Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ Alleged Drug Mule Brendan Paul’s Costs Dropped

Costs towards Brendan Paul, Sean “Diddy” Combs‘ alleged drug mule, have been dropped.

Paul’s lawyer, Brian Bieber, confirmed to PEOPLE on Tuesday, Dec. 17: “Mr. Paul’s case was formally dismissed immediately – in its entirety.” Paul had beforehand entered a plea deal in Could after his March arrest for cocaine and marijuana possession.

“Brendan accepted the prosecutor’s supply to allow his entry into the diversion program which, after completion, the case towards him will probably be dismissed in its entirety,” Bieber stated on the time in a press release obtained by PEOPLE. The bond was set at $2,500 and he was bailed out on March 26.

Bieber confirmed Tuesday that “Mr. Paul accomplished the pretrial program.”

In April, Paul was additionally charged with felony cocaine possession amid the sexual trafficking lawsuits filed towards Diddy, 55.

Paul, who had beforehand performed basketball at Syracuse College, entered a not-guilty plea in April through his lawyer.

Combs’ former producer and videographer Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones alleged in a lawsuit that Diddy “sexually harassed, drugged and threatened him” for over a yr. He additionally claimed that Paul was Combs’ “mule,” who “acquired” and “distributed” “medication and weapons” for the rapper.

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The fees being dropped for Paul is the newest chapter of the saga regarding Diddy’s alleged federal intercourse crimes. Diddy’s properties in Miami and Los Angeles have been raided in March amid intercourse trafficking lawsuits.

Diddy was arrested in a Manhattan resort and charged with the counts of intercourse trafficking, racketeering and transportation to interact in prostitution, in accordance with the indictment obtained by PEOPLE in September.

“Between 2008 and the current, Combs abused, threatened, and coerced girls and others, and led a racketeering conspiracy that engaged in intercourse trafficking, pressured labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery, and obstruction of justice, amongst different crimes,” a press launch from the U.S. Lawyer’s Workplace, Southern District of New York states.

He has been behind bars since on the Metropolitan Detention Heart in Brooklyn.

Diddy has denied all accusations made towards him in a blanket assertion shared in December 2023 and obtained by PEOPLE on the time. “ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. For the final couple of weeks, I’ve sat silently and watched individuals attempt to assassinate my character, destroy my fame and my legacy,” he stated.

“Sickening allegations have been made towards me by people on the lookout for a fast payday,” Diddy added.

The disgraced rapper has been denied bail 3 times and will stay in jail till his trial begins in Could 2025. If convicted, Diddy might face many years in jail.

When you or somebody you already know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the Nationwide Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go to rainn.org.