Sean “Diddy” Combs has filed a $50 million defamation lawsuit against a man who publicly claimed to have videos depicting the mogul sexually assaulting inebriated celebrities and minors, which his lawyers say could negatively influence his upcoming trial.

The lawsuit names Courtney Burgess, a one-time music industry bit player, his lawyer and the owner of the cable network NewsNation, which aired an interview with Mr. Burgess.

Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs are suing a man they said had falsely claimed in interviews to possess videos implicating the music mogul in sexual assaults on celebrities.

Sean Combs filed a defamation lawsuit against Nexstar Media Inc., the parent company of NewsNation, and Courtney Burgess and his lawyer Ariel Mitchell

Ashley Parham, an accuser who filed suit against Combs in a California federal court in October, spoke to Ashleigh Banfield of NewsNation Tuesday night and detailed an evening in 2018 in which she says Combs and two other men "took turns" raping her while recording the assault before she was able to threaten him with a knife and ultimately run away from his house after a neighbor created a distraction.

Sean "Diddy" Combs' legal team has now reviewed videos of the embattled hip-hop mogul's so-called "freak offs" at the heart of prosecutors' case against him and are now claiming the footage shows no evidence of criminal activity.

The lawsuit, which also names Nexstar, targets assertions from Courtney Burgess that he possesses videos depicting sexual encounters involving Combs and other celebrities.

Sean Combs has filed a defamation lawsuit against Courtney Burgess and lawyer Ariel Mitchell for fabricating false evidence of him being involved in sexual assaults. The lawsuit also targets Nexstar Media for broadcasting those claims without verifying their authenticity.