Diddy Ordered to Pay $477K in Attorneys' Fees, Partial Win

Add another line to Diddy's prison tab. A judge ordered him to pay $477,700.50 in attorneys' fees to NBCUniversal, TMZ reports, after he lost a lawsuit over the documentary "Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy."

That is roughly half of what NBCUniversal originally sought. The company asked for $990,292 to cover its legal bill. The judge reduced the amount after finding that some charges were excessive, despite the hourly rates being reasonable for attorneys of that experience level.

For Diddy, getting a nearly $500,000 judgment cut in half is about as close to a win as you get in a case where you are on the hook for the other side's fees. His estimated net worth still sits in the hundreds of millions, but that number does not tell the whole story. His 2025 federal conviction and other legal troubles have taken a toll on his reputation and, presumably, his liquidity. And he is not exactly in a position to earn right now.

Diddy is currently serving a sentence at Fort Dix with a scheduled release in early 2028. He was recently moved to the special housing unit after reports surfaced about his extravagant lifestyle inside the facility. Even behind bars, legal bills follow.

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Asking for $990,000 and getting $477,000 is not a loss for NBCUniversal. It's a message. The initial demand set a high anchor, and the court still awarded nearly half a million dollars. That is a significant sum for a lawsuit that Diddy started and lost. The reduction says more about the billing than the merit of the case. For Diddy's team, pointing to the discount is a small piece of spin in a much larger pile of legal headaches.

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