Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of drugging, rape, filming woman in 1991 after Cassie lawsuit settlement

Rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs is facing another legal dispute. Following the resolution of a lawsuit with his ex-partner, singer Casandra Ventura, Diddy has now been accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 1991, and purportedly recording the incident.

The case was filed at Manhattan Supreme Court on November 23. The charges are filed by a woman who identifies as Joi Dickerson-Neal.

As per the lawsuit, following a dinner date at Wells Restaurant in Harlem, Combs allegedly sexually assaulted Joi Dickerson-Neal, a former Syracuse University student.

A representative for Diddy's team has refuted these claims, calling them a 'money grab.'

The legal case involves allegations of sexual assault and drugging, leaving the victim incapacitated. She claims Combs recorded the assault and that a friend witnessed the recording, spreading it among many.

The lawyer of Dickerson-Neal in a complaint said ‘The sexual assault, and public exposure of it, caused her to suffer overwhelming feelings of humiliation, embarrassment, violation, and constant apprehension about who all viewed it.’

The filing further reads ‘Still today, Ms. Dickerson continues to work on her emotional health, economic recovery and finishing her college degree. Seeking accountability from Combs under the law is one more step in that journey’.

The lawsuit was filed just before the deadline set under the Adult Survivors Act (ASA) in New York expired. This rule permitted adult survivors of sexual assault to sue the culprits for a year regardless of when the crime occurred.

Who is Combs?

Combs is the founder of the landmark label Bad Boy Records and is one of the most influential producers and executives in hip-hop and a hugely successful performer in his own right, as well as the impresario of his own Sean John clothing line.

In 2017, Forbes magazine ranked him as the world’s highest-paid musician.

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