In his formal response Diddy denies the allegations and argues that the lawsuit violates his constitutional rights...
From The Guardian
Sean Combs, the rapper and mogul known as Diddy, has filed a defence against allegations that he and two others sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl at a recording studio in 2003.
New paperwork filed on Tuesday, reported by Rolling Stone, wholly denied the allegations from the unnamed plaintiff, who is suing Combs, and called for the lawsuit to be dismissed. The documents state that Combs “never participated in, witnessed, or was or is presently aware of any misconduct, sexual or otherwise, relating to plaintiff in any circumstance whatsoever”. Combs has previously denied a range of sexual assault allegations against him, saying on X: “I did not do any of the awful things being alleged. I will fight for my name, my family and for the truth.”
Co-defendant Harve Pierre, president of Combs’ label Bad Boy Records, filed his own response to the lawsuit, claiming he “never participated in the sexual assault of the plaintiff nor did he ever witness anyone else sexually assaulting the plaintiff”.
The new documents from Combs also contest a photo that allegedly shows the unnamed plaintiff sitting on Combs’ lap, disputing “context, genuineness, and/or accuracy of the photographs”, and complain about the two decade gap between the alleged incident and the allegations: “Some or all evidence that otherwise would have been available if the action had been promptly commenced may be unavailable, lost, or compromised.” The case against Combs is being brought under the Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Law, which allows cases of this nature to be filed outside the usual statute of limitations. The new documents argue that using this New York state legislation violates Combs’ constitutional rights.
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