Since late 2023, Diddy has been sued a number of instances for alleged sexual assault. The first major lawsuit got here from Cassie, the singer and his former girlfriend, who accused Diddy of bodily and sexual assault. That lawsuit was settled the day after it was filed, with Diddy’s lawyer saying, “Mr. Combs’ resolution to settle the lawsuit doesn’t in any means undermine his flat-out denial of the claims.” Months later, CNN launched hotel surveillance footage that captured Diddy hitting, dragging, and bodily assaulting Cassie in 2016. Diddy posted an apology video with out mentioning her by identify, and Cassie thanked individuals for his or her help of her in a uncommon public assertion, saying, “My solely ask is that EVERYONE open your coronary heart to believing victims the primary time. It takes lots of coronary heart to inform the reality out of a scenario that you simply had been powerless in.”
Plenty of different individuals have since come ahead to sue Diddy. Final November, Joi Dickerson-Neal accused the producer of assault, battery, intercourse trafficking, and extra, whereas Liza Gardner claimed that Diddy and R&B singer Aaron Corridor sexually assaulted her and a buddy within the early Nineties. The following month, a Jane Doe alleged that Diddy, former Unhealthy Boy Leisure president Harve Pierre, and an unnamed third individual “intercourse trafficked and gang raped” her in 2003 when she was a 17-year-old highschool scholar. In February, music producer Rodney Jones Jr. mentioned that Diddy sexually assaulted and groomed him, along with different claims. Former mannequin Crystal McKinney additionally sued Diddy in Could for sexual assault, as did April Lampros, who alleged that Diddy sexually assaulted her on a number of events within the Nineties.
A number of extra lawsuits had been raised in opposition to Diddy this summer season. In July, Adria English, a former adult-film star, accused him of alleged intercourse trafficking, sexual assault, and different allegations. English claims Diddy employed her to work as a “go-go dancer” at a celebration in 2004, earlier than rehiring her for events with drugged drinks the place she was coerced into having intercourse with visitors. Final week, Dawn Richard additionally sued Diddy for sexual assault, battery, intercourse trafficking, abuse, and copyright infringement, starting within the early 2000s in the course of the actuality present Making the Band and on by 2011, two years after Danity Kane disbanded. In accordance with the lawsuit, Richard additionally witnessed Diddy abuse Cassie and different girls.
Diddy has repeatedly denied all allegations of sexual assault. “Let me be completely clear: I didn’t do any of the terrible issues being alleged. I’ll combat for my identify, my household and for the reality,” the rapper and mogul mentioned in December 2023. He did, nonetheless, acknowledge his culpability for bodily attacking Cassie in March 2016 after CNN released footage of that particular incident. “My habits on that video is inexcusable,” he mentioned. “I take full accountability for my actions in that video.” Diddy additionally stepped down as chairman of Revolt, which he co-founded in 2013, and sold his remaining shares within the media firm.
In case you or somebody has been affected by sexual assault, we encourage you to achieve out for help:
RAINN Nationwide Sexual Assault Hotline
http://rainn.org
1 800 656 HOPE (4673)
Disaster Textual content Line
SMS: Textual content “HELLO” or “HOLA” to 741-741
