney Ariel Mitchell as defendants alongside accuser Courtney Burgess.
• The complaint alleges Burgess fabricated claims of videos showing Combs sexually assaulting celebrities and minors and accuses NewsNation of recklessly amplifying those falsehoods without adequate verification.
• It further asserts that Mitchell knowingly broadcast false statements on national television, including a disproven claim that a 2018 police report corroborated a rape allegation against Combs.
• Combs remains detained at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center following a July conviction on two transportation-for-prostitution counts and a judge’s August 4 denial of bail.
• The lawsuit underscores his effort to shield his public image and contest damaging narratives as he awaits sentencing in October.