Tri Star Sports & Entertainment Group â€Â" the celebrity management firm that previously came under fire for its alleged involvement in Britney Spears' conservatorship battle â€Â" has a connection to the Sean 'Diddy' Combs saga, THR has revealed.
The company's founder, president and CEO is none other than Spears' former business manager, Lou M. Taylor, who she accused of playing a key role in the conservatorship's implementation in 2008.
Taylor also managed Combs, who she proudly confirmed was among her A-list clientele in a 2019 interview.
Taylor revealed that her working relationship with Combs dates back to the early 1990s. It's unclear whether or not Combs is still being represented by Tri Star.
Spears has also previously called out Tri Star services director Robin Greenhill, who was recently mentioned in a civil lawsuit against Diddy by producer Rodney 'Lil Rod' Jones.
Tri Star Sports & Entertainment Group â€Â" the celebrity management firm that previously came under fire for its alleged involvement in Britney Spears ' conservatorship battle â€Â" has a connection to the Sean ' Diddy ' Combs saga, THR has revealed; Spears and Combs seen in 2007
A bombshell 2021 report by The New York Times claimed that Greenhill was in control of Spears' credit cards, medications and that Tri Star had allegedly used Spears' own money to hire a security team to surveil her during her conservatorship.
Spears referred to Greenhill as Taylor's 'weird-a** lackey' in her 2023 memoir and accused the pair, along with her own father Jamie Spears, of ' bullying' her.
It was also previously reported by The Los Angeles Times that Spears' legal team was investigating the alleged $18million that Tri Star obtained from her estate over the span of the conservatorship, which was terminated by a judge in November 2021 after 13 years.
Tri Star, Taylor and Greenhill have all denied the allegations and have insisted that Spears' conservatorship was put forth by 'recommendation of legal counsel, not Tri Star, and approved by the Court for more than 12 years.'
Greenhill's name was back in the press this year after Rodney 'Lil Rod' Jones filed a $30million lawsuit against Diddy, who he accused of groping and possible drug-induced rape.
The suit was filed just weeks before two of Combs' homes were raided by federa l agents amid a sex trafficking probe and mounting sexual assault lawsuits.
In the court filing, Jones claimed he was ordered to recruit prostitutes and have sex with them for the star's pleasure, and has hundreds of hours of video documenting Combs's 'serious illegal activity.'
He then accused Greenhill of being one of several individuals who helped make Diddy's alleged misconduct possible, as per THR.
'Robin Greenhill, the accountant, [who] would ensure the wiring, funds transfer, or cash payments to sex workers,' he claimed in the court filing.
Combs denied all allegations of wrongdoing and filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit in August, calling it 'salacious' and an at tempt to 'exploit' the star for money.
Weeks later, Combs was arrested on sex trafficking charges and is currently awaiting trial at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center in New York City.
Tri Star was not named in the disgraced rapper's September 17 indictment.
Tri Star's founder, president and CEO is none other than Spears' former business manager, Lou M. Taylor; Taylor seen in 2018
Spears accused Taylor of playing a key role in her conservatorship's implementation in 2008; Spears seen in 2018ÂÂ
Combs has been accused of arranging 'Freak Offs,' described as 'elaborate and produced sex performances' arranged and directed by Combs while he masturbated and often recorded them.
His indictment stated that some 'Freak Offs' would last for days, requiring Combs and victims to receive I V fluids to recover from the exertion and drug use.
He has pleaded not guilty to charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution.
On Wednesday, Combs' attorney Marc Agnifilio responded to claims by federal agents that they confiscated '1,000 bottles' of baby oil and lubricant from Combs' homes in Miami and Los Angeles, as part of a raid linked to a probe into his alleged sex trafficking empire.
'I don't think it was 1,000. I think it was a lot. I mean, there is a Costco right down the street. I think Americans buy in bulk, as we know,' Agnifilo told The New York Post.ÂÂ
'And you know these are consensual adults doing what consensual adults do, you know, we can't get so puritanical in this country to think that somehow sex is a bad thing because if it was there would be no more people.'
The attorney had been visiting Combs, 54, at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center where he is incarcerated pending trial.
'And you know these are consensual adults doing what consensual adults do, you know, we can't get so puritanical in this country to think that somehow sex is a bad thing because if it was there would be no more people.'
The attorney had been visiting Combs, 54, at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center where he is incarcerated pending trial.
Taylor has also managed Combs, who she proudly confirmed was among her A-list clientele in a 2019 interview; Spears and Combs seen in 2007
Spears with Combs at The Hard Rock in Las Vegas in 2007 with rapper 50 Cent and Paris Hilton
Combs' arrest came 10 months after allegations of sexual and other abuse against the music mogul, and an a nnouncement from prosecutors that he was being investigated for sex trafficking.
The allegations began with a lawsuit by Combs' ex Cassie Ventura which claimed she was beaten and raped by the star.
The suit was settled the day after it became public, but Combs has since been dogged by other claims.
The indictment against him also alleges he coerced and abused women for years while using blackmail and shocking acts of violence to keep his victims in line.
It refers obliquely to an attack on his former girlfriend, Cassie, that was captured on video.
Prosecutors wanted him jailed. His attorneys proposed that he be released on a $50 million bond to home detention with electronic monitoring. U.S. Magistrate Judge Robyn Tarnofsky sided with the government.
Like many aging hip-hop figures, Bad B oy Records founder Combs had established a gentler public image.
The father of seven was a respected businessman whose annual Hamptons 'White Party' was once a must-have invitation for the jet-setting elite.
But prosecutors said he facilitated his crimes using the same companies, people and methods that vaulted him to power.
Spears has also previously called out Tri Star services director Robin Greenhill, who was recently mentioned in a civil lawsuit against Diddy by producer Rodney 'Lil Rod' Jones; (L-R) Brian Kelley, Robin Greenhill, Tyler Hubbard and Lou Taylor seen in 2018
Greenhill's name was back in the press this year after Rodney 'Lil Rod' Jones filed a $30million lawsuit against Diddy, who he accused groping and possible drug-induced rape; seen in 2019ÂÂ
Combs was arrested on sex trafficking charges and is currently a waiting trial at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center in New York City. Tri Star was not named in the disgraced rapper's September 17 indictment; seen in November 2023
They said they would prove the charges with financial and travel records, electronic communications and videos of the 'Freak Offs.'
In March, authorities raided Combs' Los Angeles and Florida homes, seizing drugs, videos and more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant, prosecutors said.
They said agents also seized guns and ammunition, including three AR-15s with defaced serial numbers.
A conviction on every charge would require a mandatory 15 years in prison with the possibility of a life sentence.
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