Sean “Diddy” Combs.Photo:Steve Granitz/WireImage
Steve Granitz/WireImage
Sean “Diddy” Combsis speaking out for the first time to deny the mounting number of sexual assault claims he’s facing, as hisfourth accuser in less than three weeksfiles suit in New York.
In one, Combs was accused of drugging andraping a woman named Joi Dickerson-Nealwhile she was a Syracuse University student in 1991. In the other, a Jane Doe claimed Combs and singer-songwriter Aaron Hallraped her and a friendin New York City more than 30 years ago.
Harve Pierre and Sean “Diddy” Combs in Los Angeles in June 2017.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
“Let me be absolutely clear: I did not do any of the awful things being alleged,” Combs said in his statement. “I will fight for my name, my family and for the truth.”
“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,” the statement read. “Mr. Combs never assaulted her, and she implicates companies that did not exist. This is purely a money grab and nothing more.”
He also denied the claims put forth in the suit involving Hall, calling them “fabricated” and “nothing but a money grab.”
Sean “Diddy” Combs.Paras Griffin/Getty
Paras Griffin/Getty
Combs previously reached a settlement with Ventura, saying in a statement at the time: “We have decided to resolve this matter amicably. I wish Cassie and her family all the best. Love.”
In a statement of her own, Ventura said she’d “decided to resolve this matter amicably on terms that I have some level of control.”
On Nov. 28, Combsstepped down from his positionas chairman of Revolt, the music-focused television network he cofounded with Andy Schuon in 2013.
If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go torainn.org.
source: people.com
