Diddy's Jane Doe Accuser is a Public Figure

Last month Sean 'Diddy' Combs was accused of flying a then 17-year old girl from Detroit to New York via private jet and assaulting her, along with his then Bad Boy Records president Harve Pierre, back in 2003 [click here if you missed that]. 

New filings in the case reveal that the unnamed accuser is a known public figure...

Diddy's lawyers say the woman suing him for sexual assault "has a public-facing identity" that could become obvious if a new legal brief isn't sealed from public view. https://t.co/XDGRRc2zVH pic.twitter.com/rnKnClZDS0

— Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) January 18, 2024

Many news outlets don't identify sexual assault victims, even if they are identified in court documents.

But the issue of anonymity has become a legal argument in this lawsuit because Diddy's lawyers oppose the plaintiff filing as Jane Doe. https://t.co/XDGRRc2zVH

— Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) January 18, 2024

From plaintiff’s lawyer Meredith Firetog:
“It is clear that Combs and Pierre’s only defense to these allegations will be to shame our client, cause her to be saddled with unwanted public attention about a horrific event in her youth, and will discourage her from pursuing… pic.twitter.com/16Xwv75dvx

— Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) January 18, 2024

It’s the lawyers being professional and CYAing over the fact that while their brief doesn’t name her, she’s well known enough that people will be able to figure out who she is from the details they included. They ultimately want her ID’d, but they’re treading lightly before the…

— Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) January 18, 2024