By the court's deadline, Justin Combs and Cuba Gooding Jr. were released from Lil Rod's lawsuit after the court ruled that they were not properly served. The dismissal of Justin Combs and Cuba Gooding Jr. from the legal dispute involving Diddy was due to missed service deadlines and procedural errors. Lil Rod, whose real name is Rodney Jones, had accused Cuba Gooding Jr. of sexually assaulting him on Diddy's rented yacht in January 2023. The allegations involved inappropriate touching without consent, which stopped only after physical intervention. An amendment to the lawsuit added Cuba Gooding Jr. later on. In the case of Justin Combs, Lil Rod claimed his involvement in a sex trafficking operation and a shooting at Chalice Recording Studios in Los Angeles, alleging that Diddy instructed him to lie to the authorities to protect his son. Lil Rod insinuated that either Diddy or Justin Combs could have been responsible for the incident. The claims against both individuals were dismissed when Lil Rod's lawyer, Tyrone Blackburn, failed to serve them by the court-ordered deadline of November 8, 2024. Blackburn's attempts to serve the defendants were flawed as he provided the wrong address for Justin Combs initially and failed to effectively serve Cuba Gooding Jr. in Florida as claimed, though the actor was reportedly in New York or Florida. The court ruled that Blackburn did not demonstrate "good cause" for the delays and denied his proposal to serve the defendants through newspaper ads. The claims were dismissed without prejudice, leaving open the possibility for Lil Rod to refile if proper service is done in the future. The broader civil lawsuit against Diddy includes allegations of sexual assault, harassment, drug use, and threats during the making of Diddy's Love Album. While the civil RICO charges were dropped in March, other claims, including sexual assault, are progressing. Lil Rod might also be asked to testify in Diddy's federal criminal case centered on sex trafficking and racketeering, which commenced on Monday, May 5.