Ali claimed Nelly had refused to acknowledge his work on his debut solo album, but the star's lawyers said the long-delayed case was "frivolous."
Jurors sided with a woman who says the rapper repeatedly abused her while she served as his personal assistant in 2019.
50 Cent was ready to roast him for getting locked up again.
In this week's Legal Beat, prosecutors try to lock up Young Thug over a tweet, Diddy's case heats up, Mariah Carey seeks "Christmas" payback, and much more.
The star's lawyers are sparring with prosecutors over whether the looming trial should feature testimony from an undisclosed number of additional alleged victims.
Prosecutors want several victims to remain anonymous when the sweeping sex abuse case against Combs goes to trial, but they say Cassie will "testify under her own name."
The alleged offenses involve four women and took place between 1999 and 2005.
A superseding indictment adds new counts to the sweeping sex abuse case against the hip-hop mogul.
The decision came after the Fulton County District Attorney's office argued a social post by the rapper about a government investigator violated the terms of his probation.
The singer and other defendants hired elite attorneys to fend off "frivolous" allegations about her smash hit Christmas track.
