Sean “Diddy” Combs’ authorized crew has filed a movement to dismiss claims in a lawsuit accusing him of sexually assaulting a lady in 1991.
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More Details Regarding Diddy’s Reported Response To The Sexual Assault Lawsuit
According to AP News, Combs’ authorized crew filed the movement on Friday, April 26. The music mogul’s authorized crew is reportedly asserting that Diddy can’t be sued for explicit claims within the lawsuit as a result of “certain laws didn’t exist” when the incidents allegedly occurred in 1991.
Diddy’s authorized crew is reportedly asking for Joi Dickerson-Neal’s claims about “revenge porn and human trafficking” to be “dismissed with prejudice.”
CNN notes that Combs’ attorneys are persevering with to label Dickerson-Neal’s allegations “false, offensive, and salacious.” Additionally, Diddy’s attorneys are reportedly asking that “allegations against Combs’ company” be dismissed as nicely. To word, TMZ reviews that the request refers to Diddy’s firms, “Bad Boy Records or Bad Boy Entertainment.”
However, TMZ notes that Diddy’s crew has not filed to dismiss the primary “two counts” within the lawsuit. Those claims allege Combs inflicted “assault,” battery, and “intentional infliction of emotional distress” on the plaintiff.
More Details Regarding The Lawsuit & Allegations
As The Shade Room beforehand reported, Dickerson-Neal filed the go well with towards Combs in November 2023. Furthermore, the go well with was reportedly filed below New York’s Adult Survivors Act.
At the time, it was reported that Dickerson-Neal accused Diddy of sexually assaulting her after a date in 1991. Diddy allegedly gave the girl a drug. Then, allegedly sexually assaulted her at a music studio.
According to AP News, the girl accused Combs of recording the assault. Additionally, she alleged he shared the footage with mates.
In an preliminary response to the lawsuit, a spokesperson for the mogul reportedly denied the allegations. Additionally, they labeled the claims a “money grab.”
“This last-minute lawsuit is an example of how a well-intentioned law can be turned on its head. Ms. Dickerson’s 32-year-old story is made up and not credible. Mr. Combs never assaulted her, and she implicates companies that did not exist. This is purely a money grab and nothing more,” their assertion learn, per New York Post.
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