Two months ago a man named Courtney Burgess testified in front of a grand jury that he had seen video of Bad Boy Entertainment CEO, Sean 'Diddy' Combs, committing nonconsensual six acts on drunken celebrities [click here if you missed that].
This week Diddy filed a $50 million defamation of character lawsuit against Burgess and New Nation where he repeated his grand jury testimony on TV...
From Variety
Sean “Diddy” Combs has filed a $50 million defamation lawsuit against a man who publicly claimed to have videos depicting the mogul sixually assaulting inebriated celebrities and minors, which his lawyers say could negatively influence his upcoming trial.
The suit, filed today in New York, names Courtney Burgess, who was subpoenaed for grand jury testimony in Combs’ case; his attorney Ariel Mitchell; and Nexstar Media (which operates NewsNation). Combs’ lawyers outline their assertions and describe them as “outrageous lies,” stating that any explicit tapes they claim to possess do not exist.
“Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is taking a stand against the malicious falsehoods that have been fabricated and amplified by individuals seeking to profit at his expense,” said Erica Wolff, Combs’ attorney, in a statement shared with Variety. “These defendants have willfully fabricated and disseminated outrageous lies with reckless disregard for the truth. Their falsehoods have poisoned public perception and contaminated the jury pool. This complaint should serve as a warning that such intentional falsehoods, which undermine Mr. Combs’s right to a fair trial, will no longer be tolerated.”
Mitchell and NewsNation did not respond to Variety‘s request for comment.
No comments:
Post a Comment