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

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?

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.

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

Just when it seemed like things couldn’t get any worse for Diddy on a legal level, the “Bad Boy For Life” rapper was dealt a big setback when his own lawyer shockingly quit his defense team last Thursday (Feb. 20).

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,

Sean "Diddy" Combs' lawyer, Anthony Ricco, requested to be removed from his human trafficking case on Friday. Combs' sex-trafficking trial will begin on May 5.