- Sean “Diddy” Combs is in search of to throw out a civil lawsuit from Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones
- The music mogul claims that the aim of Jones’ swimsuit is to “generate media hype and exploit it to extract a settlement”
- In an announcement, Combs’ legal professional Erica Wolff claims that Jones lawsuit is “pure fiction”
Sean “Diddy” Combs is in search of to dismiss a civil lawsuit from Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones, a former producer and videographer who sued the music mogul for sexual assault, sexual harassment and drugging him.
Within the movement to dismiss, which was filed in federal court docket within the Southern District of New York on Monday, Aug. 26 and obtained by ipromiseyoumedia, Combs claims that the aim of Jones’ swimsuit is to “generate media hype and exploit it to extract a settlement.”
The “I am going to Be Lacking You” artist, 54, alleges that Jones’ grievance is “replete with legally meaningless allegations and blatant falsehoods.” Combs claims that the swimsuit is filled with “hyperbole and lurid theatrics” and it “fails to state a single viable declare” in opposition to the Unhealthy Boy Data founder and his enterprise associates who’re named as defendants.
Along with denying Jones’ allegations, Combs claims that Jones has tried to “promote his private model and revenue from publicity,” citing a video he posted on social media the place he was laughing as he mentioned his lawsuit in opposition to the rapper/producer.
Combs has requested the RICO declare in opposition to him be dismissed as a result of Jones hasn’t confirmed “a sample of racketeering exercise.” He’s additionally in search of a dismissal of the Trafficking Victims Safety Act (TVPA) declare as Jones’ “threats of power, fraud [or] coercion” allegations cannot be confirmed.
Combs can be requesting that the sexual assault allegation in opposition to him be dismissed “as a result of Jones fails to plead probably the most primary info, similar to the place and when any purported occasion of assault occurred or what allegedly transpired,” the lawsuit reads.
“Mr. Jones’s lawsuit is pure fiction — a shameless try and create media hype and extract a fast settlement. There was no RICO conspiracy and Mr. Jones was not threatened, groomed, assaulted, or trafficked. We stay up for proving – in a court docket of legislation – that each one of Mr. Jones’s claims are made-up and should be dismissed,” Combs’ legal professional Erica Wolff wrote in an announcement.
In an interview with Rolling Stone printed on Tuesday, Aug. 27, Jones spoke out concerning the lawsuit and the “powerful” affect it is had on his life — together with the “threats” he claims to have obtained and his have to have safety with him when he is performing.
“Due to this lawsuit, most individuals don’t need to come close to working with me for no matter causes, whether or not they’ve been in partnership with Puff or they need to simply sit again and see what occurs,” he claimed.
Jones additionally claims that he is been “blackballed” within the music trade, including: “I’ve had many nights and weeks and months of suicidal ideas. It’s the music that has saved me residing all my life.”
Reps for Jones haven’t but responded to ipromiseyoumedia’s request for remark.
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On Feb. 26, Jones sued Combs for $30 million in damages, claiming that the rapper beforehand sexually harassed, drugged and threatened him whereas he was working with the “Final Evening” performer on his current Love album from September 2022 to November 2023.
However Combs has confronted plenty of sexual assault allegations relationship again to November 2023, when he made headlines after his ex Casandra “Cassie” Ventura filed a bombshell lawsuit in opposition to him, claiming that he raped and intercourse trafficked her all through an abusive 10 years.
Simply someday after submitting, the lawsuit was resolved to each events’ “mutual satisfaction,” nonetheless, extra folks have come ahead since then, with some alleging Diddy of abuse, intercourse trafficking and gang rape.
In an announcement obtained by ipromiseyoumedia on Dec. 6, Combs addressed the claims saying: “ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. For the final couple of weeks, I’ve sat silently and watched folks attempt to assassinate my character, destroy my fame and my legacy. Sickening allegations have been made in opposition to me by people searching for a fast payday.”
In March 2024, Combs’ properties had been raided by federal brokers, which a Homeland Safety Investigations consultant instructed ipromiseyoumedia was “a part of an ongoing investigation.”
If you happen to or somebody you recognize has been sexually assaulted, please contact the Nationwide Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go to rainn.org.
