LaTroya Grayson, an Oklahoma girl, has filed a lawsuit in opposition to rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs, Dangerous Boy Data, and different firms, alleging their involvement in a 2006 incident the place she was drugged and sexually assaulted at a celebration hosted by Combs in New York Metropolis. This lawsuit provides to the rising checklist of authorized challenges Combs is at present dealing with.
Particulars of the allegations
Grayson claims she attended the occasion, initially marketed as a “White Occasion” however later modified to a “Black Occasion,” after her sibling gained a radio contest. The competition, organized by Oklahoma station KJAMZ, included round-trip airfare, a resort keep at Manhattan’s Roger Smith Lodge, and tickets to the occasion.
Grayson alleges she started feeling sick after consuming two drinks served by waitresses on the occasion. She recollects heading to the restroom earlier than blacking out and later waking up at Saint Vincent’s Medical Middle with a ripped shirt, no underwear, and lacking cash. She says she has no reminiscence of the assault however included proof akin to photographs of her airline tickets, resort invoice, and invitation to the occasion in her lawsuit.
Accusations in opposition to Diddy
Whereas Grayson can’t recall who allegedly assaulted her and admits to not talking with or seeing Diddy on the occasion, she claims she acquired a name from an nameless girl after returning to Oklahoma, warning her to not pursue motion in opposition to him as a consequence of his celeb standing. Grayson says worry and confusion stored her from reporting the incident on the time.
Diddy’s response
Diddy’s authorized staff has dismissed the claims, stating to TMZ: “Mr. Combs has by no means sexually assaulted anybody or engaged in intercourse trafficking. Ms. Grayson admits she has no reminiscence of the occasions alleged in her grievance, doesn’t know who was supposedly concerned, and has by no means spoken to Mr. Combs. Her allegations in opposition to him are pure fiction.”
Additionally they labeled the lawsuit as a part of a sample of “baseless lawsuits and lawyer-driven cash grabs.”
Diddy’s present authorized troubles
The lawsuit provides to the mounting authorized challenges Diddy faces. He’s at present in custody at MDC Brooklyn, awaiting trial on expenses of racketeering conspiracy, intercourse trafficking, and transportation for prostitution.
This lawsuit, filed by lawyer Ariel Mitchell, is the most recent growth in a sequence of allegations in opposition to the music and enterprise icon. Diddy’s authorized staff has expressed confidence that the judicial course of will clear his identify.
