Joe Tacopina, the attorney who represented A$AP Rocky during his shooting trial, has claimed that he turned down representing Sean “Diddy” Combs because of his loyalty towards JAY-Z and Roc Nation.
“I was asked to take a look at the case, that’s another case I said I was not interested in,” he said in an interview with The Breakfast Club.
“I represent Roc Nation; a lot of people in Roc I’m very close with. [Jay-Z] and [Roc Nation president] Desiree Perez, who’s the most amazing, like bomb of a boss,” he continued. “Jay is amazing. You know, Jay Brown, all those people are just, like, they really are special, special people. That’s sort of family to me and I don’t think they see eye-to-eye with P. Diddy.”
Attorney Joe Tacopina says he was asked to look at the Diddy case but he declined because he considers Roc Nation family and Jay & Diddy did not see eye to eye pic.twitter.com/vOZ5Ukdpwy
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Diddy is currently being represented by Marc Agnifilo, who has represented NXIVM cult leader Keith Raniere and Odeh El-Hage, a member of Osama bin Laden’s terrorist group.
Diddy’s is also being repped by Teny Geragos, the daughter of notable entertainment lawyer Mark Geragos, who represents Lyle and Erik Menendez.
Attorney Anthony Ricco was also a part of his legal defense until he recently asked a judge to allow him to withdraw from the case.
“Although I have provided Sean Combs with the high level of legal representation expected by the court, under no circumstances can I continue to effectively serve as counsel for Sean Combs. There are sufficient reasons (related to the protections afforded by the attorney/client privilege) for brevity in my application for withdrawal as counsel in this case,” Ricco stated.
