50 Cent's Bold Words on Diddy's Legal Team

50 Cent has been vocal about his thoughts on Sean "Diddy" Combs and his legal team. In a recent interview, he called Diddy's lawyers "bad people," not because of their representation of Diddy, but because he believes they misled their client.

False Hope and Desperation

50 Cent thinks Diddy's legal team gave him false hope, making him believe he wouldn't serve additional time for his crimes. He even mentioned that Diddy was crying during his sentencing because he truly believed he was going home.

50 Cent also suggested that Diddy beat the most serious charges against him by pure luck. He isn't willing to give the attorneys who worked the case any credit. He believes they were bad people who largely misled their client. 50 Cent noted that Diddy’s money is dwindling, and the pricey legal team may have taken advantage of the rapper’s desperation.

The Legal Team

The music mogul assembled a team of high-profile, well-regarded lawyers:

• Marc Agnifilo led the team, largely due to his experience with controversial clients.
• Teny Geragos, whose father is a celebrity attorney, stepped in to handle the opening statement.
• Brian Steel and Xavier Donaldson were added to the team in 2025. Steel had experience in racketeering defense, having represented Young Thug on similar charges.
• Alexandra Shapiro was also deeply involved in the defense, with the team heavily relying on her background in federal cases.

Anthony Ricco, a well-known attorney to high-profile clients, was initially attached to the case, too. Ricco, however, withdrew from the case in early 2025, claiming he could not effectively provide counsel. Ricco has not spoken any further about his reason for quitting.

Current Status

Diddy is currently serving a 50-month sentence at FCI Fort Dix. He is expected to be released in May 2028.

50 Cent's Perspective

50 Cent has long admitted that he simply finds Diddy weird, and that, while he’s made him uncomfortable, Diddy hasn’t actually done anything to him. He has maintained that the expressed goal of Sean Combs: The Reckoning was to pull back the curtain and expose how pop culture influenced and drove Diddy’s rise and his fall. While 50 doesn’t like Diddy, he also seems to have some empathy for the disgraced mogul.