{"id":138989,"date":"2025-04-16T02:00:53","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T02:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/16\/diddy-wants-to-add-young-thugs-lawyer-brian-steel-to-his-defense-team\/"},"modified":"2025-04-16T02:00:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T02:00:53","slug":"diddy-wants-to-add-young-thugs-lawyer-brian-steel-to-his-defense-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/16\/diddy-wants-to-add-young-thugs-lawyer-brian-steel-to-his-defense-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Diddy Wants to Add Young Thug&#8217;s Lawyer Brian Steel to His Defense Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/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>\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\" 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;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/p-diddy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Diddy<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>is seeking to beef up his authorized protection group &#8230; with an legal professional well-known for defending <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/young-thug\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Young Thug<\/strong><\/a> in courtroom.<\/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;}\">\n<p>According to new authorized docs, obtained by TMZ, Georgia legal professional<strong> Brian Steel<\/strong> needs to be admitted to apply regulation within the Southern District of New York so he can assist 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;}\">\n<p>Brian&#8217;s identified for repping Young Thug within 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;}\">\n<p>Diddy focusing on Brian to affix his rising authorized group is attention-grabbing &#8230; as we first reported, our sources instructed us Diddy&#8217;s camp was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/04\/15\/diddy-lawyers-search-black-female-attorney-join-trial-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>looking for a Black feminine legal professional<\/strong><\/a> to affix his present trial group 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;}\">\n<p>Instead, it seems Brian emerged because 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-4023-88e6-11965aa235f8-1636320151-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-4023-88e6-11965aa235f8-1636320151-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content material<\/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;}\">\n<p>Our sources additionally say high-powered legal professional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/mark-geragos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Mark Geragos<\/strong><\/a> will assume a big position in Diddy&#8217;s case &#8230; whereas Marc and Teny will proceed 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;}\">\n<p>Diddy&#8217;s protection group has been performing some shuffling lately &#8230; legal professional <strong>Anthony Ricco<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/02\/21\/diddy-attorney-anthony-ricco-withdraw-defense-strategy-battle-sex-trafficking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>jumped ship<\/strong><\/a> again 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;}\">\n<p>Brian, seeking to be a part of the fold, comes nearly on the eleventh hour. Jury choice in Diddy&#8217;s federal trial is scheduled for May 5, with opening statements coming one week later &#8230; although Marc and Teny have requested the decide to push the beginning no less than 2 weeks.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-362d85c4fe2a65851f83934c3895ba76--><\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Diddy I Want Young Thug&#8217;s Lawyer Defending Me!!! Published April 15, 2025 6:07 PM PDT Diddy is seeking to beef up his authorized protection group &#8230; with an legal professional well-known for defending Young Thug in courtroom. According to new authorized docs, obtained by TMZ, Georgia legal professional Brian Steel needs to be admitted [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":138991,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[9181,1027,85,394,1805,1747,964,9182,580],"class_list":{"0":"post-138989","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood","8":"tag-add","9":"tag-brian","10":"tag-defense","11":"tag-diddy","12":"tag-lawyer","13":"tag-steel","14":"tag-team","15":"tag-thugs","16":"tag-young"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138989"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138989\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/138991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}