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• Little Havana cigar maker says P. Diddy exposed trade secret 

Jump to full article: Miami (FL) Herald, 2003-09-16
Author: TERE FIGUERAS

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The artist formerly known as Puffy has a Little Havana cigar maker fuming.

The owners of Moore & Bode Cigars have filed a lawsuit against hip-hop mogul Sean Combs -- aka P. Diddy -- claiming he used footage of the shop's ''secret'' rolling techniques in a music video for the Bad Boys II soundtrack.

The suit, filed Sept. 4, names Combs, his label Bad Boys Entertainment and an unnamed cameraman who allegedly filmed the shop's tabaqueros as they crafted the stogies.

According to the lawsuit -- which asks for unspecified compensation -- a cameraman and film crew entered the Moore & Bode facilities on Calle Ocho in June while the owners were out.

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