Trigger warning: This article contains descriptions of sexual assault and rape.
Just when you read about the new lawsuit Diddy was recently named in, you forget that he’s been mentioned in several others, including the one where he, former Bad Boy President Harve Pierre, and a third unidentified man are being accused of trafficking and raping a 17-year-old girl back in 2003 at a Manhattan recording studio.
The woman making the allegations has filed as a Jane Doe, keeping her identity anonymous up to this point. But in a new filing, a judge recently ruled that Doe must include her real name in the lawsuit if the case proceeds, according to TMZ.
Why you ask? The court decided that Doe did not have enough “support” to hide her true identity. So as a result, if she wants to continue it, everyone will know her name.
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Remember those gang rape allegations that came out in December 2023? The hip-hop mogul has finally filed his first official response to the claims that he, former Bad Boy President Harve Pierre, and a third unidentified man trafficked and sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl back in 2003 at a Manhattan recording studio.
According to Rolling Stone, Sean Combs filled an 11-page response in the Southern District of New York, where he says he, “never participated in, witnessed, or was or is presently aware of any misconduct, sexual or otherwise, relating to plaintiff in any circumstance whatsoever.”
Diddy also questions the timing of the lawsuit, as it’s been more than 20 years since the alleged incident happened, which he claims would affect his ability to argue his innocence and find proper evidence.
The Bad Boy Records founder also discussed a photo that was included in Jane Doe’s original lawsuit, which allegedly shows the victim sitting on Diddy’s lap inside his house. Combs took issue with its inclusion as he disputed the context and “genuineness” of the photo.
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“Allowing this action to proceed violates the defendant’s rights under the U.S. Constitution and the New York State Constitution,” the answer from Combs’ legal team, which recently added two new high-profile female lawyers, states.
Pierre, also named as a co-defendant in the case, filed his own answer Tuesday saying he “never participated in the sexual assault of the plaintiff nor did he ever witness anyone else sexually assaulting the plaintiff.” Combs’ company, Bad Boy Entertainment, responded with a motion to dismiss, arguing that any language expanding the scope of the GMVA to corporate defendants wasn’t added until 2022, and “there is no basis to find that this amendment operates retroactively.”
In her original December 2023 lawsuit, Doe claims that she “suffered monetary damages, physical injury, pain and suffering, and serious psychological and emotional distress, entitling her to an award of compensatory and punitive damages.”
She specifically detailed how she met Harve at a Detroit-area lounge back in 2003 and was told that he would fly her out to meet Diddy in New York City. After arriving, she went to Diddy’s recording studio along with Harve and the unidentified third man.
Doe claims that she was an abundant amount of drugs and alcohol and through the night all three of the men would group and hit on her inappropriately. She claimed that each man took turns raping her in the bathroom.