Diddy's lawyers are calling for him to withdraw from the civil proceedings

A woman who sued Sean “Diddy” Combs over alleged sexual assault and human trafficking at his Labor Day “white parties” nearly two decades ago could lose her legal representation.

Adria English's attorneys, Ariel Mitchell-Kidd and Steven A. Metcalf, requested their resignation as her legal counsel Wednesday in a court filing obtained by USA TODAY. They cite “a breakdown in the lawyer-client relationship” and “irreconcilable differences” as reasons for separating from their client.

“Due to a fundamental disagreement between” the attorneys and English “concerning virtually every aspect of the litigation, including the settlement demands, the pleas in the pleadings,” and English’s alleged “undermining behavior and questionable antics,” the attorneys said “It “An irreconcilable conflict and tension has developed,” the application states.

The withdrawal is because English allegedly violated a Sept. 24 agreement she made due to her “tone and lack of respect” as well as “persistent behavior and self-destructive activities,” the lawyers allege.

In the filing, the lawyers ask to speak to the judge in a private conference about the details of their request, noting that English has sought new representation. They also mention that Combs' team was not served with the complaint, which was originally filed on July 3rd and refiled on September 17th.

USA TODAY has reached out to Mitchell-Kidd and English for comment.

Mitchell-Kidd told The New York Times on Thursday that she “never lost faith in her case, just in her,” adding, “Her case is great. My problem was that she was undermining my work and doing things behind my back that were not consistent with advancing her case. English also told the Times that she had clashed with Mitchell-Kidd over a matter, including because the lawyer told her not to speak to the media.

In a statement shared with USA TODAY, a spokesperson for Combs claimed that English made “completely fabricated statements.”

“In documents filed with the court today, her former attorneys cited Ms. English's 'questionable antics' and 'undermining behavior.' “As we have said from the beginning, anyone can file a lawsuit without evidence – and this case is a clear example of that.” , the statement continues. “Adria English escalated matters by filing false police reports and making unsubstantiated claims, using high-profile events as a backdrop to harm innocent people. No matter how many lawsuits are filed, it will not change the fact that Mr. Combs has never committed sexual acts, assaulted or sex trafficked anyone.

Combs, who was arrested on Sept. 16 and charged the next day with sex trafficking, racketeering and solicitation for prostitution, was detained at the special housing facility at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. He maintained his innocence last year amid an avalanche of civil lawsuits, pleading not guilty to all charges.

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The allegations in Adria English's lawsuit

In her 114-page lawsuit filed in the U.S. Court for the Southern District of New York, English alleged that she was a victim of sex trafficking by Combs and his associates between 2004 and 2009 in New York and Florida.

English, then a New York go-go dancer, claimed that she agreed to work as an “entertainer” at Combs' “white parties” in the Hamptons and Miami in order to help her boyfriend get a modeling job with Combs ' fashion brand Sean John to get. She claimed she was “forced to drink large quantities of alcohol and use illegal narcotics” including ecstasy, and was eventually forced to have sexual intercourse with guests.

English also accused Combs of helping her enter the music industry in order to “silence” her and “keep her in his sex trafficking organization,” and also threatened to harm or blackmail those who “accepted his demands.” “didn’t comply.”

After nearly a dozen civil lawsuits accusing Combs of sexual assault and human trafficking of alleged victims over the past year, federal prosecutors last month announced a bombshell federal grand jury indictment that opens an extensive and ongoing federal investigation into the hip-hop icon revealed.

Investigators allege the 54-year-old made elaborate plans to use his finances and status in the entertainment industry to “fulfill his sexual desires” in a “recurring and well-known” pattern of abuse.

Investigators seized more than 90 cell phones, laptops, cloud storage accounts and at least 30 storage devices. They issued more than 300 grand jury subpoenas to obtain this evidence from communications providers, technology and social media companies, financial institutions and Combs companies.

Prosecutors say they have “dozens” of videos showing Combs' so-called “freak offs” – sometimes days-long sex performances between sex workers and people he allegedly coerced into participating through drugs and intimidation – that corroborate witness accounts.

Diddy's lawyers are calling for him to withdraw from the civil proceedings

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The allegations in Adria English's lawsuit

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