Report: UCLA coaches don't want to prosecute P. Diddy
Could the charges against P. Diddy be dropped?
There's a chance if UCLA coaches have their way, according to TMZ. The site says that UCLA coaches aren't inclined toward prosecution of the 45-year-old rapper. Diddy faces five charges after an incident with the coaching staff that involved a kettlebell Monday.
Sources directly connected with the team tell TMZ, the coaches are regretful the situation escalated to an arrest. They think Diddy is a jerk who they'd like to make persona non grata, but they don't want to make this a courtroom spectacle, largely because it would be bad for the team.
Diddy's son, Justin Combs, is a redshirt junior cornerback. Combs was reportedly pulled from a workout by UCLA's strength coach, Sal Alosi. Diddy then reportedly confronted Alosi after the workout and threatened another member of UCLA's staff with the kettlebell. A rep for Diddy said he was acting in self-defense.
We're told head coach Jim Mora does not want a criminal prosecution. The interns who were present and allegedly threatened could press the case, but if Mora is against it they would probably follow suit.
Law enforcement sources tell us ... the case will go to the L.A. County D.A. for felony review next week. The D.A. could prosecute even without victims ... there is a video, but that's problematic.
TMZ's report is similar to what former UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel said Tuesday. Neuheisel said on SiriusXM that he heard UCLA coaches wanted to "let this go" but when police arrived and saw the security footage, charges became a reality. Neuheisel's son, Jerry, is a quarterback for UCLA.
Neuheisel, who recruited Combs to UCLA, also said that Diddy didn't know who he was when Neuheisel led the two on a campus tour.
For more UCLA news, visit BruinSportsReport.com.
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Nick Bromberg is the assistant editor of Dr. Saturday on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at nickbromberg@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter!
