Lawyers for the record label named in a bombshell lawsuit accusing Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexually abusing male music producers are suing their client before a federal judge as legal pressure mounts on the mogul himself. They requested that the procedure for removing the government be expedited.
Attorney Donald Zakarin wrote in a letter to the judge that Rodney Jones’ inclusion of a major record company in the lawsuit was an attempt to “fit a square peg into a round hole,” and that it would expose him to a Department of Homeland Security investigation. Mr. Combs distanced himself from the judge. label.
Zakarin, who heads UMG Recordings and its Motown Records division, is asking the court to file a complaint against the label and dismiss current and former executives, including CEO Lucien Grainge.
Jones’ attorney, Tyrone Blackburn, amended the lawsuit for the first time last month, and the record company had previously moved to have it dismissed despite recanting allegations that implicated the label and its executives. He has since filed a second amended complaint with additional amendments, but the record company is asking the judge to reject the move.
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Sean Combs outside his home in Miami on Easter. (back grid/mega)
“The motion to amend should be dismissed as useless, so the motion to dismiss can be dealt with quickly,” Zakarin argued.
The latest filing includes two sworn statements from record company executives who disputed Jones’ interpretation. The music giant also denied ownership of Combs’ Love Records label, where Jones worked for about a year.
Jones has already agreed to remove former Motown CEO Ethiopia Habtemariam from the suit. In her own written statement, she said her claims that her record label and its executives were involved in sex trafficking allegations were “vile, deeply upsetting accusations and completely false.” There is,” he said.
She also accused Jones’ lawyers of asking him to sign “grossly false” tax returns.
Sean Combs is facing multiple sexual assault lawsuits. (Getty Images)
Jones also accused the record company of lax security at a songwriting workshop at a music studio in 2022, where the producer claimed to have overheard gunfire, raising the possibility that Combs may be responsible. He hinted that there was.
Lovell countered in court that either Combs or his company, which hosted the workshop, should have been responsible for security at the event.
Mr Blackburn countered on social media that there was a wealth of additional evidence not yet mentioned in court filings.
Rodney Jones’ attorney included this image in the lawsuit. According to court filings, the photo was taken at a Thanksgiving party, with Jones sitting next to Sean “Diddy” Combs on the left. (Southern District of New York)
“Plaintiffs’ attorneys appear to be advancing claims on behalf of their clients that are patently inaccurate, at least in light of the defense’s submissions,” said the New Jersey-based attorney and former prosecutor. David Gellman said. Case. “If true, it is problematic not only from the perspective of the viability of his application, but also from an ethical perspective.”
Social media posts by Jones’ lawyers could also be another issue, he said.
“His comments, in my opinion, are not ‘professional’ and are more in line with professional wrestlers,” he added. “Bad optics. He needs to actually speak in court, not online. And those bad optics influence the claim that he’s pushing a false story to get media attention.” There is.”
In his lawsuit against Sean “Diddy” Combs, Rodney Jones alleges that this photo shows Combs on a rented yacht with Cuba Gooding Jr., where the actor made unwanted advances. He claims to have spent the money. (Southern District of New York)
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Civil lawsuits aside, experts say the fact that the government obtained search warrants for two of Combs’ large homes is egregious.
“The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York does not go to a federal judge and obtain multiple search warrants unless it believes there is probable cause to indict a grand jury,” the Los Angeles-based former U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Prosecutor Neema Rahmani said. Federal prosecutor. “I think he’s done.”
Derrick Parker, a former member of the NYPD’s rap intelligence unit, told Fox News Digital that the government usually finds something significant before requesting a search warrant in broad daylight.
Sean “Diddy” Combs stands on the waterfront side of his Star Island, Florida mansion on March 30, 2024. The home was raided earlier this week in connection with a sex trafficking investigation. (back grid/mega)
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“The reason the Department of Homeland Security got involved was because something was communicated to them that they had to be involved,” Parker said. His book, “Notorious COP,” is an in-depth look at the investigation into the 1999 nightclub shooting in which Combs was acquitted.
“He’s been quiet for a while, but the problem you have is all these things are coming out now,” he added. “All the people he has interacted with in the past have come out of society.”
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Singer Cassie claimed she endured more than a decade of abuse at the hands of Sean “Diddy” Combs. (Getty Images)
Combs’ ex-girlfriend, Cassandra Ventura, better known as R&B singer Cassie, sued Combs in November, accusing her of rape and other abuse. Mr. Combs, a billionaire, settled the case a day later without admitting wrongdoing.
But in the months since then, at least four people have sued him, alleging similar abuse, including Jones and three other women, one of whom claims he was under 18 at the time of the abuse. There is.
Despite the federal investigation, Combs has not been charged with a crime and has denied all charges of wrongdoing.
His lawyer called Mr. Jones’ lawsuit “complete fiction.”
Sean “Diddy” Combs has kept a low profile since his home was attacked on March 25th. (Sharif Ziyadat/Getty Images for Sean “Diddy” Combs)
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“Lil Rod (Rodney Jones) is nothing but a liar who shamelessly filed a $30 million lawsuit for unjust wages,” Combs’ attorney Sean Hawley previously told FOX News Digital. “His reckless publication of his name for events that are completely fictional and did not actually occur is nothing but a blatant attempt to garner headlines.”
