Diddy is dealing with a brand new authorized hurdle in his $50 million defamation lawsuit after Miami-based legal professional Ariel Mitchell requested a federal choose to dismiss the case.

Mitchell, who briefly appeared on a NewsNation phase with Courtney Burgess, is accused by Diddy of serving to unfold what the Bad Boy founder calls “outrageous lies” about his alleged involvement in intercourse crimes.

The lawsuit, filed in January 2025, additionally names Burgess and Nexstar Media, which owns NewsNation, as co-defendants.

Burgess claimed in the course of the interview that he acquired 11 flash drives from the late Kim Porter, which he mentioned contained movies of celebrities taking part in “Freakoffs” involving minors.

He additionally mentioned he had 54 pages from Porter’s memoirs, which Porter’s youngsters mentioned had been faux.

Mitchell’s legal professional, Steven A. Metcalf II, argued that her look on this system didn’t embrace any defamatory statements and that her function as an legal professional shields her from legal responsibility.

“In addition to performing her role as an attorney for matters involving the preparation of litigation or for pending litigation, such vicarious attributions concerning Defendant Mitchell violate First Amendment principles separating actual speech from associative liability,” Metcalf mentioned.

Mitchell can also be arguing that the federal government’s seizure of the alleged flash drives with the movies helps her statements that she was principally telling the reality.

“Mitchell cannot be said to have acted with reckless disregard for the truth. Photos and videos were produced, leading to a federal subpoena for this specific material. Then the government or members of the Southern District acted in manner to take possession of said materials, and thus the government essentially vouched for its existence of said materials,” Metcalf added.

Diddy has denied all allegations, stating that the claims are fabricated. His lawsuit alleges that the defendants orchestrated a media marketing campaign that harmed his enterprise and private life.

Mitchell’s authorized submitting asserts that even when her feedback had been damaging, they’re protected beneath the authorized immunity for attorneys, until precise malice could be confirmed.

Diddy was discovered responsible on two counts of transporting people throughout state traces for prostitution on July 2, 2025, after a months-long federal trial in New York.

Mitchell’s lawyer said that there was no method she may defame Diddy, given the salacious and wild testimony produced by several witnesses during his trial.

“The evidence elicited at trial was extreme to the point where any living person’s reputation would be affected from such…while I salute his criminal defense team – the fact relevant here is that there are countless of other individuals with actual sexual allegations against Plaintiff, where any statement Mitchell made is pale in comparison and is merely a drop in the bucket,” Metcalf argued.

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