Diddy Wins $100M Defamation Case After Accuser Goes Silent
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SEAN ‘Diddy’ Combs has clinched a major legal win after his accuser failed to respond to a $100 million defamation lawsuit.
Courtney Burgess, who alleged he possessed sex tapes implicating the rapper, vanished after Combs filed the suit, Radar Online reports.
Burgess claimed the tapes, supposedly showing Diddy in compromising situations, were handed to him by the late Kim Porter.
He even alleged some videos involved underage celebrities at the rapper’s notorious parties.
Combs denied all claims and launched the hefty defamation suit in 2025, which he later doubled to $100 million.
Despite numerous attempts to serve Burgess, including certified mail, emails, texts, and public notices, Burgess never responded.
The court officially noted Burgess’s default, granting Combs a judgment by default.
Diddy’s legal team slammed Burgess and his lawyer as “among the worst perpetrators” spreading wild lies and conspiracy theories.
This victory comes months after Combs was sentenced to four years for unrelated federal charges involving prostitution.
The case leaves Burgess’s explosive allegations unproven, with the rapper firmly putting the matter to rest—for now.
