Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs in Atlanta in August 2023.Photo:Paras Griffin/Getty
Paras Griffin/Getty
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combsis challenging claims that he gang raped a 17-year-old girl at his Manhattan recording studio in 2003.
“[Combs] never participated in, witnessed, or was or is presently aware of any misconduct, sexual or otherwise, relating to plaintiff in any circumstance whatsoever,” the filing reads.
The “Last Night” rapper, 54, also took issue with the photographs included in her complaint — and the timing of the lawsuit.
“The context, genuineness, and/or accuracy of the photographs are disputed,” the filing reads. “Plaintiff’s decision to wait more than two decades to file her complaint has prejudiced [Combs], as he has lost the ability to defend himself fully and fairly in this action.”
Adding, “For example, some or all evidence that otherwise would have been available if the action had been promptly commenced may be unavailable, lost, or compromised.”
Combs is seeking for the lawsuit to be barred because the Victims Gender-Motivated Violence Act is “unconstitutional on its face, both substantively and procedurally,” according to the filing.
PEOPLE has reached out to Diddy’s rep for comment.
Sean Diddy Combs and Harve Pierre.John Shearer/Getty; Johnny Nunez/WireImage
John Shearer/Getty; Johnny Nunez/WireImage
Once she arrived, she alleged she was given drugs and alcohol before being “viciously gang raped” “one after the other,” the lawsuit claimed.
Combs issued a blanket denial of the allegations in a statement to PEOPLE in December.
“ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. For the last couple of weeks, I have sat silently and watched people try to assassinate my character, destroy my reputation and my legacy," he said.
Additionally, Diddy andCasandra “Cassie” Venturareached a settlementjust one day after the singer filed a lawsuit against him for allegations ofrape, sex trafficking and domestic violencein November.
source: people.com
