The legal battles connected to Sean "Diddy" Combs continue stretching beyond the music mogul himself, with another courtroom dispute now unfolding between Cassie and Clayton Howard. Howard, a former male escort who has acknowledged participating in the so-called "freak-offs" and later testified during Combs' federal criminal trial, is now asking a judge to reject claims that he threatened the singer through a series of social media posts.

The disagreement comes as Howard pursues his own civil lawsuit against both Combs and Cassie, alleging he suffered physical and psychological harm during his involvement in the encounters, claims Cassie has denied.