Danity Kane's Dawn Richard sued Diddy for sexual assault

Don Richard, who worked with Diddy for nearly a decade on Danity Kane and Diddy-Dirty Money, is suing the hip-hop mogul for sexual harassment. His case adds to more than half a dozen already filed against DD, including a federal investigation. A lawyer for DD denied his claim.

September 11, 12:19 pm: Dawn Richard claims that Sean “Diddy” Combs abused her for years, including sexually, since they first met her on his MTV show. make the band In 2004. Now, she's suing him for claims including sexual assault, TMZ reported Sept. 11. make the band At the audition, she alleged that DD would belittle the contestants, calling them “fat”, “ugly” and “cutty”. She claims that DD later forced her to rehearse without sleeping for days, which caused her to lose weight and develop rashes. When she began singing in Diddy's trio, Diddy-Dirty Money, she said, Diddy touched her breasts and buttocks without consent and once walked naked into her dressing room. She even alleged that DD once locked her in a car for two hours. When her father came to New York to help her and reported DD to the police, she claims, DD told her to “think about your daughter's career”.

Richard also claims he saw Diddy abusing his exes Kim Porter and Cassie. He said he once saw Porter leaving a studio crying and with bruises on his face. She also alleged that she saw DD choking Casey, punching her, dragging her down the stairs and throwing hot eggs at her. (Casey settled a lawsuit against Diddy earlier this year.) Richard said that he and his Dirty Money bandmate, Kalena Harper, once tried to get Casey to leave Diddy, and when he found out about their conversation, he threatened them. “I finish artists,” he told them. “I put the career on the shelf … you can be absent … you bitch wanna die today?”

Richard isn't the only Danity Kane member standing up for Diddy. His former bandmate Aubrey O'Day said he was “trying to tell you” after Casey filed a lawsuit against him. O'Day also claimed that Diddy tried to get the band members to sign non-disclosure agreements in exchange for giving away the rights to their music. “There's more to all our stories!” O'Day said The Rolling Stones At the time, Richard supported Cassie through her case, saying she was “beautiful and brave”.

September 11: A lawyer for Diddy says the artist is “shocked and disappointed” by Richard's lawsuit and calls her allegations “false”. “If there was such a negative experience with Mrs. Richard make the band And Danity Ken, he wouldn't have chosen to continue working directly with Mr. Combs for Dirty Money or he wouldn't have come back. make the band Reboot in 2020 or agree to be featured love album last year,” said attorney Erica Wolff. D make the band The reboot was postponed due to the pandemic and did not premiere. Richard performed with Diddy-Dirty Money On love albumof “Deliver Me.” “It's unfortunate that Ms. Richard has tossed aside their 20-year friendship to try to get money from him, but Mr. Combs is confidently standing by the truth and looks forward to proving it in court,” Wolfe said.