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.

Sean "Diddy" Combs' attorney Anthony Ricco withdrew from the rapper's defense for his May sex trafficking trial because he could not "effectively serve as counsel" under any "circumstances."

EXCLUSIVE: Just over two months before Diddy's sex trafficking trial is set to start, there are reports of a defense team consumed with in-fighting & lawyer quitting