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Cassie’s Lawyer Blasts Diddy’s White Water Rafting & Private Jet Travels Amid Lawsuits

July 9, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Even though he’s facing multiple lawsuits and accusations of sex trafficking, sexual assault, abuse, and more, Diddy is still having fun when he can. Moreover, he recently returned to Instagram after wiping his page to boast about traveling on a private jet, and he previously went white water rafting in Wyoming with some pals. Well, folks accusing the Bad Boy mogul of these crimes, whether their lawsuits wrapped up or not, are not happy about these actions in the face of controversy and accountability efforts. For example, Cassie’s lawyer Douglas Wigdor has reportedly issued a short statement responding to his recent movement.

“I don’t think white water rafting will prepare him for the choppy waters that lie ahead,” Wigdor reportedly told TMZ of Diddy’s travels. In addition this lines up with Ariel Mitchell-Kidd’s statement on the matter, who is representing Adria English in her sex trafficking lawsuit (among other things) against Sean Combs. “After seeing Defendant Combs white water rafting and jetting around on his personal plane, seemingly enjoying life despite all the atrocities he has caused and has been accused of by countless individuals over decades, Mrs. English is even more motivated to ensure justice prevails,” Mitchell-Kidd shared.

Diddy’s Recent Travels Won’t Help Him Beat His Cases, Multiple Prosecutors Express

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“Mrs. English and all the other Plaintiffs who filed lawsuits throughout the country against Defendant Combs are individuals with limited resources. [They fight] for [justice] after being marginalized, abused and exploited by a billionaire,” the attorney continued concerning Diddy. Of course, his legal team stands by his claims of innocence. “We live in a world where anyone can file a lawsuit for any reason and without any proof,” one of Puffy’s lawyers reportedly told TMZ. “Fortunately, a fair and impartial judicial process exists to find the truth and Mr. Combs is confident he will prevail against these and other baseless claims in court.”

Meanwhile, other rumors about Diddy’s nightclub shooting also emerged recently from one of the incident’s alleged victims. As for other lawsuits and accusations, things became relatively slow. After all, he still remains free and low-key, and no big charges or indictments came forward as of late to push things along. This is crucial for both accountability’s sake and for a fair trial, so hopefully these situations become more clear in due time.

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Cassie’s Lawyer Blasts Diddy’s White Water Rafting & Private Jet Travels Amid Lawsuits

July 9, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Diddy’s Recent Travels Won’t Help Him Beat His Cases, Multiple Prosecutors Express

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Young Thug & YSL RICO Trial: Lawyer At Judge’s Ex-Parte Meeting Finally Divulges On It

July 4, 2024 by newhiphopnews

If you’ve been following the Young Thug and YSL RICO trial, you know that things are currently on hold due to Judge Ural Glanville’s ex-parte meeting with a witness (YSL Woody), Woody’s lawyer Kayla Bumpus, a court reporter, prosecutor Simone Hilton, and another prosecutor. For those unaware, an ex-parte meeting refers to a motion, hearing, or order requested by, and granted to, a single party in a court case. Specifically, Thugger’s lawyer Brian Steel asked for the recusal of Judge Glanville on the notion that this meeting violated various rules in the trial, including witness collusion for the benefit of the state.

“The problem with the meeting is not what was discussed,” Bumpus told The Shade Room‘s Justin Carter of this meeting in the Young Thug trial. “It’s that Mr. Copeland [YSL Woody] was already a sworn witness. So defense council should have at least known about the meeting. I did not tell Attorney Steel [about the meeting]. I do not know who told Attorney Steel. But once they told him, he came and questioned me and I then did give him a rundown of what happened in the meeting.”

