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Cousins! Diddy is currently facing an all-new lawsuit where he’s being accused of trademark infringement and breach of contract for his 2023 hit single ‘Act Bad’
According to court documents obtained by Hot New Hip Hop a man named Charles Kenyatta Jr has come forward in a recently issued New York suit. The currently incarcerated inmate of Collins Correctional Facility claims that Diddy infringed upon his trademark of ‘Act Bad’ in releasing a track with the same name in 2023.
“Sean Combs made a song called ‘ACT BAD’ and wanted to [sell] Act Bad merchandise, a percentage of the net profits for recorded song and melody video, also a percentage of merchandise T-shirts, hats, etc,” reads the suit.
Charles has expressed that since he is currently incarcerated he couldn’t have signed a contract and that all surrounding paperwork should’ve been forwarded to his power of attorney.
“Secondly, it was another person’s name on the contract that had to be removed. The percentage was not of Plaintiff’s liking, there was no upfront or advance monetary and it was a bunch of miscellaneous things plaintiff wanted to remove off contract.”
Charles argues, “The defendant Sean Combs and John Doe had a scheme to illegally squeeze out Plaintiff Charles Kenyatta Jr. from the contract. Plaintiff’s lawyer told Defendant Sean Comb’s lawyer John Doe has no ownership of Act Bad and should not be on the contract.”
“A few weeks after that the defendant Sean Combs and John Doe were on stage performing the song ‘Act Bad’ together. After defendant Sean Combs and John Doe signed contract without Charles Kenyatta Jr.’s consent, the defendant Sean Combs use of trademark caused confusion as to the affiliation, connection.”
‘Act Bad’ was released in May 2023 featuring Diddy, The City Girls and Fabolous.
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