This document is a motion to quash filed by Warner Bros. Discovery in response to a subpoena issued by Sean Combs’ legal team. The subpoena demanded raw footage and outtakes from the CNN Presents: The Scandalous Rise and Fall of Sean “Diddy” Combs documentary. Warner Bros. argues that the subpoena should be quashed on multiple grounds, primarily invoking journalistic privilege, First Amendment protections, and undue burden. They emphasize that the outtakes are protected newsgathering materials and that forcing disclosure would undermine the editorial independence of journalists and chill investigative reporting, especially in cases involving high-profile figures like Combs.


Warner Bros. further contends that Combs has failed to meet the high bar necessary to overcome these legal protections. They argue that the subpoena is overly broad, not narrowly tailored, and lacks specificity about what exactly is being sought or why it's essential to Combs’ defense. They also highlight that much of the material is duplicative of what was already publicly aired, and that Combs can obtain the information he needs from other sources. Ultimately, Warner Bros. frames the subpoena as an attempt to use litigation to intimidate the press, stating that granting it would set a dangerous precedent for future cases involving media organizations.



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