In particular, the details he shared are similar to the accounts described in the bombshell legal filing from Diddy’s ex-collaborator, producer Rodney “Lil Rod” Johnson.
In his Oct. 14 legal filing, Doe claimed to have encountered the rap star while working as security at the mogul’s annual White Party event in 2007 at his East Hampton estate.
Doe revealed this week that a second celebrity was present during the alleged attack and was amused by Combs’ alleged sexual assault of him.
The discrepancies in what was said in the CNN interview and in the legal filing have led to some serious questions about Doe’s credibility.
Combs and his legal team have full confidence in the facts, their legal defenses and the integrity of the judicial process.
The authenticity of a former security guard’s claim that Sean “Diddy” Combs drugged and sexually assaulted him almost 20 years ago is being questioned after differences surfaced between his account in a television interview and the fundamental facts in his court filing on the subject.
In an interview with CNN on Tuesday, John Doe—who is staying anonymous in court and in public to protect his privacy—described how the alleged attack at one of Combs’ iconic White Party events in the mid-aughts cost him his job, ended his marriage, and left him feeling ashamed for the rest of his life. The year the alleged sexual assault allegedly took place and whether or not he had a wife he had divorced after experiencing trauma from the assault he describes—or if he had ever been married at all—are the two main discrepancies that stand out when comparing his story to the news network and the legal complaint filed earlier this year.
His account details were filed in a lawsuit in the Southern District of New York on October 12. 14. It also aligns with the allegations made by Combs’ other alleged victims in their individual court documents. The information he provided, in particular, resembles the accounts given in Diddy’s former co-worker, producer Rodney “Lil Rod” Johnson’s shocking court filing. As a result of that case, Combs’ actions caused a still-raging explosion of discussion, and dozens of more lawsuits were filed against the rap mogul.
“I still feel the full weight of it today. In an on-camera interview with CNN, the man said, “It affects every single thing you do for the rest of your life,” while his voice was changed and his face was hidden in shadow.
In his October… 14 court document, Doe stated that he met the rap artist in 2007 while serving as security at the mogul’s yearly White Party party at his East Hampton home. He described the rapper as “incredibly friendly, very gracious” during their conversation that day in an interview with CNN this week. He stated in his filing that Combs offered him two drinks, which he initially thought would contain alcohol but now believes contained the drugs ecstasy and GHB, which depresses the nervous system. According to the lawsuit, Doe became inebriated after the first drink and rendered incapable after the second. He tells the court that Combs held him down and sodomized him as he begged for assistance. At that point, Combs, who Doe told CNN was “waiting in the wings” and watching him, pretended to be concerned before pushing him into an empty car.
This week, Doe disclosed that a second famous person was present at the alleged assault and found Combs’ alleged sexual assault of him amusing.
He remembered, “I was screaming.”. “I was urging him to cease.”. Even though it was unbelievably painful, he was acting as though it didn’t happen and appeared to be unaffected by it. “”.
Then, he said, Doe found it difficult to leave the event. He claimed that his story of the alleged attack was dismissed by his supervisor at the security company, and he was never asked to work security there again.
He claimed that after that, he stopped talking to him and excluded me from everything. After that, I was completely blacklisted. I needed to find another line of work. “”.
According to Doe’s civil lawsuit, he has been dealing with emotional distress and mental health problems ever since, which ultimately caused his marriage to end. “My personal relationships have been overwhelmed by the trauma I experienced following the incident,” he says.
“Plaintiff has experienced a significant impact on his personal life; he has never married and often struggles to maintain relationships due to the assault,” reads the complaint against Combs, one of many which followed the mogul’s out-of-court settlement of a civil case with his ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura. Both punitive and compensatory damages are sought by Doe.
Doe’s credibility has come under scrutiny due to the disparity between the statements made in the legal filing and the CNN interview. The October civil suit, for starters, asserts that the incident happened in 2006, but Diddy’s East Hampton home did not host a White Party that year. The annual summer event in 2006 took place in St. The French Riviera. According to court documents seen by The Hollywood Reporter, Doe’s lawyers allegedly needed CNN to bring this to their attention before they changed the complaint to include the correct year.
In December, the amended complaint was filed. 10, has also eliminated a factual allegation that stated, “The assault has had a major impact on the plaintiff’s personal life; he has never been married and frequently finds it difficult to maintain relationships.”. It has been replaced by a numbered allegation that states: “The plaintiff’s personal life has been significantly impacted; he was married at the time and was too ashamed to tell his wife after going through the incident.”. “”.
Initially refusing to comment, Combs’s attorneys responded to CNN after the story was released. They addressed the network about the amended complaint and made fun of the Texas lawyer who was bringing dozens of cases against Combs.
According to Combs’ lawyers, “[Tony] Buzbee changed this complaint to retract the accusations and now claim a different day and wholly different year after he was exposed this week for pressuring clients to bring bogus cases against Mr. Combs and after public records revealed that — contrary to his allegations — there was no white party in the Hamptons in 2006.”.
Buzbee, his paralegal, and his associate did not immediately return calls or emails from THR on Wednesday. However, it was reported that the lawyer had already shot down to CNN.
The absurdity of this accusation is obvious. “We will not pursue a case that we do not think has merit,” he emailed CNN. “We don’t have to or should put pressure on others. “.”.
In a statement issued in October, Combs’ camp also addressed the lawsuits. 14, which is also the day that Doe filed his lawsuit.
His team claimed earlier this year that the press conference and 1-800 number that preceded today’s flurry of filings were obvious publicity-grabbing efforts. “Mister. Combs and his legal team are completely confident in the facts, their defenses, and the fairness of the legal system. Mr. Dot Combs has never sexually assaulted any person, adult or child, male or female, and the truth will win out in court. “”.
