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Sean “Diddy” Comb’s Ex Yung Miami Breaks Silence connected His Abuse Allegations
Content warning: This communicative contains details of intersexual assault.
Sean "Diddy" Combs has been ordered to wage up successful his ineligible battle.
The rapper was ordered by a justice successful Michigan's Lenawee County Circuit Sept. 9 to wage implicit $100 cardinal to Michigan inmate Derrick Lee Cardello-Smith, according to tribunal records viewed by E! News.
Judge Anna Marie Anzalone granted Cardello-Smith's question for default judgement aft Combs did not look for the Sept. 9 virtual hearing, according to the section outlet Detroit Metro Times.
Cardello-Smith encountered the euphony mogul portion moving astatine a Detroit-area edifice successful 1997, according to his suit against Combs obtained by Variety. The 2 men went to a enactment wherever they began having enactment with 2 women erstwhile Combs allegedly touched Cardello-Smith. Cardello-Smith—who told Detroit Metro Times he is simply a self-taught pupil of civilian and transgression statutes—then accused Combs of drugging his portion truthful helium passed out, saying Combs aboriginal sexually assaulted him that evening, per the lawsuit.
Per public inmate records, Cardello-Smith is presently serving jailhouse clip connected 12 sentences related to transgression intersexual behaviour and 2 sentences related to kidnapping.
Following the judgment, Combs' attorney Marc Agnifilo said successful a connection to E! News that Cardello-Smith is solely looking to defraud the Bad Boys Record founder.
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"This antheral is simply a convicted felon and intersexual predator," the lawyer said, "who has been sentenced connected 14 counts of intersexual battle and kidnapping implicit the past 26 years."
He continued, "His resume present includes committing a fraud connected the tribunal from prison, arsenic Mr. Combs has ne'er heard of him fto unsocial been served with immoderate lawsuit. Mr. Combs looks guardant to having this judgement swiftly dismissed."
E! News has reached retired to lawyers for Cardello-Smith for comment, but has not heard back.
Cardello-Smith's suit is the latest successful a agelong enactment of ineligible troubles for Combs, who has been sued by six women—including ex-girlfriend Cassie—for intersexual battle and abuse, allegations which the 54-year-old has denied. Cassie's lawsuit was settled successful November 2023.
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Recently, his ex Yung Miami—whom helium dated disconnected and connected betwixt 2021 and 2023—spoke retired astir her ain clip with the rapper.
"I can't talk connected thing that wasn't my experience," the City Girls rapper explained during an August occurrence of her REVOLT series Caresha Please. "I can't talk connected thing that I don't know. I can't talk connected these allegations due to the fact that I wasn't astir astatine the time. I don't cognize that person, and that wasn't my experience."
She added that arsenic "all these things came retired I conscionable needed to instrumentality a interruption and absorption connected what's important."
For a deeper dive into Combs' caller ineligible troubles, support reading.
For free, confidential help, telephone the National Sexual Assault Hotline astatine 1-800-656-4673 oregon sojourn rainn.org.
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Search Warrants Executed connected Diddy’s L.A. and Miami Properties
Federal agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) executed hunt warrants astatine Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Los Angeles and Miami properties connected March 25, aggregate instrumentality enforcement sources confirmed to NBC News.
The sources told the outlet the warrant was retired of the Southern District of New York, and a spokesperson for HSI New York confirmed to E! News it “executed instrumentality enforcement actions arsenic portion of an ongoing investigation, with assistance from HSI Los Angeles, HSI Miami, and our section instrumentality enforcement partners.”
Law enforcement sources told NBC News the euphony mogul was successful the Miami country erstwhile the hunt warrants were executed.
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News astir the probe broke aft Combs faced allegations of intersexual misconduct successful lawsuits filed by aggregate accusers starting successful November, with the instrumentalist denying the allegations.
“Sickening allegations person been made against maine by individuals looking for a speedy payday,” helium wrote successful a December connection posted connected Instagram. “Let maine beryllium perfectly clear: I did not bash immoderate of the atrocious things being alleged. I volition combat for my name, my household and for the truth.”
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Diddy’s Attorney Speaks Out
The time aft HSI executed the hunt warrants astatine Combs' L.A. and Miami properties, his lawyer spoke out.
"Yesterday, determination was a gross overuse of military-level unit arsenic hunt warrants were executed astatine Mr. Combs' residences," attorney Aaron Dyer said successful a March 26 connection to E! News. "There is nary excuse for the excessive amusement of unit and hostility exhibited by authorities oregon the mode his children and employees were treated."
Dyer noted Combs “was ne'er detained but spoke to and cooperated with authorities.”
“Despite media speculation, neither Mr. Combs nor immoderate of his household members person been arrested nor has their quality to question been restricted successful immoderate way,” his lawyer's connection continued. “This unprecedented ambush—paired with an advanced, coordinated media presence—leads to a premature unreserved to judgement of Mr. Combs and is thing much than a witch hunt based connected meritless accusations made successful civilian lawsuits.”
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And Dyer expressed Combs' intent to support himself.
“There has been nary uncovering of transgression oregon civilian liability with immoderate of these allegations,” helium added. “Mr. Combs is guiltless and volition proceed to combat each azygous time to wide his name.”
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Details About the Raid Revealed
As for what really went down during the searches, aggregate instrumentality enforcement sources acquainted with the warrant told NBC News authorities with the Department of Homeland Security seized phones from Combs’ location successful Miami earlier helium was scheduled to question to the Bahamas, and respective sources acquainted with the substance added that guns were discovered during the search.
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One root acquainted with the substance besides told NBC News 3 women and 1 antheral were interviewed by prosecutors and investigators from the Southern District of New York astir allegations of enactment trafficking, intersexual assault, the solicitation and organisation of amerciable narcotics and firearms purportedly tied to Combs.
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Diddy’s Associate Brendan Paul Arrested connected Suspicion of Drug Possession
On the aforesaid time the hunt warrants were executed astatine Combs’ Miami and Los Angeles properties, 1 of his associates, Brendan Paul, was arrested by the Miami-Dade constabulary connected suspicion of cause possession, a instrumentality enforcement root acquainted with the substance told NBC News.
According to the Miami-Dade apprehension affidavit obtained by the outlet, Paul was taken into custody for allegedly possessing suspected cocaine and suspected marijuana candy.
Prison records obtained by NBC News amusement Paul was released connected March 26 aft posting bond.
“We bash not program connected trying this lawsuit successful the media,” Paul’s lawyer Brian Bieber said successful a connection obtained by the outlet, “all issues volition beryllium dealt with successful court.”
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