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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Dee-Ann Durbin

Sean "Diddy" Combs sues Diageo, saying it neglected his vodka and tequila brands

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Sean “Diddy” Combs has accused alcohol giant Diageo of racial discrimination in a new lawsuit, which claims the spirits company neglected his DeLeón tequila brand in favour of George Clooney’s Casamigos.

In the lawsuit, which was filed in New York on Wednesday (30 May), attorneys for the American rapper’s Combs Wines and Spirits alleged that the London-based liquor company had “typecast” DeLeón tequila as a “Black brand” and marketed it to only “urban” customers.

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