Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs denies gang rape allegations in court papers

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Diddy – has denied the gang rape allegations made against him in new court papers.The American rapper faced several sexual assault allegations towards the end of last year, including an allegation that he took part in a “gang rape” of a girl who was aged 17 at the time.Along with Diddy, the allegation also targets Harve Pierre – the president of Combs’ company Bad Boy Entertainment – and a third unnamed person, claiming that they are responsible for sex trafficking and gang raping the unnamed teenager.

Pierre has since denied the claims.The teenager is referred to as Jane Doe in the lawsuit, and it alleges that both the rapper and Pierre convinced her to take a private jet to Diddy’s New York City recording studio.

Once there, she claims, she was given drugs and alcohol before being “gang raped”.Now, in court papers filed yesterday (February 20), Diddy denied the accusations and questioned both the timing of the lawsuit and the legitimacy of the photographs included in the suit.In a response filed in the Southern District of New York, the rapper’s lawyers said that he “never participated in, witnessed, or was or is presently aware of any misconduct, sexual or otherwise, relating to plaintiff in any circumstance whatsoever” (per BBC).Diddy’s lawyers also added that the “Plaintiff’s decision to wait more than two decades to file her complaint has prejudiced defendant, as he has lost the ability to defend himself fully and fairly in this action.

For example, some or all evidence that otherwise would have been available if the action had been promptly commenced may be unavailable, lost, or compromised,” (per Rolling Stone).Pierre – who is named as a co-defendent in the case – also filed his own response to the lawsuit on.