Singer Dawn Richard Sues Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs For Alleged Sexual Assault, Sadistic Behavior
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In a bombshell lawsuit, Richard alleged that she also saw evidence that the rap mogul abused exes Cassie Ventura and Kim Porter.
Former Danity Kane and Diddy – Dirty Money member Dawn Richard has accused fallen billionaire media mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexual assault, threats to her life, retaliation and not paying her for her work in a new lawsuit.
Richard’s 58-page complaint, filed Tuesday in New York, is at least the eighth lawsuit against Combs since November of last year that accuses the mogul of sexual violence and abuse.
The suit says that Combs “flagrantly exploited Ms. Richard’s musical talent as a singer and writer while withholding her rightful earnings, stealing her copyrighted works, and subjecting her to years of inhumane working conditions which included groping, assault, and false imprisonment, among other violations.”
According to the lawsuit, he also frequently used name-calling and hostile rhetoric to demean Richard and other women, frequently held meetings with Richard while he was wearing only underwear, and often forced Richard to strip down to only her underwear. Additionally, Richard said that she and the band members were often denied food and sleep and had been required to “record and rehearse for stretches of 36 to 48 hours without breaks.”
In the lawsuit, Richard claims she saw Combs abuse his ex-girlfriend, singer Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, including in 2009, when she says Combs threw a hot pan with eggs in it at Ventura and shouted: “I’ve been asking you for my shit; I can’t stand you bitch, you never do it right!”