{"id":208118,"date":"2025-04-29T09:21:24","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T16:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/?p=208118"},"modified":"2025-04-30T06:19:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T13:19:15","slug":"sean-diddy-combs-attempting-to-hire-joe-tacopina-will-he-save-jay-z-and-bury-diddy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/2025\/04\/29\/sean-diddy-combs-attempting-to-hire-joe-tacopina-will-he-save-jay-z-and-bury-diddy\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean &#8216;Diddy&#8217; Combs Attempting to Hire Joe Tacopina &#8211; Will He Save Jay-Z and Bury Diddy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_208119\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-208119\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-208119\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/joe_tacopina-sean-diddy-combs-court-room-sketch.jpeg\" alt=\"Inset, Sean 'Diddy' Combs and rumored new attorney, Joe Tacopina. Background, Sean 'Diddy' Combs court sketch.\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/joe_tacopina-sean-diddy-combs-court-room-sketch.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/joe_tacopina-sean-diddy-combs-court-room-sketch-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/joe_tacopina-sean-diddy-combs-court-room-sketch-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-208119\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Inset, Sean &#8216;Diddy&#8217; Combs and rumored new attorney, Joe Tacopina, appearing to be showing off his new lip fillers. Background, Sean &#8216;Diddy&#8217; Combs court sketch.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <strong>Daily Mail<\/strong> is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-14657091\/sean-diddy-combs-celebrity-lawyer-joe-tacopina-trial-asap-rocky.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reporting<\/a> that <strong>Sean &#8216;Diddy&#8217; Combs<\/strong> is considering hiring <strong>attorney Joe Tacopina<\/strong>, but is balking at the <strong>$2400 an hour<\/strong> fee. The outlet wrote that &#8220;Tacopina&#8217;s hourly rate is among the highest in New York, where he is based, but he claimed in a recent interview that for that <strong>his clients get &#8216;blood&#8217; from him<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>&#8220;Clients Get &#8216;Blood&#8217; From Him&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Diddy<\/strong> may feel his current attorneys <strong>aren&#8217;t doing enough<\/strong>. As we&#8217;ve previously reported,<strong> Diddy&#8217;s attorneys<\/strong> have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/2024\/12\/11\/tony-buzbee-alleges-investigators-linked-to-jay-z-and-diddy-are-offering-to-pay-clients-to-sue-him\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accused<\/a> of <strong>witness intimidation and\u00a0<\/strong><b>harassment<\/b>, <strong>barratry<\/strong>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/2025\/04\/25\/how-sean-diddy-combs-attorney-mark-geragos-keeps-getting-away-with-murder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">worse<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Insiders state that <strong>Tacopina<\/strong> joining the fray would be <strong>very dangerous<\/strong> to <strong>victims<\/strong>, <strong>witnesses<\/strong>, and <strong>court personnel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Diddy&#8217;s &#8216;Fixer&#8217; Attorneys<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Mark Geragos<\/strong> is alleged to have been <strong>Diddy&#8217;s &#8216;fixer&#8217; attorney<\/strong> since the early 2000&#8217;s, hiring now <strong>convicted-felon private investigator, Anthony Pellicano,<\/strong> to <strong>intimidate<\/strong>, <strong>threaten<\/strong>, and <strong>attack\u00a0victims<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Geragos<\/strong> is said to be credited by <strong>Diddy<\/strong> as keeping his victims silent for <strong>decades <\/strong>through<strong> violence and intimidation<\/strong>. Geragos&#8217; partner at his law firm <strong>Geragos &amp; Geragos,<\/strong> is none other than <strong>Ben Meiseles<\/strong>, son of famed <strong>entertainment attorney<\/strong> <strong>Kenneth Meiseles.<\/strong> Ben Meiseles was also <strong>Diddy&#8217;s assistant<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ben Meiseles<\/strong> and <strong>Mark Geragos<\/strong> were named by<strong> Trump Doral shooter<\/strong> <strong>Jonathan Oddi<\/strong>, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/2025\/03\/07\/diddy-rico-are-attorneys-involved-mark-geragos-teny-geragos-ben-meiseles-in-the-spotlight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">paying him<\/a> to not speak about <strong>Diddy&#8217;s blackmail sex videos<\/strong>, and <strong>Diddy drug trafficking<\/strong>\u00a0using his private jet.