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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs allegedly sexually assaulted teenager in Englewood NJ

Harry October 26, 2024

Hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs and R&B singer Aaron Hall allegedly took turns sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in a Bergen County apartment in 1990 after Jodeci member DeVanté Swing did nothing to stop it. It’s an amended version of the lawsuit recently filed in federal court in New Jersey.

Liza Gardner has sought more than $10 million in financial, physical and mental damages in a lawsuit filed in New Jersey District Court against Bad Boys Records founder Hall and Swing and their label, who were added as co-defendants on Oct. 8. Gardner alleges that she and her 15-year-old friend were lured into a sex trafficking scheme in which they were drugged, given alcohol, and brought to Hall’s Englewood home, where Gardner was raped. She was allegedly attacked by Combs the next day and strangled until she lost consciousness.

The explosive lawsuit, first filed in New York district court in 2023 and refiled and amended in New Jersey earlier this month, is part of mounting legal troubles for Combs, 54. “Diddy” or his previous stage name “Puff Daddy.”

The complicated rapper now faces more than a dozen civil lawsuits accusing him of sexual assault and rape. Five new accusers came forward last week The allegations date from 2000 to 2022. The latest allegations include a woman who claims she was 13 when she was attacked by Combs, then 30, at an MTV Video Music Awards party in 2020. and a celebrity personal trainer who accused Combs of sexually assaulting her during a 2022 awards show after-party.

The weekly lawsuits against Combs appear to be just the tip of the iceberg. Texas-based attorney Tony Buzbee said at a press conference earlier this month that he was making preparations. Case from 120 people He alleged sexual abuse and sexual assault. And those are just Buzbee’s customers; Tyrone Blackburn, a Brooklyn-based attorney, is representing Gardner in his legal filing.

Combs’ legal troubles follow him September arrest And hearing for prostitution, sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation. The rapper, who maintained his innocence throughout all legal applications and trials, is in custody under judicial control. Brooklyn detention center after being denied bail.

The criminal charges and lawsuits against Combs stem from the rapper’s ex-girlfriend and R&B singer Casandra Ventura, known professionally as Cassie. Accused Combs of rapesex trafficking and physical abuse. Combs and Ventura We agreed for an undisclosed amount a day after filing — although his willingness to step forward led to numerous other lawsuits.

Yonatan Jacobs, listed as Combs’ attorney in the Gardner case, did not immediately respond to a request for comment, with a message saying he was out of the office until Oct. 25. Sher Tremonte attorneys and Jacobs’ colleagues Michael Tremonte and Anna Estevao, each of whom has been linked to Combs in other legal filings, also did not immediately respond to requests.

However, Combs’ legal team has repeatedly shared the same response with USA TODAY regarding the lawsuits filed against him, stating that they have confidence in the facts, his legal defenses and the integrity of the judicial process.

“The truth will prevail in court: Mr. Combs has never sexually assaulted anyone, adult or minor, male or female.”

Hall, an Ohio resident, and Swing, of North Carolina, were served with the amended lawsuit on Oct. 23, according to court records, and their respective attorneys have not yet appeared for a hearing.

Englewood apartment where Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs allegedly raped a 16-year-old boy

Combs was known for hosting lavish, star-studded parties that investigators said led to frenzy, or sexual performances that he allegedly arranged and recorded to “satisfy his sexual desires.”

In the late summer/early fall of 1990, Gardner said he was invited from his home in North Carolina to New Jersey by fellow brothers Swing and Dalvin DeGrate, as well as Jodeci members (and brothers) K-Ci and JoJo. . The quartet signed with Uptown Records, produced by Combs, and a house in New Jersey was paid for by their label.

According to the lawsuit, after attending a music industry event in New York City and having dinner with Jodeci, Combs and Hall, Gardner said, she and her friend were provided with alcohol and marijuana, the girls were brought to Hall’s apartment in Englewood. At the time, Hall was part of the R&B group Guy, which found success in the late 1980s.

After being offered more alcohol, Gardner said she was physically forced to have sex with Combs. Gardner didn’t know it at the time, but according to the newly amended filing, Swing was in the room when the assault occurred and “did not take any steps to prevent the abuse from occurring.” Swing has been called Gardner’s “presumed protégé” because he was 21 and just a few months older than Combs at the time. He is accused of “aiding and abetting” sexual assault by treating his rape as if it were a “live pornographic film.”

Gardner said Combs was “shocked and traumatized” after she was done, and during the process of getting dressed, Hall “burst into the room, pinned her down” and forced her to have sex. Another friend later shared with Gardner that she, too, had sex with Combs and Hall and that the men “switched rooms” between the girls, according to the lawsuit.

According to the lawsuit, Combs allegedly went to the house where Gardner was staying in New Jersey the next day, became angry, attacked and strangled Gardner until he lost consciousness. Combs was allegedly looking for his friend, whom he feared would report the previous night’s assault, and asked Gardner where he was. When Gardner said he wasn’t sure, Combs allegedly strangled him, the lawsuit alleges, citing an affidavit written by a friend of Gardner’s.

The lawsuit includes a photograph of Gardner, Hall and their friend on the day of the alleged incident, with their face blurred, and also includes video clips from interviews Hall has conducted over the years; among them is an interview with VladTV, in which he confessed to Jodeci. “Puffy” watched her have sex.

A therapist stated that Gardner, whom he treated in 2014, disclosed the alleged rapes to him, and in his notes believed that Gardner was experiencing symptoms of anxiety, hypervigilance, panic attacks and depression, all symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. The lawsuit states that there are many physical and mental disorders, from physical pain to mental trauma and decreased enjoyment of life.

The lawsuit also names UMG Recordings, Universal Music Group and several unnamed parties.

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