Sean “Diddy” Combs has filed to dismiss a lawsuit that claims that he and Harve Pierre sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl in a New York recording studio in 2003.
On Friday, Combs’ legal team filed a move to dismiss in a federal court in New York, describing the allegations as “false and hideous” and asserting that the lawsuit was brought beyond the statute of limitations.
Jonathan Davis, Combs’ attorney, described the lawsuit as a “stunt” and claimed it “fails to state any viable claim.” The motion stated that the Jane Doe case cannot allege what day or time of year the alleged incident occurred, yet purports to miraculously recall the most prurient details with specificity.
Doe’s original December lawsuit, which was later amended in March, claimed that Combs, Pierre, and a third, unidentified attacker had sexually assaulted her when she was a junior in high school. She claimed to have met Pierre at a Michigan lounge, and he informed her that he was “best friends” with Combs.
The woman claimed that after phoning Combs to verify their relationship, Pierre and Combs persuaded her to board a private jet and travel to Diddy’s recording studio, Daddy’s House Recording Studio.
The lawsuit stated that after plying her with drugs and drink, Combs, Pierre, and the unidentified third attacker “viciously” gang-raped her.
Included in the complaint were images of Doe that she said were shot at the studio that evening, one of which showed her perched on 34-year-old Combs’ lap.
The music entrepreneur is the target of other lawsuits filed in recent months, including ones from producer Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones Jr. of “The Love Album” and former lover Cassie.
