Sean "Diddy" Combs added a black female attorney to his team of highly capable lawyers — who sued a prominent member of the hip-hop community in 2008 after surviving sexual assault — as a bracket for his New York rap tycoon for sexual trafficking and racket charges.

Nicole Westmoreland, who runs his own company, joined the rap tycoon’s defense team this week, with lawyers on the case file appearing on Monday, as jury reviews took place in the southern New York area. Westmoreland is joining Black lawyers for the second time since last week, with Xavier R. Donaldson joining the defense.

This is worth noting because the comb case involves allegations of the defendant's abuse of women and video evidence. Along with Westmoreland, the embattled rap and fashion tycoon has also added a vocal survivor of sexual assault involving members of the rap community. In 2001, Westmoreland joined some friends at the Patchwerk Record Studio in Atlanta, which was invited by Bryan Christopher Williams, aka rapper and record director.

Birdman's brother, then-Cash Currency Record President Alfred Cleveland, also attended the studio party. Westmoreland said that at one time, Cleveland was with her when she walked to the bathroom. She said that upon getting there, he forced her in and raped her because another man kept surveillance. Westmoreland said he planned to bring her to his lookout man, but she begged him not to go and was let go. Westmoreland was threatened not to report rape, but did so anyway, and Cleveland was arrested for the rape, she said. Later he pleaded guilty. In 2008, Westmoreland also filed a lawsuit against the brothers and their labels to ensure the safety of the space.

On Wednesday morning, Westmoreland was seen walking into downtown Manhattan court with Brian Steel, another late member of the Combs Defense Force. The two attorneys have something in common is more than their work in the comb case, as both represent different defendants of the rapper during the long YLS racket trial in Atlanta. Steel defended rapper at the center of the case, Westmoreland represented co-defendant Quammarvious Nichols, who adopted a plea agreement to avoid murder, involvement in gang activities and illegal gun possession charges; he was sentenced to seven years in prison for conspiracy to violate Georgia's RICO regulations.

Speculations about Black women being added to the legal team have occurred in recent weeks, after saying a report from TMZ indicated that rappers want to be lawyers for the group. The fight against the comb is a card that the prosecutors seem to be ready to play as they have publicly accused federal investigators of trying to defeat a wealthy, successful black man. Meanwhile, Mark Gereagos, a celebrity lawyer, wanders around the trial as his daughter helps the leader’s defense, said in his Two Angry Men podcast that the game could be “undercurrent” throughout the trial.

Jury selection continues on Wednesday USA Today, At the end of the lawsuit, the potential jury pool narrowed to a scheduled number of 45 views. This was after inquiry on Wednesday 22. Attorneys will return on May 9 to select a final jury at the opening ceremony next week.