Sean Combs has filed a defamation lawsuit against NewsNation parent company Nexstar and Courtney Burgess, who has been subpoenaed by federal prosecutors to testify before a grand jury considering the rapper. The mogul has filed more charges over videos allegedly depicting sexual encounters involving him and other celebrities.

Combs filed the lawsuit in federal court in New York on Wednesday, alleging that Nexstar's interviews with Burgess' attorney that her client had videos showing the singer sexually assaulting celebrities, some of whom appeared to be underage, could prevent him from doing so. Get a fair trial on sex trafficking and racketeering charges. He is seeking at least $50 million.

Combs' attorney, Erica Wolfe, said in a statement that her client "is taking a stand against malicious lies fabricated and amplified by individuals seeking to benefit him at his expense." She added : “These defendants deliberately fabricated and spread outrageous lies with disregard for the truth. Their lies poisoned public perception and tainted the jury pool. This complaint should serve as a warning that we will no longer tolerate this arsenal of damage.” Mr. Smith’s right to a fair trial.”

Speculation that other celebrities may be involved in criminal cases has intensified after federal prosecutors filed charges against Combs. Burgess stepped back from the growing frenzy of speculation and said he had video corroborating the sexual assault allegations, some involving other stars he said appeared to be minors.

The lawsuit states that Burgess' attorney Ariel Mitchell told NewsNation in a September interview that "there have been tapes that have been leaked around Hollywood and resold to individuals in Hollywood." Mitchell quoted Someone "contacted me to purchase a specific video that they had and contacted the people in the video to see if they would be interested in purchasing the video before it became public knowledge," Burgess or one of his colleagues was quoted as saying. "

Combs disputed Mitchell's claims, calling the investigation a "catch," explaining that the rap mogul "was on the tape, and there's another guy, dare I say it, who's more intriguing than Mr. Combs." Attention."

"It sounds like there may be a lot of hidden cameras as well," the NewsNation host responded, referring to Combs' home.

Mitchell responded, "The person didn't seem to know they were being videotaped...(it was) like they were being secretly videotaped."

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