Combs had family carry out a social media campaign on his birthday "with the intention of influencing the potential jury in this criminal proceeding," prosecutors claim.
The star was arrested in Oklahoma in September 2023.
The Chicago rapper could face trial as soon as January on allegations that he ordered his OTF crew to murder rival rapper Quando Rondo in an act of revenge.
Claiming “blatant” copyright infringement, the new case is the latest of more than a dozen lawsuits accusing the controversial rapper of using uncleared materials in songs.
The deal resolves allegations that Mustaine was refusing to pay commissions, but the rocker will continue to pursue his own counterclaims about "repeated management failures.”
The band's lawyers argued Trump's unauthorized use of their iconic track was 'offensive,' but copyright litigation is expensive and the case would have taken years to resolve.
The rapper's lawyers claimed that “inflammatory" statements to the press were threatening his right to a fair trial, but the judge said he could not issue such an "extreme" order.
Adding two additional felony counts against Durk, a new indictment also says the rapper explicitly referenced the attack in one of his songs to "commercialize" his crime.
A major ruling is looming in the long-running lawsuit, which claims the DJ used his fame to "sexually victimize underage girls.”
The lawsuit is the latest in a string of cases to claim that a legally-cleared sample featured uncleared materials from an earlier song.
