Overview

• U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson dismissed the case on Sept. 19 in the Central District of California after reviewing the sufficiency and timeliness of the complaint.
• The order says plaintiff Deon Best shall take nothing and that Janice Combs and her publishing entities may recover their costs of suit.
• Coverage differs on whether the federal RICO claims were dismissed with prejudice, while reports align that related state‑law claims were dismissed without prejudice, preserving a potential state‑court route.
• Best, known as D1, had sought $33 million over alleged theft of rights and royalties tied to the 1998 track “Come With Me” from the Godzilla soundtrack.
• Neither Combs nor Best has publicly commented, and the ruling lands ahead of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Oct. 3 sentencing following his July convictions on prostitution‑related counts.