Sean "Diddy" Combs is losing one part of his legal team as an attorney in his federal racketeering case steps down.

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. Defense lawyer Anthony Ricco filed notice on Thursday in Manhattan federal court that he no longer wants to represent Combs,

Court documents reveal that one of Sean "Diddy" Combs' defense attorneys has stepped down from the disgraced music producer's criminal

One of Diddy's attorneys, Anthony Ricco, removed himself from the rapper's legal team ahead of his sex trafficking and racketeering trial, ET has confirmed. Ricco announced in a court motion on Thursday,

In a motion filed in New York federal court, Anthony Ricco notified the judge in the case of his intent to withdraw. Anthony Ricco did not give a specific reason for quitting, stating, “Although I have provided Sean Combs with the high level of legal representation expected by the court,