Diddy confronted one other authorized defeat when a decide rejected his request to dismiss Jonathan Hay’s sexual assault lawsuit.
Diddy misplaced one other authorized battle when a decide rejected his try to dismiss Jonathan Hay’s salacious sexual assault lawsuit.
Choose Michael E. Whitaker dominated in opposition to the music mogul’s movement, clearing the way in which for the case to proceed to trial.
Diddy had argued that Hay did not state enough info to assist his claims, however the court docket disagreed fully.
Hay, a music producer, got here ahead late final yr and revealed he was the “John Doe” who initially filed the lawsuit after Diddy’s legal trial wrapped.
The producer claims he confronted a number of disturbing incidents with the rapper, together with being compelled to carry out oral intercourse on him.
Hay expressed the trauma of the alleged violations, stating he was “violently violated and humiliated” in methods he’ll by no means get better from.
In keeping with court docket paperwork, Hay alleges that in a 2020 studio session, Diddy uncovered himself and demanded that Hay contact and carry out intercourse acts on him.
When Hay tried to show away, Diddy allegedly pushed himself towards Hay’s face and instructed him to “suck it.” The alleged assault solely stopped when a loud buzz interrupted the second.
These allegations paint an image of repeated sexual misconduct that Diddy has persistently denied by way of his authorized staff.
The imprisoned mogul’s lawyer, Jonathan Davis, launched an announcement saying the rapper “categorically denies as false and defamatory all claims that he sexually abused anybody.” Davis added that Combs seems ahead to vindicating himself in court docket based mostly on admissible proof somewhat than hypothesis.
The decide’s choice means Hay’s case will transfer ahead, becoming a member of a rising record of lots of of civil lawsuits in opposition to the incarcerated music govt.
Diddy is presently serving a 50-month sentence at Fort Dix Federal Correctional Establishment in New Jersey after his July 2025 conviction on fees of transportation to have interaction in prostitution.
He was accepted right into a drug-abuse rehabilitation program and is scheduled for early launch on April 25, 2028.
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