Former Danity Kane and Diddy – Soiled Cash member Daybreak Richard has accused fallen billionaire media mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexual assault, threats to her life, retaliation and never paying her for her work in a brand new lawsuit.
Richard’s 58-page grievance, filed Tuesday in New York, is no less than the eighth lawsuit in opposition to Combs since November of final yr that accuses the mogul of sexual violence and abuse.
The swimsuit says that Combs “flagrantly exploited Ms. Richard’s musical expertise as a singer and author whereas withholding her rightful earnings, stealing her copyrighted works, and subjecting her to years of inhumane working circumstances which included groping, assault, and false imprisonment, amongst different violations.”
In response to the lawsuit, he additionally often used name-calling and hostile rhetoric to demean Richard and different ladies, often held conferences with Richard whereas he was sporting solely underwear, and infrequently pressured Richard to strip right down to solely her underwear. Moreover, Richard mentioned that she and the band members had been usually denied meals and sleep and had been required to “document and rehearse for stretches of 36 to 48 hours with out breaks.”
Within the lawsuit, Richard claims she noticed Combs abuse his ex-girlfriend, singer Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, together with in 2009, when she says Combs threw a scorching pan with eggs in it at Ventura and shouted: “I’ve been asking you for my shit; I can’t stand you bitch, you by no means do it proper!”
Richard additionally alleges that she noticed Kim Porter, Combs’ former girlfriend and the mom of three of his kids, leaving his studio in tears with accidents to her face and lip in or round 2005.
On events when Richard stood up for herself, refused his sexual advances, didn’t carry out to Combs’ expectations, or inspired Ventura to go away the connection, Combs then moved to threaten or punish her, her lawsuit says.
Richard says that Combs often threatened to finish her life by telling her, “You need to die in the present day,” “I make n***** go lacking” and “I finish individuals.”
Richard’s lawsuit alleges that Combs retaliated by “denying her singing components in songs, eradicating her from songs, refusing to permit her to sing in performances, and turning her microphone off throughout 22 performances.”
“The extra Ms. Richard rebuffed his advances, the extra Mr. Combs’ retaliatory habits elevated,” the lawsuit claims.
Richard’s lawsuit describes an alleged incident in 2010 by which Combs’ bodyguard locked her in a automotive for over two hours after she stood as much as Combs.
She additionally accuses him of arranging for younger ladies and underage women to celebration, drink alcohol and eat medication with him and different celebrities across the time of the 2009 Soul Practice Awards.
“A lot of them appeared torpid or handed out whereas Mr. Combs and his visitors carried out sexual acts on them,” the grievance mentioned. “Mr. Combs repeatedly mentioned issues like ‘it is a buffet, take pleasure in yourselves; that is what we do, that is how we celebration.’”
In response to the grievance, Richard had feared for her life and profession if she got here ahead, however in current months felt impressed by Combs’ different accusers.
After Ventura filed a lawsuit in November accusing Combs of rape, forcing her to have “freak-offs” and abuse, different public accusations adopted, hitting the mogul’s enterprise ventures regardless of his denial of a number of of the claims in December.
Federal authorities raided Combs’ houses in March, reportedly as a part of a intercourse trafficking investigation. And, in Could, CNN launched a video of Combs bodily abusing Ventura in a resort hallway.
This week, Combs misplaced a $100 million sexual assault swimsuit in a default judgment that got here on account of his not responding.
Ventura’s lawsuit in opposition to Combs was promptly settled, and Danity Kane lead singer Aubrey O’Day echoed her claims in a put up on-line and in an announcement to Rolling Stone in November.
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O’Day instructed Rolling Stone that she hoped Ventura’s case would assist provoke extra discussions about what occurs behind the scenes within the music business.
“There may be much more to all of our tales!” she added.
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