An appeals court won't revive a lawsuit filed against the punk band by Ron Welty, who drummed for the rockers during their 1990s heyday.
As the hip-hop mogul awaits trial on federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges — plus potential civil lawsuits — Billboard takes a second look at his remaining portfolio.
In a new filing, attorneys for the indicted rapper say the government is leaking materials to "savage Mr. Combs’ reputation prior to trial.”
A psychiatrist claims he received a "barrage of threats” including "homophobic rhetoric" after serving as a counselor before and during the rapper's split from Nicole Young.
The lawsuit says a classic 1980s hip-hop track — a song sampled in Future's chart-topper earlier this year — infringed one of White's best-known hits.
Days after an unnamed "Jane Roe" accused him of rape, the country star revealed her name in a separate lawsuit that accuses her of extortion and defamation.
Sean Combs' attorneys argue a lack of evidence that the mogul would use his wealth and power to obstruct the government’s case if released on house arrest.
With Diddy facing a criminal case that echoes the one that took down R. Kelly, Billboard talked about the battle ahead with the prosecutors who put Kelly behind bars.
The high court, which hears only a tiny fraction of the cases it receives, effectively finalizes one of Kelly's two sets of abuse convictions.
"It is heartbreaking to see my son judged not for the truth, but for a narrative created out of lies," reads her statement released on Sunday (Oct. 6).
