In a brand new lawsuit, a girl has accused embattled rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs of drugging and sexually assaulting her in 2006 at a New York get together, the place she says she was “lured” by a radio station contest.
Latroya Grayson stated within the lawsuit she and her half-sibling had been flown to New York City from Oklahoma on Oct. 16, 2006, after her relative gained a visit for 2 to attend considered one of Combs’ events.
At the get together, the lady, who was 23 on the time, stated she felt sick and have become unconscious after she was served two premade drinks by waitresses, in line with the criticism filed Dec. 20 within the Southern District of New York.
She stated she wakened in a hospital with a ripped shirt, lacking underwear and footwear, and no recollection of how she acquired there, the criticism stated.
She stated her vagina harm for a few week, which she believed was from tough intercourse that she didn’t keep in mind, the go well with says. She stated she didn’t search medical remedy or report the incident to regulation enforcement out of concern, in line with the criticism.
Grayson stated within the go well with that she later acquired a name from an unknown girl with a New York quantity, allegedly threatening her to maintain quiet. The caller allegedly stated any makes an attempt to pursue something concerning the alleged assault “could be futile” as a result of Combs “was a celeb,” the criticism stated.
Grayson is suing Combs, in addition to others who she claims had been concerned within the occasion.
Other defendants embody Bad Boy Entertainment Holdings, which Combs based; Atlantic Records, which she stated facilitated the occasion; Mike Savas, a promoter for Atlantic on the time; Delta Airlines, which flew her to New York; KKJamz 105.3, the radio station that she stated held the competition; and the Roger Smith Hotel, the place she stayed.
Ten “John and Jane Does” are additionally listed as defendants, however the lawsuit says Grayson doesn’t but know who they’re.
The lawsuit — which accommodates pictures showing to indicate Grayson with different visitors on the get together — doesn’t point out any interplay with Combs.
In an announcement, Combs’ attorneys stated Grayson’s “allegations in opposition to him are pure fiction.”
“Ms. Grayson admits she has no reminiscence of the occasions alleged in her criticism, doesn’t know who was supposedly concerned, and has by no means spoken to Mr. Combs,” the assertion stated.
Combs is at present behind bars at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center in New York and is going through federal prison fees of racketeering, intercourse trafficking and different offenses. He has pleaded not responsible and his trial is scheduled for May 5.
His legal professionals added of their assertion that Combs “has by no means sexually assaulted anybody or engaged in intercourse trafficking.”
“As we’ve stated earlier than, Mr. Combs can not reply to each baseless lawsuit and lawyer-driven cash seize,” they stated. “He has religion within the judicial course of, during which truth will probably be separated from opportunistic fabrications like these.”
A Delta spokesperson stated the airline is “not conscious of and didn’t take part within the illegal actions alleged on this lawsuit.”
Atlantic Records, KKJAMZ 105.3, and Savas didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark Thursday. The Roger Smith Hotel was reportedly acquired by a timeshare firm in 2022.
In her lawsuit, Grayson stated she “felt betrayed” by Atlantic and the radio station as a result of they allegedly “failed to guard her regardless of creating, selling and financing a contest that lead [SIC] to her accidents and lured her to an unsafe place with out warning.”
The go well with accuses all of the defendants of allegedly utilizing deception, coercion, power and the specter of violence to “enrich themselves.”
“Although all Defendants might not have straight threatened, coerced, pressured or violently threatened Plaintiff, they financially benefitted [SIC] from the scheme,” the criticism stated.
The go well with was filed below the Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act. Under this regulation, victims have a two-year window ending in March 2025 to file older claims.
Diddy is going through multiple civil lawsuits of an identical nature. Lawyers for Combs have denied the allegations and misconduct.