Young Thug Trial Might Take A Turn As Case Pauses Due To Ex-Parte Meeting & Attorney’s Testimony

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Furthermore, Bumpus was allegedly filling in for a colleague in the Young Thug trial, and specifically for his ex-parte meeting. At press time, the court must wait for another judge to rule on the recusal motion and determine what will become of this YSL case. “We don’t want you in custody,” one of the prosecutors reportedly told YSL Woody. “I can’t say that any other different way, but we don’t want you in custody. The only thing that’s holding you is refusing to testify.”

YSL Woody had attempted to invoke his Fifth Amendment rights on the stand when he responded to a question about how old he was. Also, he tried to refuse immunity and be a state witness, but he ended up cooperating. In addition, Bumpus claimed that, while she didn’t tell Young Thug’s lawyer about the meeting, she did reveal more info about it once he asked. We’ll see whether these extra details and deliberations shift the tide of the case, or if things will go back to our regularly scheduled (and chaotic) court program.

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YNW Melly Awaits His Murder Retrial As His Lawyer Blasts Florida Prosecutors

July 4, 2024 by newhiphopnews

The YNW Melly mistrial for double murder was one of hip-hop’s biggest stories last year, and it’s far from over yet. Moreover, he still awaits a retrial, but a new Instagram post from his lawyer Bradford Cohen points to a heated battle between prosecutors and the defense. Specifically, Cohen responded to an appeals court standing by a judge’s blockade of prosecutors cross-examining a state attorney if she becomes a witness in the retrial. In his message, the attorney blasted his opposition at Broward County, Florida’s State Attorney’s office and madeb it clear that he feels very displeased with how this whole situation played out.

“Essentially, the Broward State Attorneys Office really screwed this case up,” YNW Melly’s lawyer expressed on social media. “I have never seen anything like it. Literally refused to pass this case to an unconflicted state attorneys office after the defense listed one of their own state attorneys as a witness. They wanted to be able to cross examine the state attorney that was what amounted to a whistle blower and testified that a police officer lied.

YNW Melly’s Attorney Speaks Out

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“The lower court ruled that the Broward State Atty Office can not cross examine one of their own,” YNW Melly’s attorney continued. “That means if they stay in the case, there will be no cross examination of the State Attorney that testified the lead detective lied about the service of a subpoena. The appellate court just agreed with the lower court. A real circus over this case and mishandled from the 1st day when I was in the case. Bad investigation and even a worse trial. To think that the Broward State Attorneys Office would mishandle an important double murder case because of ego… unbelievable.”

Meanwhile, YNW Melly also appeared in headlines recently thanks to Kendrick Lamar’s mention of him on his Drake diss track, “Euphoria.” “Kendrick Lamar is one of my favorite rappers so I feel honored and appalled… I’m a household name, just for the wrong s**t!” Melly stated to TMZ about the controversial shout-out. We’ll see whether or not this retrial bodes better news for him in the future.

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Kanye West’s Attorney Wants Out Of Assault Case Due To Alleged Lack Of Payment

July 4, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Kanye West is currently facing his fair share of legal woes, as he was sued by a group of alleged ex-Yeezy employees just last week. Reportedly, however, the hitmaker might need to work on finding new representation. According to MyNewsLA, his attorney Brian Brumfield recently asked to be removed from one of Ye’s cases. The case in question stems from a 2022 run-in with a fan who wanted an autograph, Justin Poplawski. Unfortunately, Ye allegedly punched Poplawski in the face as a result. Earlier this year, Poplawski filed a lawsuit against the Chicago MC for alleged assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and more.

Brumfield alleges that Ye’s refused to pay him for his work on the case, and also claims he’s refused to speak to him. “Defendant … will not speak to counsel and defendant refuses to pay counsel as well,” he wrote in a court filing on Monday (July 1). A hearing on Brumfield’s motion is currently scheduled for later this month.

