Sean “Diddy” Combs was formally served with an amended civil lawsuit, as dressmaker Bryana Bongolan pushes ahead with claims he assaulted her throughout a 2016 incident involving a Seventeenth-floor balcony and alleged bodily violence.
The revised grievance, filed October 14, was hand-delivered to the Metropolitan Detention Middle, the place the 55-year-old Hip-Hop mogul was being held on federal fees.
Bongolan’s legal professional, James Nikraftar, confirmed the supply throughout a Los Angeles court docket listening to on Thursday (October 30).
“The method server has given [the documents] to the jail. We simply need to get affirmation that he’s gotten it, however we expect he has them,” Nikraftar informed Decide Mark H. Epstein.
The lawsuit facilities on disturbing allegations that Diddy groped Bongolan after which dangled her over the balcony of Cassie Ventura’s high-rise house in September 2016.
Bongolan, a longtime pal of Ventura, claims the incident ended together with her being thrown into patio furnishings, leaving her with bodily accidents and lasting psychological trauma.
“I’ve evening terrors and paranoia and scream in my sleep,” Bongolan testified throughout Diddy’s felony trial earlier this yr.
The up to date submitting now consists of textual content messages between Ventura and Diddy’s former chief of workers, Kristina Khorram, dated September 30, 2016. Within the messages, Ventura described the alleged assault: “He got here into my home whereas my pals had been right here, and we had been all sleeping. They woke me up. He was ringing the bell loopy at 3 a m. And when he got here in, I went to my room, and he went to Bana and choked her, then dangled her toes off of the balcony.”
Diddy’s protection staff had earlier challenged the timeline, presenting lodge receipts and efficiency information exhibiting he was in New York and New Jersey from September 24 to 29, together with a live performance in Newark.
In response, Bongolan’s authorized staff adjusted the date of the alleged assault to “in or about September 2016” fairly than a selected day.
The lawsuit additionally names a number of company entities linked to Diddy, together with Dangerous Boy Information.
Decide Epstein scheduled a follow-up listening to for January 22 and emphasised the significance of making certain all events are appropriately served. “Let’s see if we will ensure that everyone seems to be served and responded by that point so we will begin setting dates,” he mentioned. “My suspicion is that by the point of trial, Mr. Combs will not be in jail. It’s simply taking that lengthy.”
Diddy was sentenced on October 3 to 4 years and two months in jail after being convicted on two felony counts associated to prostitution. He was lately transferred from the Brooklyn facility to FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey. His authorized staff is now working to fast-track his attraction, arguing that he could full his sentence earlier than the attraction is even heard.
Combs’ attorneys haven’t responded to the newest submitting. Nevertheless, in November 2023, his representatives issued an announcement denying Bongolan’s accusations: “Anybody has the correct to file a lawsuit, whatever the proof they might or could not have. Mr. Combs firmly denies these critical allegations and stays assured they may in the end be confirmed baseless.”
The case is considered one of a number of authorized battles Diddy is at the moment going through. Many had been paused throughout his felony trial however are actually transferring ahead following his conviction and incarceration.