Sean “Diddy” Combs is being ordered to pay $100 million.
A Michigan inmate won a sexual assault judgment against the producer and entrepreneur amid his multiple sexual misconduct allegations over the past year, Variety reports.
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According to Metro Times and court documents, the award was issued Monday (September 9) by a Lenawee County Circuit Court Judge following a temporary restraining order against the producer granted to Derrick Lee Cardello-Smith, a “Michigan inmate known for his long history of challenging the judicial system with civil lawsuits.”
The lawsuit claimed that Diddy drugged and sexually assaulted him in 1997 at a party in Detroit.
The judge set a payment schedule of $10 million per month, starting October 1, according to the report. Diddy failed to appear for the virtual hearing.
The suit states that Derrick encountered Diddy while he was working at a Detroit-area restaurant. The two met a group of women at a party and were having sex with them when he claims he was he felt a male hand touching him, allegedly belonging to the producer who offered him a spiked drink, causing him to pass out. He said he awoke and saw Diddy having sex with a woman, who allegedly said to him, “I did this to you too.”
The inmate is currently serving an unrelated sentence, and is a self-taught student of civil and criminal statutes.
Diddy reportedly offered him $2.3 million to dismiss the lawsuit, but he declined and said he would proceed with the legal action. Diddy then allegedly said “You know how we get down.”
Marc Agnifilo, attorney for Sean “Diddy” Combs, issued a statement in response: “This man is a convicted felon and sexual predator, who has been sentenced on 14 counts of sexual assault and kidnapping over the last 26 years. His resume now includes committing a fraud on the court from prison, as Mr. Combs has never heard of him let alone been served with any lawsuit. Mr. Combs looks forward to having this judgment swiftly dismissed.”
Diddy recently issued an apology video after footage surfaced of him assaulting his ex Cassie.
