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Amid Diddy Controversy, Is It Time for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to Head Back Across the Pond?

The Duke of Sussex was surprisingly and recently named in a new lawsuit involving one of hip-hop's most controversial figures. Here's what we know so far.

As Diddyโ€™s shocking home raids, numerous lawsuits and legal issues continue to play out in the court of public opinion, thereโ€™s one surprising name thatโ€™s now been thrown into the chaos: Prince Harry.

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The Duke of Sussex was reportedly named in court documents associated with the most recent lawsuit lobbed against Diddy by one of his former producers Rodney โ€œLil Rodโ€ Jones. While Rodney did not accuse Harry of any wrongdoing specifically, he was mentioned as an example of the level of celebrity Diddyโ€”and subsequently those who were โ€œparticipating in and facilitating Combsโ€™ sex trafficking ventureโ€โ€”would have access to in return for their cooperation.

โ€œMr Combs was known for throwing the โ€˜bestโ€™ parties. Affiliation with, and or sponsorship of Mr Combsโ€™ sex-trafficking parties garnered legitimacy and access to celebrities such as famous athletes, political figures, artists, musicians and international dignitaries like British royal, Prince Harry,โ€ statedย Rodney in documents obtained by The Daily Beast.ย 

As previously reported by The Root, Jones is accusing Diddy of sexual harassment, threatening and drugging him and โ€œengaging in serious illegal activity.โ€

While the extent of Prince Harry and Diddyโ€™s relationship is unknown, itโ€™s well known that both he and his brother Prince William met the Bad Boy producer and the rapper formerly known as Kanye West back in 2007. The four of them were pictured together at an after-concert party they hosted following their โ€œConcert for Dianaโ€ at Wembley Stadium, to celebrate the life of their mother, Princess Diana.

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Aside from that, just the mere mention of Prince Harryโ€™s name in association with someone like Diddy amid all the current royal family drama and Harry and Meghanโ€™s own litany of arguable issues isnโ€™t a good look. Then, when you consider Spotify dropping Meghan Markleโ€™s podcast โ€œArchetypesโ€ and their overall deal in general getting axed (to be fair, โ€œArchetypesโ€ did find a new home in Lemonade Media where sheโ€™s set to launch an additional new show); Prince Harryโ€™s book โ€œSpareโ€ becoming a best-seller and causing a deeper divide both socially and with members of his own family; the coupleโ€™s un-lucrative $100 million deal with Netflix that allegedly hasnโ€™t seen that big of a return on investmentโ€”it may be time for Harry and Meghan to consider if itโ€™s time to go back to London and revamp their plans three, five and 10-year business and life plan.

The name drop of Harry in association with Diddy comes less than 24 hours after Combsโ€™ homes in Los Angeles and Miami were both raided by Homeland Security agents. Though the specifics of the raids remain unclear, they are both allegedly connected to a federal sex trafficking investigation.

In a statement released by the Department of Homeland Security, it explained: โ€œHomeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York executed law enforcement actions as part of an ongoing investigation, with assistance from HSI Los Angeles, HSI Miami, and our local law enforcement partners. We will provide further information as it becomes available.โ€™โ€™

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