‘Diddy’ Combs Accuses Sean John Brand Owner of False Endorsement

Sean Combs—the rapper and entrepreneur better known as Diddy—sued the majority owner of Sean John in Manhattan federal court Thursday, accusing the fashion company he created of falsely attributing a quote to him in advertising a new clothing line.

Combs launched the Sean John brand in 1998. Global Brands Group bought a majority stake in it in 2016.

The complaint says GBG Sean John LLC collaborated with women’s clothing retailer Missguided to create the “Sean John x Missguided” collection. Combs says he never approved or endorsed the collaboration, and didn’t give the companies the right to use his name or ...