The beleaguered billionaire will still have to answer for claims of sex trafficking and sexual assault in the case that opened the floodgates of legal woes against the rap mogul.

The Diddy lawsuit filed by a producer who worked on the musician’s ‘The Love Album’ has been stripped back by the judge, but core sexual assault allegations will proceed. The producer’s lawyer says the ruling is a win,

Sean "Diddy" Combs scored a partial legal win Monday when a New York judge agreed to dismiss racketeering and breach of contract charges brought against him by music producer Rodney "Lil Rod" Jones.

A judge dismissed racketeering claims made against Sean “Diddy” Combs by producer Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones, but ruled other claims—including allegations of sex trafficking—could move forward, as the disgraced hip-hop mogul is less than two months away from standing trial on his sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges.

Combs filed to dismiss the case, and today, Judge J. Paul Oetken dismissed the RICO allegations, stating that “it should not be necessary to root around a 402-paragraph complaint to contrive novel arguments on Jones’s behalf.

Rodney 'Lil Rod' Jones' RICO, emotional distress and breach of contract allegations against Sean 'Diddy' Combs were dismissed by a Southern District of New York judge on Monday, March 24. However, the judge also ruled that some of the producer's claims against Combs can move forward.

A judge slammed Lil Rod's attorney Tyrone Blackburn for what he called "shocking" legal filings over Diddy, warning he could be sanctioned.

Diddy lands a courtroom win as a federal judge throws out RICO and emotional distress claims in the Lil Rod lawsuit.