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Sean "Diddy" Combs' associate, Brendan Paul, pleaded not blameworthy to 1 felony supplier complaint during his arraignment Wednesday.
"We entered Brendan’s plea of not blameworthy successful tribunal today," Paul's lawyer, Brian Bieber, told Fox News Digital. "We will beryllium dealing pinch this lawsuit successful nan courtroom, not nan tribunal of nationalist opinion."
Paul, 25, was primitively charged pinch possession of cocaine and possession of a controlled substance, but nan 2nd complaint has since been dropped.
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Brendan Paul pictured pinch Sean "Diddy" Combs successful photos. (Courtesy: United States Federal Court Southern District New York)
Paul was arrested astatine nan Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport connected supplier charges March 25.
The narcotics were recovered successful Paul's individual bags while he was walking pinch Diddy, a root adjacent to nan matter told Fox News Digital.
Also connected March 25, much accusation astir Paul was added successful euphony shaper Rodney Jones' amended intersexual battle lawsuit against Diddy. Jones claimed Paul worked arsenic a "mule" for nan rapper and alleged he witnessed nan erstwhile Syracuse hoops subordinate procure, carrier and administer "ecstasy, cocaine, GHB, ketamine, marijuana, mushrooms, and tuci by packing these substances successful their carry-on luggage and going done TSA."
Brendan Paul played hoops astatine Syracuse. (Rich Barnes/Getty Images)
Jones said he witnessed Paul moving arsenic a "mule" for Diddy during 3 abstracted trips Dec. 22, 2022; April 28, 2023; and Nov. 4, 2023.
Paul besides allegedly procured activity workers for Diddy and would "negotiate nan fees nan activity workers received" arsenic good arsenic "ensure" they sewage paid, according to nan title obtained by Fox News Digital.
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Rodney Jones and Sean "Diddy" Combs beryllium together astatine a Thanksgiving party. (Courtesy: Southern District of New York Court)
A lawyer for Diddy claimed nan allegations made successful Jones' suit were "complete fabrications."
"Mr. Jones is thing much than a con man, shamelessly looking for an easy and wholly undeserved payday," Shawn Holley said successful a Feb. 26 connection provided to Fox News Digital aft Jones revenge his original lawsuit. "We person indisputable, incontrovertible impervious that his claims are complete fabrications.
"Our attempts to stock this impervious pinch Mr. Jones’ attorney, Tyrone Blackburn, person been ignored, arsenic Mr. Blackburn has refused to return our calls," she claimed. "We look guardant to addressing these ridiculous claims successful tribunal and intend to return each due action against each who are attempting to peddle them."
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Sean "Diddy" Combs' homes were raided by Homeland Security March 25. (Getty Images)
Paul was arrested nan aforesaid time Homeland Security conducted raids connected Diddy's homes arsenic portion of a quality trafficking investigation.
Diddy declared his innocence done his ineligible representatives March 26.
"Yesterday, location was a gross overuse of military-level unit arsenic hunt warrants were executed astatine Mr. Combs’ residences," Aaron Dyer said successful a connection to Fox News Digital. "There is nary excuse for nan excessive show of unit and hostility exhibited by authorities aliases nan measurement his children and labor were treated. Mr. Combs was ne'er detained but said to and cooperated pinch authorities.
Sean "Diddy" Combs connected Star Island Bridge days aft Homeland Security raided his homes. (Romain Maurice/Mega for Fox News Digital)
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"Despite media speculation, neither Mr. Combs nor immoderate of his family members person been arrested nor has their expertise to recreation been restricted successful immoderate way. This unprecedented ambush — paired pinch an advanced, coordinated media beingness — leads to a premature unreserved to judgement of Mr. Combs and is thing much than a witch hunt based connected meritless accusations made successful civilian lawsuits.
"There has been nary uncovering of criminal aliases civilian liability pinch immoderate of these allegations. Mr. Combs is guiltless and will proceed to conflict each azygous time to clear his name."
