Diddy Settles Random House Lawsuit
13 July 2005
P.Diddy has settled a lawsuit with publishers Random House Inc over an alleged unreturned $300 000 advance he accepted for his unwritten autobiography.
The publishing giants filed legal papers at New York's Supreme Court against the rapper - real name Sean Combs - in February, claiming he "simply kept money he never rightly earned".
In court papers filed at the time, the company said: "Sean Combs signed an agreement in 1998 to write his autobiography, which he agreed to complete and deliver to us in 1999.
However, in a statement released by Random House spokesman Stuart Applebaum yesterday (12 July) the company claim the matter has now been "amicably resolved".
Applebaum refused to reveal details of the settlement, including whether Diddy had repaid the advance in full, citing a confidential agreement between the two parties, but did reveal the publishers would not be releasing a book written by the hip-hop star.
Diddy's spokesman, Rob Shuter, has so far refused to comment on the settlement.