Sean “Diddy” Combs has lost one of his key attorneys less than three months before his trial begins. Anthony Ricco filed a motion to withdraw from the case, fueling speculation about potential ethical disagreements within his legal team or a shift in the rapper’s legal strategy.

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ legal team has lost a member ahead of his sex trafficking trial. One of his attorneys, Anthony Ricco, stepped down from the case and provided a cryptic statement.

One of Sean "Diddy" Combs' lawyers filed a motion to withdraw from the mogul's defense team. Anthony Ricco did not provide a reason for his request, in which he wrote, "under no circumstances can I continue to effectively serve as counsel for Sean Combs," according to an affidavit obtained by PEOPLE.

One of the attorneys for Sean “Diddy” Combs in his sex trafficking case wants to quit the hip-hop mogul’s defense team

As the embattled music mogul faces down a torrent of civil suits and a federal sexual abuse and racketeering case, one his lawyers, Anthony Ricco, is calling it quits. In a motion filed in New York Federal Court Friday,

Diddy attorney Anthony Ricco asked to step down from the hip-hop mogul's legal team ahead of trial, saying "under no circumstances" can he continue.

Anthony L. Ricco, who is representing the rapper in his federal criminal case, filed a motion to withdraw on Friday.

Anthony Ricco, one of the lawyers representing Sean “Diddy” Combs in his federal case, has entered a bid to withdraw as the imprisoned mogul’s counsel, according to a motion filed on Friday morning. In the motion,

An attorney representing Sean "Diddy" Combs in his sex trafficking case announced that he is stepping down as counsel.