Brian Brumfield Files Withdrawal Motion

Kanye West’s Attorney Wants Out Of Assault Case Due To Alleged Lack Of Payment — Kanye West is seen on October 21, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rachpoot/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

As for the case itself, authorities investigated the incident and the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office eventually decided not to press charges. Ye previously admitted to hitting the fan in an interview, claiming that he was trying to make money off of his autograph, and denying any wrongdoing. “It was 3 a.m. in front of the [Soho] Warehouse,” he said. “I’m saying, ‘You don’t know what I’m dealing with right now.’ I just finished these two songs. I came from the studio.”

“And this dude, he just had this real attitude like, ‘What you gonna do? And see that?’” he also added. “I’ma just tell you – that blue COVID-19 mask ain’t stop that knockout.” What do you think of Ye’s attorney accusing him of failing to pay him? Are you surprised? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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Foolio’s Attorney Confirms His Passing, Asks For Respect & Privacy On Family’s Behalf

June 23, 2024 by newhiphopnews

The news of Foolio’s tragic loss in Tampa, Florida following a shooting at his birthday party has been reportedly confirmed by his lawyer, Lewis Fusco. Moreover, he shared an Instagram Story on Sunday morning (June 23) asking fans to respect his family’s privacy during this time, and also confirmed the news with local Jacksonville news outlet News4JAX or WJXT4. “We will not be making any additional statements until further notice,” Fusco wrote on IG, reposting coverage of the murder. “Please respect his family during this difficult time. Rest in peace @julio_foolio.”

What happened in this situation coincided with Foolio’s 26th birthday pool party celebrations in Tampa at an Airbnb over the weekend. They moved to a Holiday Inn after police shut down the first shindig, and some reports suggested that he was making his location pretty clear online. The “ambush” shooting took the Confidential Thoughts rapper’s life and injured three others, and very little is known at press time about the perpetrators, what specifically happened, whether or not he was involved in any way, or other details about the shooting. “Y’all took my boyfriend from me. I hate y’all & I won’t be the only one crying [broken heart emoji],” his alleged girlfriend Mani shared on Twitter on Sunday.

Foolio’s Attorney Speaks Out After His Loss

Foolio Dead Confirmed Lawyer Family Response Shooting Hip Hop News — Screenshot via @lfuscolaw on Instagram

“God thank you for allowing me to see another Year & To celebrate another birthday,” Foolio had tweeted on Friday (June 21), his actual birthday before the weekend’s celebrations. “Appreciate all the birthday wishes so far.” Sadly, his social media presence was quite a combative one that involved a lot of beef and tension with other rappers and celebrities. While the Jacksonville MC was always one to speak out, a lot of folks hoped he would be able to move past that and into a better phase of his life and career.

After all, Foolio had suffered various shootings before his tragic and untimely passing. Our prayers and best wishes are with his family and loved ones, and we hope that hip-hop can take this loss and build bridges out of it. We shouldn’t lose more artists and community members to avoidable conflicts, and we must be aware of how dangerously we allow some artists to live their lives unchecked. We’ll see what other details emerge from this story.

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Justin Timberlake’s Lawyer Warns He Will Have “A Lot To Say” About The DWI Arrest

June 19, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Justin Timberlake’s lawyer, Edward Burke Jr., has addressed the singer’s arrest for driving while intoxicated, warning that his client will have “a lot to say” about the incident when the time is appropriate. Police arrested Timberlake on early Tuesday morning and charged him with one count. He was reportedly leaving a dinner in the Hamptons at the American Hotel and refused to take a breathalyzer test.

Burke addressed the situation in the statement shared with TMZ. “[We] look forward to vigorously defending Mr. Timberlake against these allegations. He will have a lot to say at the appropriate time. He is currently awaiting full discovery from the DA’s office,” Burke said.

