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(NewsNation) — Literally nobody in Hollywood wants to be near Diddy, not even his lawyers… who just fired him as a client.
The powerful firm of Grubman, Shire, Meiselas & Sacks, which represents most major names in the music industry, dropped Diddy recently. but not because they wanted to: Because a more powerful client refused to leave if they did not sever ties.
My insider said, “Lady Gaga said she was leaving (the firm) if they didn’t drop Diddy. And she’s too big to lose.”
Meanwhile, Combs’ IMDB site, the ever-important listing for everyone in the industry which lists the names of celebrities, agents, lawyers, press representatives, and more, has been scrubbed and had just Combs Global on it, with just one employee: Combs. The Combs Global site itself appears to be a holding page with just a logo. Just last week he scrubbed his Instagram account as well.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 15: Sean “Diddy” Combs speaks to the crowd after being presented with the key to the city by New York Mayor Eric Adams in Times Square on September 15, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images) 
FILE -Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs participates in “The Four” panel during the FOX Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour in Pasadena, Calif., Jan. 4, 2018. A former model accused Combs of sexually assaulting her at his New York City recording studio in 2003 in a lawsuit filed Tuesday, May 21, 2024, the latest in a series of allegations against the embattled hip-hop mogul. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File) 
(Credit: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs/Instagram via Associated Press) 
LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 21: Cassie and Sean “P. Diddy” Combs attend the Los Angeles Premiere Of “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop” at Writers Guild of America, West on June 21, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images)
Combs has been with GSM&S for over two decades and would often stop by his lawyer/friend Allen Grubman’s house when in the Hamptons. But no matter how close the two once were, the firm represents some of the biggest names in the music business, and can’t afford for Gaga or any of their other artists to bolt.
In the first full year of touring since the post-pandemic return, did stadium run deals for The Weeknd, Lady Gaga and Bruce Springsteen; arena tours for Madonna, Chris Brown, Lizzo and Nas; and hugely successful tours for Lil Wayne, Carly Rae Jepsen, and Nav, the critically acclaimed Vegas residency for Usher and the highly anticipated debut headlining treks for Lil Nas X and Zach Bryan, among others. The firm also closed several of the largest catalog sales in history last year for iconic artists Springsteen, Paul Simon, Sting, and the Estate of David Bowie, as well as catalog deals for Sarah McLachlan and Jhené Aiko.
A detailed message was left at the GSM&S law firm with a secretary and a rep for Diddy didn’t return texts.