<\/p>\n<p>Many victims have complained that <strong>Geragos<\/strong> and his <strong>hired guns<\/strong> have kept their complaints quiet through <strong>force and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/2024\/11\/19\/sean-diddy-combs-private-investigators-are-allegedly-targeting-content-creators-is-mark-geragos-involved\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">intimidation<\/a><\/strong>, often with the help of <strong>corrupt law enforcement<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The recent <strong>avalanche of civil lawsuits,<\/strong> which followed the <strong>criminal indictments<\/strong> of <strong>Diddy<\/strong> by the <strong>Southern District of New York, <\/strong>are said to have opened the door to take down <strong>Diddy&#8217;s alleged criminal syndicate.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_206604\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-206604\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-206604\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mark-Geragos_Anthony-Pellicano_Sean-Diddy-Combs.jpg\" alt=\"Sean 'Diddy' Combs, Diddy attorney Mark Geragos, and disgraced ex-PI and convicted felon Anthony Pellicano.\" width=\"730\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mark-Geragos_Anthony-Pellicano_Sean-Diddy-Combs.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mark-Geragos_Anthony-Pellicano_Sean-Diddy-Combs-300x154.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-206604\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Sean &#8216;Diddy&#8217; Combs, Diddy attorney Mark Geragos, and disgraced ex-PI and convicted felon Anthony Pellicano.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Is Joe &#8216;Taco-Shell&#8217; Tacopina, Working for Jay-Z?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Diddy<\/strong> may feel <strong>Mark Geragos<\/strong> is getting soft and needs a new &#8216;<strong>enforcer,<\/strong>&#8216; like <strong>Joe Tacopina<\/strong>. With <strong>Anthony Pellicano<\/strong> under increased scrutiny for his alleged role in <strong>multiple murders<\/strong>, Geragos and company apparently need <strong>new muscle <\/strong>to<strong> silence victims and witnesses<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tacopina<\/strong> is known for representing rapper <strong>A$AP Rocky<\/strong>, <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong>, and <strong>Diddy associate<\/strong>, <strong>Meek Mill<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Some are speculating that <strong>Tacopina<\/strong> may be working for <strong>Jay-Z<\/strong>, to throw <strong>Diddy<\/strong> under the bus, or in this case, the <strong>runaway freight train<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jay-Z<\/strong> has fought fiercely to keep his name separate from <strong>Diddy<\/strong>, with his<strong> attorney Alex Spiro&#8217;s<\/strong> <strong>comical powerpoint presentation<\/strong> becoming the <strong>laughing stock of the internet <\/strong>back in December 2024.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_208123\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-208123\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-208123 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/alex-spiro-jay-z-diddy-powerpoint-presentation2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jay-Z attorney Alex Spiro's infamous powerpoint presentation attempting to distance Jay-Z from Sean 'Diddy' Combs.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/alex-spiro-jay-z-diddy-powerpoint-presentation2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/alex-spiro-jay-z-diddy-powerpoint-presentation2-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/alex-spiro-jay-z-diddy-powerpoint-presentation2-1024x555.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/alex-spiro-jay-z-diddy-powerpoint-presentation2-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/alex-spiro-jay-z-diddy-powerpoint-presentation2-1536x833.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/alex-spiro-jay-z-diddy-powerpoint-presentation2-2048x1111.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-208123\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Jay-Z attorney Alex Spiro&#8217;s infamous powerpoint presentation attempting to distance Jay-Z from Sean &#8216;Diddy&#8217; Combs. 12\/17\/2024.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Update 12:52 EST<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<h2><strong>&#8220;Jay-Z Sends Legal Help?&#8221;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Three weeks ago, popular YouTube personality <strong>Tisa Tells<\/strong> covered how <strong>Jay-Z<\/strong> may be sending &#8220;legal help&#8221; to his friend <strong>Diddy<\/strong>, through <strong>Joe Tacopina<\/strong>. Watch below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bBfdzcYGQx0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-metadata\"><em>BREAKING: Jay-Z\u2019s Power Lawyer, Joe Tacopina In Talks To Represent Diddy | So They\u2019re Friends Again?!? &#8211; Tisa Tells &#8211; 4\/4\/2025, YouTube.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em>This is part of an ongoing investigative series.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Have tips or info? 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