Justin Timberlake’s Charged With Driving While Intoxicated

SAH HARBOR, NY – JUNE 18: (EDITOR’S NOTE: This Handout image was provided by a third-party organization and may not adhere to Getty Images’ editorial policy.) In this handout image provided by the Sag Harbor Police Department, Musician Justin Timberlake is in a booking photo on June 18, 2024, in Sag Harbor, New York. Timberlake was charged with driving while intoxicated. (Photo by Sag Harbor Police Department via Getty Images)

Officer Michael Arkinson wrote in the arrest report that Timberlake, “was observed operating a 2025 BMW southbound on Madison Street, failing to stop at a duly posted stop sign and failing to maintain his lane of travel.” He further added: “It was ascertained that the defendant was operating said vehicle in an intoxicated condition in that his eyes were bloodshot and glassy, a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage was emanating from his breath, he was unable to divide attention, he had slowed speech, he was unsteady afoot, and he performed poorly on all standardized field sobriety tests.”

Timberlake will appear in court on July 26. It’s unclear how this will affect his ongoing Forget Tomorrow world tour. He has a show scheduled in Poland that same day. Be on the lookout for further updates on Justin Timberlake on HotNewHipHop.

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Young Thug’s Lawyer Granted Bond After 20 Day Jail Sentence

June 12, 2024 by newhiphopnews

The Young Thug trial continues to take unexpected turns. The rapper’s lawyer, Brian Steel, confronted both the judge and the prosecution over meeting with a witness in private. The lawyer’s refusal to reveal his source subsequently led to him being charged with criminal contempt. The judge sentenced him to 10 weekends in jail, which translates to 20 days. Steel has now been granted bond, however. This means he won’t have to serve time behind bars.

Steel’s own attorney, Ashleigh Merchant, confirmed this development on Wednesday, June 12. “We are thrilled that Brian will be home with his family for Father’s Day this weekend,” she told the Atlanta Journal Constitution. “We appreciate how quickly and thoughtfully our appellate courts handled this unfortunate situation.” It was unclear whether Steel would be granted bond. Prior to being granted bond, he asked if he could serve his jail time alongside his client, Young Thug, so they could continue to work on the case. “Those 20 days consisting of every weekend for the next 10 weekends,” the judge originally ordered. “Tt’s to commence this Friday, June the 14th at 7 p.m. and not to end until Sunday, August the 18th, 2024, at 7 p.m.”

Young Thug’s Lawyer Will Not Serve Jail Time

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Brian Steel’s commitment to his client has been ironclad. The lawyer spoke highly of Young Thug during an interview with 11Alive in 2023. He not only refuted the charges made against Thug, but made a case for the rapper being a hero. “[He’s] wrongly charged,” he asserted. “I think a person like Jeffery Williams is a hero and not a criminal… He has given jobs to people only in the inner community. He’ll only hire from the inner communities in his studios or his rap label.” Furthermore, Steel praised Thug for being a good role model on the youth. “He goes around our country,” the lawyer claimed. “And he tells people, ‘Hustle doesn’t mean sell drugs.’”

Young Thug has been similarly complimentive of Steel. He even gave a shout out to the lawyer on his 2018 song “Oh Okay.” The rapper used Steel as one of the many examples of his lavish lifestyle. “Cop a Bugatti out of there. I got on white, I can’t kneel,” he raps. “Pour out the pint, watch it spill, yeah (Oh, oh, okay). My lawyer Brian Steel, yeah (Okay).” Gunna and Lil Baby are the other artists on the song, which subsequently gives “Oh Okay” a complicated historical context. Gunna was part of the YSL indictment. He decided to cop a plea deal, however, to avoid prison time. The rapper’s decision has led to widespread speculation that he “snitched” on Thug. He adamantly denies this.

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Young Thug’s Lawyer Brian Steel Returns To Court Following Short-Lived Arrest

June 10, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Brian Steel has returned to the courtroom after he was taken into custody during the YSL RICO trial, earlier today. Additionally, his wife, Collette Steel, has filed a notice of appeal regarding the court order. At one point, he reportedly accused both Judge Ural Glanville and the state of allegedly attempting to coerce witnesses, according to THUGGERDAILY. Additionally, he claimed to have evidence of this being the case but was taken into custody. Steel was upset about a private conversation that apparently took place between the judge, prosecutors, and one of the state’s star witnesses prior to the court date.

