A witness in Sean “Diddy” Combs‘ ongoing felony case has criticized a stop and desist letter despatched to him by the rapper’s sons, Christian and Quincy Combs.
The letter pertains to a e-book allegedly based mostly on their late mom, Kim Porter’s diary, for which the witness, Courtney Burgess, claims he holds the copyrights.
In response, Burgess referred to as the letter a “determined ploy” orchestrated by Diddy to extort cash from him.
Earlier this month, the witness additionally disclosed that he had testified earlier than a federal grand jury with regard to some alleged intercourse tapes of Sean “Diddy” Combs.
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Diddy Witness Says He Owns The Proper To Kim Porter’s Guide
After receiving a stop and desist letter from Diddy’s sons, Christian and Quincy Combs, Courtney Burgess has fired again with a candid response, strongly hinting that he has no plans to again down.
The trio had crossed paths over a e-book launched by Burgess that was reportedly based mostly on their mom’s diary.
Christian and Quincy Combs demanded that Burgess stop the sale of the e-book or face authorized motion, claiming that they grew to become the rightful heirs to any mental property rights owned by their mom after her passing in November 2018.
Now, Burgess has refuted this declare, saying that Porter gave him the rights to her diary earlier than her dying.
The witness’s lawyer, Ariel Mitchell, informed TMZ that Burgess and Porter met by way of a mutual good friend who was a music producer.
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After forming a pleasant relationship, Porter, by way of a telephone name, then informed Burgess that she would give him a replica of her diary, which she allegedly did finally. Mitchell claimed this was how Burgess received the rights to Porter’s diary.
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The Witness Claims The Stop And Desist Letter Is A Cash Extortion Ploy
Elsewhere in his response, Burgess additionally made a shocking declare about why he thinks Combs’ sons despatched him the letter.
He alleged that it was all a part of a “determined ploy” to extort him of cash and that Diddy was the mastermind behind it.
Burgess additionally mocked the household, saying their act was a “pathetic try” that confirmed “simply how dire the monetary scenario is” for Diddy and his sons.
From all indications, it appears Burgess included this a part of his response as a result of Diddy’s sons requested that he account for any cash he constructed from promoting the e-book.
Now that he has proven no indicators of backing down, it stays to be seen what actions Combs’ sons will take subsequent.
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The Diddy Witness Testifed Earlier than A Grand Jury
Burgess had beforehand testified earlier than a grand jury regarding Diddy’s ongoing authorized case after being issued a subpoena by the Division of Homeland Safety.
The subpoena gave the impression to be related to his earlier claims of getting intercourse tapes of Diddy and different A-listers throughout the rapper’s shut circle.
In an announcement obtained by TMZ, Burgess revealed that he got here into possession of the tapes when Porter reportedly handed him 11 flash drives previous to her passing in 2018. Burgess claimed that he and Porter have been acquaintances, and she or he entrusted him with the drives.
Whereas Burgess withheld particular particulars in regards to the contents of the drives, he revealed that they contained at the least eight intercourse tapes involving Diddy, that includes eight celebrities and two to a few minors.
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He additionally claimed that the celebrities proven within the tapes weren’t perpetrators however somewhat alleged victims of Diddy.
Federal Prosecutors Requested The Witness To Flip Over Any Information Of Diddy
Along with testifying earlier than a grand jury, Burgess was requested to give up “all data, together with thumb drives, onerous drives, digital storage units, or units containing movies and/or different recordsdata depicting Diddy.”
It stays unsure whether or not Burgess really submitted this stuff. Nonetheless, TMZ confirmed that Burgess’ telephone was seized and that it contained a replica of the flash drive knowledge utilized in writing the controversial tell-all about Porter.
In the meantime, federal prosecutors have but to disclose particulars about Burgess’ testimony and whether or not it’s going to spell new costs in opposition to Diddy quickly.
The rapper presently stays in detention on the Metropolitan Detention Middle in New York forward of his trial on racketeering, intercourse trafficking, and transportation to interact in prostitution costs.
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The Rapper Despatched A Stop And Desist To His Former Protégé
Similar to his sons, Diddy additionally despatched a stop and desist letter to former Unhealthy Boy rapper Shyne over claims he made in his new Hulu documentary, “The Honorable Shyne.”
Sources informed Page Six that Diddy despatched the letter to “guarantee” his former protégé caught to factual claims after alleging he took the autumn for Diddy within the 1999 NYC nightclub capturing.
In the course of the incident, a number of photographs have been fired, and three bystanders have been injured, which led to Shyne being charged with assault and reckless endangerment and Diddy with gun possession and bribery.
Nonetheless, whereas Shyne was in the end discovered responsible and despatched to jail for 10 years, Diddy walked away with none jail time.
It stays unclear whether or not Shyne, now a politician in Belize, instantly acquired the cease-and-desist letter or what actions he plans to take if he did.
