A$AP Rocky‘s attorney, Joe Tacopina, has claimed that he declined to represent Diddy due to his loyalty towards JAY-Z and Roc Nation.
Sitting down with The Breakfast Club to discuss Rocky’s not guilty verdict, the acclaimed attorney also discussed Diddy’s pending sex trafficking trial.
Tacopina said: “I was asked to take a look at the case, that’s another case I said I was not interested in.”
He then revealed the reason was because he is close to JAY-Z: “I represent Roc Nation; a lot of people in Roc I’m very close with. Jay and [Roc Nation president] Desiree Perez, who’s the most amazing, like bomb of a boss. Jay is amazing. You know, Jay Brown, all those people are just, like, they really are special, special people. That’s sort of family to me and I don’t think they see eye-to-eye with P. Diddy.”
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Tacopina also dismissed the idea that JAY-Z and Diddy were close: “Everyone wants a picture with P. Diddy, at one time or another, when they went to a party.”
Attorney Joe Tacopina says he was asked to look at the Diddy case but he declined because he considers Roc Nation family and Jay & Diddy did not see eye to eye‼️ pic.twitter.com/vOZ5Ukdpwy
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Tacopina, who’s past clients include Donald Trump, Michael Jackson and Alex Rodriguez, was a staple by A$AP Rocky’s side during his shooting trial.
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Speaking to Extra after the trial’s conclusion, he revealed Rocky and his girlfriend Rihanna‘s reaction to the verdict coming back in their favor.
He said: “They grabbed me and they said, ‘Listen, our next baby is A$AP Joe.’”
Tacopina said he replied by telling Rocky and RiRi, who have two children together: “I’m gonna hold you to that.”
The 58-year-old also revealed what the Harlem rapper said to him moments before the verdict was read out: “He didn’t know if he was going to go home and see his two babies that night or start a decade-long prison sentence literally that day.
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“He grabbed me and he said, ‘Joe, I just want you to know, I know how hard you fought here. I know everything you’ve done, and I just appreciate you so much. We’re in this together, no matter what, and I love you.’”
Tacopina added: “That’s something that is rare. It’s obviously a very serious moment for him, and he has the wherewithal and the thought to think, ‘Let me thank this guy.’ It was special that he did that.”