When Glanville asked how Steel learned of the conversation, the attorney refused to answer. In turn, the judge placed him in contempt of court. “You got some information you shouldn’t have gotten,” Glanville argued, as caught by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Steel fired back: “You’re not supposed to have communication with a witness who’s been sworn.” The witness in question is Kenneth Copeland, who just spent a weekend in jail after reneging on his decision to testify in the trial. He previously agreed on an immunity deal that relies on his decision to take the stand.

Brian Steel Arrives At Court

Brian Steel, attorney for rapper Young Thug, arrives at the Fulton County Courthouse on November 27, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. Opening statements are set to begin in the case against 31-year-old US rapper Young Thug and 28 others, who are facing a racketeering indictment accusing the defendants of a number of offenses that support an overarching conspiracy charge, including murder, assault, carjacking, drug dealing, and theft. (Photo by Christian Monterrosa / AFP) (Photo by CHRISTIAN MONTERROSA/AFP via Getty Images)

“How about the witness, how about Mr. Copeland, who supposedly announced that he’s not testifying and he’ll sit for two years and, supposedly this honorable court, or let me rephrase that, this court, said I can hold you until the end of this trial,” Steel asked. From there, he became more heated, arguing: “If that’s true what this is is coercion, witness intimidation, ex parte communications that we have a constitutional right to be present for.”

Brian Steel Returns To The Courtroom

Steel is now being allowed back into the court, I’m assuming they will try to resume as if all of this didn’t happen

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NEW: Brian Steel’s wife, Collette Steel, has filed a Notice of Appeal regarding Judge Glanville’s order of contempt.

She will be representing him for the appeal. https://t.co/DrjTn69KgC pic.twitter.com/gvPNyzSiqA

— THUGGERDAILY ひ (@ThuggerDaily) June 10, 2024

“I still want to know, how did you come upon this information,” Glanville reiterated. “Who told you?” He later added: “You don’t get to extort the court. It doesn’t work that way.” Be on the lookout for further updates on Brian Steel and Young Thug on HotNewHipHop.

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Kodak Black’s Lawyer, Bradford Cohen, Divulges On Their Unique Relationship

May 27, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Bradford Cohen says that he and Kodak Black’s relationship is unlike any of his other clients. He explained that he’s known the rapper since he was just a kid and how he’s seen him grow over the years during a recent interview with DJ Akademiks. Cohen also revealed that the rapper does far more good behind the scenes than fans know about.

Cohen began by explaining that he and Kodak have a “different attorney-client relationship.” “I’ve known him since he was a kid. I’ve mentored him. I’ve talked to him. I’ve walked him through different things. I just know how he thinks and I know what a good soul he is because I’ve seen him do things that he doesn’t want me talking about, doesn’t want me going to the press about, doesn’t want me getting any fanfare about. That’s why he’s a different type of person. Generally, people do things like, ‘Oh, I want to rehab my image.’ He doesn’t do that. He’ll do things when he doesn’t need to rehab his image.”

Kodak Black Performs At One Music Festival

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – OCTOBER 28: Rapper Kodak Black performs onstage during the 2023 One Music Festival at Piedmont Park on October 28, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Prince Williams/WireImage)

“So, it’s a different type of relationship,” Cohen concluded, explaining that he’s always willing to show up for his clients no matter what time of day, but with the rapper, it’s different. In Akademiks’ comments section, fans weren’t buying the praise. “He has done a horrible job of mentoring him,” one joked. Another argued: “Some people like Kodak will never learn sadly, gotta have sum positive influence on the community.”

Bradford Cohen Speaks On His Relationship With Kodak Black

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Check out the full clip from the interview above. Cohen also recently made headlines for weighing in on the allegations surrounding Diddy. Be on the lookout for further updates on Bradford Cohen and Kodak Black on HotNewHipHop.

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