{"id":393461,"date":"2026-01-07T07:59:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T07:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/393461\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T07:59:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T07:59:09","slug":"mary-j-blige-lawsuit-filed-by-ex-friend-diddys-baby-mama-dismissed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/393461\/","title":{"rendered":"Mary J. Blige Lawsuit Filed by Ex-Friend\/Diddy&#8217;s Baby Mama Dismissed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260106_88dd2f1b8c5f4e5d973173eaab87049c\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:159e319a-27e5-42f5-ac75-16f0b25aa268\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/88dd2f1b8c5f4e5d973173eaab87049c_md.jpg\" alt=\"mary j blige and Misa Hylton getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/mary-j-blige\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mary J. Blige<\/a> can bank on at least a partial victory &#8230; now that the lawsuit filed by her former sidekick Misa Hylton has been dismissed in New York court!!!<\/p>\n<p>According to docs, obtained by TMZ Hip Hop, Blige and her legal squadron of Lisa Moore and Andrew Pequignot were granted the motion to dismiss <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/07\/29\/mary-j-blige-dismiss-lawsuit-misa-hylton-rapper-vado\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the suit<\/a> Hylton filed back in July 2025 &#8230; without prejudice.<\/p>\n<p>Which means, Hylton can still pursue sanctions against the megastar singer if she chooses, but her lack of movement &#8212; after Blige labeled the lawsuit &#8220;frivolous&#8221; &#8212; suggests there will be no more drama.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260106_862bc91cd0d4469d852e718f36b926c7\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:159e319a-27e5-42f5-ac75-16f0b25aa268\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/862bc91cd0d4469d852e718f36b926c7_md.jpg\" alt=\"misa hylton and mary j blige getty 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>The court took a sideswipe at Hylton for filing a lawsuit with inflammatory claims, only to abandon them when the pressure was on, and warned her legal team to heed the message &#8230; should they refile in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Hylton accused Blige of tampering with her record label&#8217;s affairs &#8212; including her top client, rapper Vado &#8212; but Blige fired back that Hylton was operating a phony company.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20251206_16d86861baaf44e9bbb483f345ea1234\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:159e319a-27e5-42f5-ac75-16f0b25aa268\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/16d86861baaf44e9bbb483f345ea1234_md.jpg\" alt=\"misa hylton p diddy justin combs sub getty swipe 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>The two were said to be friends for 30 years before the legal battle.<\/p>\n<p>Hylton, as you know, is a hip hop fashion icon and shares a son with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/p-diddy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Diddy<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mary J. 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