{"id":320560,"date":"2025-04-15T20:24:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T01:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/diddy-wants-to-add-young-thugs-lawyer-brian-steel-to-his-defense-team"},"modified":"2025-04-15T20:24:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T01:24:22","slug":"diddy-wants-to-add-young-thugs-lawyer-brian-steel-to-his-defense-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/diddy-wants-to-add-young-thugs-lawyer-brian-steel-to-his-defense-team","title":{"rendered":"Diddy Needs to Add Younger Thug&#039;s Lawyer Brian Metal to His Protection Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Diddy<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">I Want Young Thug&#8217;s Lawyer Defending Me!!!<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n            Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2025-04-15T18:07:26-07:00\">April 15, 2025 6:07 PM PDT<\/time>\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"42.7005742412\">\n<section id=\"cb-816c79db7287392bb9d400e6e4550900\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250416_a973875f9bd642e5a36a45dea7b31391\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:c891db72-8746-4686-aa99-3e841fd957cc\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Anthony Ricco\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/a9\/4by3\/2025\/04\/16\/a973875f9bd642e5a36a45dea7b31391_md.jpg\" alt=\"diddy nuetral getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-816c79db7287392bb9d400e6e4550900--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-24d41a43c9ffdf7646819ad739f3c044\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"24.2831858407\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/p-diddy\/\"><strong>Diddy<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>is looking to beef up his legal defense team &#8230; with an attorney famous for defending <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/young-thug\/\"><strong>Young Thug<\/strong><\/a> in court.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-24d41a43c9ffdf7646819ad739f3c044--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-cf0751f1ff23655b310e99c043a5940f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Georgia attorney<strong> Brian Steel<\/strong> wants to be admitted to practice law in the Southern District of New York so he can help defend Diddy at trial.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-cf0751f1ff23655b310e99c043a5940f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-252b36ce77f9a081d01743f5f6310e97\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250416_92c3b43cc91945818badee7a13f9ccde\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:c891db72-8746-4686-aa99-3e841fd957cc\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/92\/4by3\/2025\/04\/16\/92c3b43cc91945818badee7a13f9ccde_md.jpg\" alt=\"attorney brian steel getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-252b36ce77f9a081d01743f5f6310e97--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6fd094e778855f8e6563ba63ac8224b0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"27\">\n<p>Brian&#8217;s known for repping Young Thug in the rapper&#8217;s YSL RICO case.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6fd094e778855f8e6563ba63ac8224b0--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-7f7d7dfc7380db3e490bb2b5e7f87494\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"25.2564102564\">\n<p>Diddy targeting Brian to join his growing legal team is interesting &#8230; as we first reported, our sources told us Diddy&#8217;s camp was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/04\/15\/diddy-lawyers-search-black-female-attorney-join-trial-team\/\"><strong>searching for a Black female attorney<\/strong><\/a> to join his current trial team of <strong>Marc Agnifilo<\/strong> and <strong>Teny Geragos<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-7f7d7dfc7380db3e490bb2b5e7f87494--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ac4bbb20a7c3011930d986cbf36505ed\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>Instead, it appears Brian emerged as the candidate.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ac4bbb20a7c3011930d986cbf36505ed--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-42ddeeb2e2fcd89cd594b813a87824ba\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-2c5ecba2-6bea-4023-88e6-11965aa235f8-886148520-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-2c5ecba2-6bea-4023-88e6-11965aa235f8-886148520-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/b9\/16by9\/2025\/04\/15\/b97f0b15094640f5a615cee8905ba775_md.png\" alt=\"041525_tmz_live_diddy.01_03_32_12.Still022\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span>\n     <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-42ddeeb2e2fcd89cd594b813a87824ba--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-eebe243982deac4f39565857fc3821c3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"25.9\">\n<p>Our sources also say high-powered attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/mark-geragos\/\"><strong>Mark Geragos<\/strong><\/a> will assume a significant role in Diddy&#8217;s case &#8230; while Marc and Teny will continue to be lead counsel.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-eebe243982deac4f39565857fc3821c3--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-bdda0554476196dcae48fde07097c332\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"25.3448275862\">\n<p>Diddy&#8217;s defense team has been doing some shuffling recently &#8230; attorney <strong>Anthony Ricco<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/02\/21\/diddy-attorney-anthony-ricco-withdraw-defense-strategy-battle-sex-trafficking\/\"><strong>jumped ship<\/strong><\/a> back in February.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-bdda0554476196dcae48fde07097c332--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b40f2330626f5d58da0ced1ef684cda4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250415_cf6ececfc5ba4cf4a7980ad87c37c8f6\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:c891db72-8746-4686-aa99-3e841fd957cc\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/cf\/4by3\/2025\/04\/15\/cf6ececfc5ba4cf4a7980ad87c37c8f6_md.jpg\" alt=\"Marc Agnifilo, Teny Geragos and Mark Geragos getty name swipes split sub\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b40f2330626f5d58da0ced1ef684cda4--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-362d85c4fe2a65851f83934c3895ba76\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"32\">\n<p>Brian, looking to join the fold, comes virtually at the 11th hour. Jury selection in Diddy&#8217;s federal trial is scheduled for May 5, with opening statements coming one week later &#8230; though Marc and Teny have asked the judge to push the start at least 2 weeks.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-362d85c4fe2a65851f83934c3895ba76--><\/p><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/04\/15\/diddy-wants-young-thug-lawyer-brian-steel-on-defense-team\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diddy I Want Young Thug&#8217;s Lawyer Defending Me!!! 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