Diddy Sued By Danity Kane’s Dawn Richard, Claims Sexual Abuse
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Sean “Diddy” Combs is getting sued, again. Dawn Richard of Danity Kane fame has accused the disgraced mogul of sexual and physical abuse—which Combs denies.
TMZ reports that Dawn Richard, who starred in the 2004 reality series Making The Band on MTV, has filed a lawsuit against Diddy accusing him sexual abuse, physical violence and heinous demands while she was part of his Bad Boy Records fold. Besides Danity Kane, was also part of Diddy – Dirty Money, a trio with Diddy and singer Kalenna Harper.
The accusations in Richard’s suit are aligned with the various lawsuits Diddy is already embroiled in along with the claims laid out by Cassie in her settled lawsuit—and the aforementioned singer is also mentioned by name as is the late Kim Porter, the Bad Boy founder’s ex-girlfriend and mother of three of his children.
Per TMZ:
The former Danity Kane member said during on-set auditions, Diddy called female contestants “fat,” “ugly,” “bitches” and “hoes.” She said Diddy had particular disdain for her because she was young and excited to work with such a famous person.
In 2005, the court docs say, Richard saw another of Diddy’s former girlfriends, Kim Porter, crying as she left a music studio with her face all banged up. It was then Richard says she realized Diddy was capable of violence and her life could be in danger.
A year later, Richard was present when Diddy was first introduced to Cassie, invading her space while transfixed on her in a predatory fashion, according to the docs. In 2009, she says she personally witnessed Diddy — high on drugs — throw Cassie against a wall, choke her and drag her up a flight of stairs in his L.A. home.
Richard says Diddy also hurled a scalding pan of eggs at Cassie while yelling, “I’ve been asking you for my s**t; I can’t stand you bitch, you never do it right!”
Along with more descriptions of Cassie being allegedly abused by Diddy, Richard also claims he touched her buttocks and breasts inappropriately, abused her mentally and threatened her and Diddy-Dirty Money’a Kalenna Harper after getting word that they urged the singer to leave him.
“Y’all bitches don’t get in my relationship,” allegedly said Diddy per the lawsuit, “Don’t tell my bitch [Cassie] what she need to be doing … Just make money and shut the f**k up … I end artists … I shelve careers … You could be missing … You bitches want to die today.”
Diddy, through his representatives, is denying the allegations, citing the lawsuit as a money grab by a former friend.
“Mr. Combs is shocked and disappointed by this lawsuit,” said Combs’ attorney, Erica Wolff, in a statement. “In an attempt to rewrite history, Dawn Richard has now manufactured a series of false claims all in the hopes of trying to get a pay day — conveniently timed to coincide with her album release and press tour. If Ms. Richard had such a negative experience with Making the Band and Danity Kane, she would not have chosen to continue working directly with Mr. Combs for Dirty Money, nor would she have returned for the Making the Band reboot in 2020 or agreed to be featured on The Love Album last year. It’s unfortunate that Ms. Richard has cast their 20-year friendship aside to try and get money from him, but Mr. Combs is confidently standing on truth and looks forward to proving that in court.”
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