Sean “Diddy” Combs’ legal team has lost a member ahead of his sex trafficking trial. One of his attorneys, Anthony Ricco, stepped down from the case and provided a cryptic statement.

One of Sean "Diddy" Combs' lawyers filed a motion to withdraw from the mogul's defense team. Anthony Ricco did not provide a reason for his request, in which he wrote, "under no circumstances can I continue to effectively serve as counsel for Sean Combs," according to an affidavit obtained by PEOPLE.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' legal team faces turmoil as attorney Anthony Ricco quits, reportedly blocked from speaking with Combs by lead lawyer Marc Agnifilo, raising concerns about the defence's readiness for trial.

Anthony Ricco, a distinguished criminal defense attorney, has unexpectedly withdrawn from Sean “Diddy” Combs’ defense team just months before the high-profile federal trial is set to begin. The departure,

EXCLUSIVE: Just over two months before Diddy's sex trafficking trial is set to start, there are reports of a defense team consumed with in-fighting & lawyer quitting

Sean "Diddy" Combs' lawyer, Anthony Ricco, requested to be removed from his human trafficking case on Friday. Combs' sex-trafficking trial will begin on May 5.

One of Diddy's leading attorneys filed a motion to be let off his sex trafficking case this week, citing unspecified ‘sufficient reasons.’

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ legal team has lost a member ahead of his sex trafficking trial. One of his attorneys, Anthony Ricco, stepped down from the case and provided a cryptic statement. In a motion for withdraw of counsel filed in New York on Thursday,