Diddy says the feds are trying to take him down purely because he's a successful Black man, and they're using a law that's been "racist" since its inception to do it ... according to new documents. Diddy's attorneys filed docs Tuesday asking the judge to dismiss count 3 of the U.

Lawyers for Sean "Diddy Combs" claim one of the federal charges against him relies on a "racist" law historically "used to target Black men."

Sean Combs' legal team filed a motion casting the prosecution under the Mann Act as racist — something prosecutors have denied in previous hearings.

Anthony Ricco was one of several attorneys for Combs, who is also represented by Marc Agnifilo and Teny Geragos.

Already swinging at the legal fences to derail his upcoming criminal trial, Diddy is now claiming the law is being used against him in a racist manner

One of the attorneys for Sean “Diddy” Combs in his sex trafficking case wants to quit the hip-hop mogul’s defense team

As the embattled music mogul faces down a torrent of civil suits and a federal sexual abuse and racketeering case, one his lawyers, Anthony Ricco, is calling it quits. In a motion filed in New York Federal Court Friday,

A lawyer for Sean "Diddy" Combs says he wants to quit the defense team in the hip-hop mogul's sex trafficking case.

Diddy attorney Anthony Ricco asked to step down from the hip-hop mogul's legal team ahead of trial, saying "under no circumstances" can he continue.

Anthony Ricco, one of the six lawyers representing Sean “Diddy” Combs in his sex trafficking case, has announced he's stepping down as counsel. He filed a notice on Thursday in Manhattan federal court saying he no longer wants to represent Combs.