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Sean “Diddy” Combs was accused in a lawsuit on Wednesday of gang-raping a 17-year-old girl in 2003, marking the fourth sexual assault allegation lodged against the producer in recent weeks.

The plaintiff, identified as Jane Doe, alleges that she was flown on a private jet from Michigan to Combs’ recording studio in New York, where she was raped by three people, including Combs and Harve Pierre, the president of Bad Boy Entertainment.

According to the suit, Combs and his associates plied her with “copious amounts” of drugs and alcohol. The suit alleges that Combs raped her over a bathroom sink while she went in and out of consciousness, and that Combs then watched as a third man also raped her.

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[-] ivanafterall@kbin.social 113 points 1 year ago

Look, I'm sorry, but I'm beginning to think this guy's a real jerk.

[-] prole@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You know, everyone keeps saying "the worst part is the hypocrisy," but I disagree. I think the worst part was the raping.

(I feel kind of bad making this joke in this thread, but on the other hand... Norm. So...)

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[-] ImTryingLemmy@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago

y'all think he did it? I'm starting to think he did it.

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[-] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Thats a bit premature /s

[-] Hyperreality@kbin.social 66 points 1 year ago

Like the Snoop Dogg case, I assume this will also be dropped sooner rather than later.

It's very hard to prosecute these historical cases, and going against someone this famous is doubly horrific for the victims, so I doubt he'll ever see justice.

Hope she at least gets a payout. And that 50 cent goes ahead with his documentary about it all, so the guy is thoroughly shunned for the rest of his life.

[-] 18_24_61_b_17_17_4@lemmy.world 40 points 1 year ago

I missed the thing about 50 doing a documentary, and it's more fun to talk to humans than just Google something so... What's going on with that?

[-] Hyperreality@kbin.social 38 points 1 year ago

They've openly disliked each other for years. Rumour is that 50 Cent's production company is now making a documentary about the sexual assault allegations, although 50 hasn't cofirmed or denied it yet.

[-] ivanafterall@kbin.social 16 points 1 year ago

I don't know rap as much as some, but I have this sneaking suspicion 50 Cent is about to get shot again.

[-] Zorque@kbin.social 33 points 1 year ago

Yes, but he's built up a tolerance over the years, it probably won't affect him too much.

[-] jaybone@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Bro is like gasoline, unleaded.

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[-] interceder270@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

That actually sounds pretty interesting. 50 cent doesn't seem like a saint to me, but I'm curious how he would handle something like this.

Could be good!

[-] 18_24_61_b_17_17_4@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Damn, I'd give that a watch.

[-] ImTryingLemmy@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

wouldn't it be weird if fiddy came out the hero in all that early 'aught rap?

[-] cmbabul@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Three 6 will be the last two walking

[-] Very_Bad_Janet@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

Rumor is it will be titled "Surviving Diddy. "

[-] SheeEttin@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago

This is a civil case, which has a lower standard of proof.

[-] GrammatonCleric@lemmy.world 49 points 1 year ago

I thought he told you that he won't stop

[-] DaMonsterKnees@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

This was at the bottom, and I had left the thread before I realized what I glimpsed. My god friend, well done.

[-] Mediocre_Bard@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

My brother in Christ, truer words have never been written.

[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 30 points 1 year ago

He's gone downhill ever since Donkey Kong took the spotlight back from him

[-] slurpeesoforion@startrek.website 27 points 1 year ago

R Kelly -> Chris Brown -> Pee Diddley -> Kanye

When will it end?

[-] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 72 points 1 year ago

When we stop celebrating narcissists and start punishing them for shitty behavior before they get this far.

[-] Dkarma@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Rich people facing consequences???? No we just can't have that.

[-] SCB@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Of course, they do all happen to be black and in the entertainment industry. MeToo doesn't quite reach "oil execs" yet.

[-] frunch@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I think their implication was that we should try to get them before they're rich

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[-] Ibex0@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

It's wild that you can bring these lawsuits 20 years later. How is he supposed to defend himself when the Jane Doe only needs a preponderance of evidence? How can he produce an alibi after so long? Is there corroboration? I don't know how I feel about these super-old lawsuits.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/legal/preponderance%20of%20the%20evidence

[-] theangryseal@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

I’m with you on this. Evidence should be required before any person on this planet is subject to infamy, time in a cage, or death.

The investigation should be quiet until evidence is collected that is sufficient for a charge in the first place.

I don’t know this man, I’m not a fan of his work, there is no bias in me for or against him. When we’re talking about upending a persons life, evidence should be everything.

[-] ForgotAboutDre@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Makeing the accusations public can help gather converting evidence. People will know if they have some information in support or defence of the allegations that they can come forward.

It also makes it easier for others that have been a victim of a similar crime by the accused and his associates. It's likely if this crime happened, it happened more than once and to many victims.

[-] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago

Correct. That's why there's a process called "discovery". The plaintiff brings their evidence to the table. The judge spends time deciding if the evidence is sufficient enough to go to court.

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[-] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 year ago

Remember when Diddy shot the guy in the club and gave his gun to JLo so he wouldn't get a murder/attempted murder charge?

[-] stewsters@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Or that time when he threatened to blow us Kid Cudi's car, then someone blew up Kid Cudi's car? Sounds like there needs to be some more investigation here.

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