Diddy's Attorney Anthony Ricco Left Legal Team Over Power Struggle With Co-Counsel Marc Agnifilo

Diddy's legal team couldn't get on the same page regarding the best defense for him Anthony Ricco's exit from Diddy's camp over a power struggle going on between lead attorney Marc Agnifilo and him for several months, and it finally came to a head. Ricco shook up Diddy's team Friday morning by informing the judge he could no longer "effectively" defend his client but his filing lacked detail about why he was jumping ship the battle within team Diddy centered around the sex trafficking allegations, and there was disagreement on how to handle that part of the federal indictment when they go to trial. Agnifilo has repeatedly denied the trafficking charge, and instead says the so-called freak offs always involved consensual sex between Diddy, a girlfriend and a third Agnifilo filed a motion to dismiss count 3 of the indictment, which is all about the Mann Act the transportation of individuals to "engage in prostitution." Ricco grew frustrated when his efforts to speak directly to Diddy about legal strategies were thwarted by co-counsel, and that's why he felt he couldn't properly defend the hip hop mogul. Ricco strongly believed they wouldn't be ready to go to trial by May 5 the scheduled start date and thought they should ask the judge for more time. His co-counsel strongly disagreed, push came to shove and Ricco peace'd out. Diddy says Ricco's departure is much ado about nothing, saying lead defense attorneys Agnifilo and Teny Geragos have been rock solid for almost a year now. Agnifilo made it clear in  "Downfall of Diddy" documentary, he wants to go to trial "as soon as possible" and, in today's filing, Ricco told the judge his departure would not delay Diddy's defense

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