Gibson Dunn Scores Major Win for NBCUniversal to Dismiss Sean “Diddy” Combs’ $100 Million Defamation Suit

Firm News  |  April 23, 2026

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A Gibson Dunn team secured a significant win for NBCUniversal to dismiss in full Sean “Diddy” Combs’ $100 million defamation claim related to the documentary “Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy.” The case is Sean Combs v. NBCUniversal Media et al. [PDF] in the New York Supreme Court.

The firm’s winning team includes partners Theodore J. Boutrous Jr., Connor Sullivan, and Katie Townsend and associates Zachary Freund, Connor Mui, and Elise Blegen.