Singer Dawn Richards has reportedly filed a lawsuit against the music mogul, claiming that he threatened her life, terrorized her and sexually abused her.
Appearing on Diddy's 2004 MTV show “Making the Band,” Richard said the Bad Boy CEO manipulated her by promising her advancement in her singing career if she complied with his demands. TMZAccording to court documents, she witnessed Diddy brutally beat his ex-girlfriend, Cassie, and punched his late girlfriend, Kim Porter, in the face. According to TMZ, the lawsuit claims that when Richard tried to speak up and help the women, Diddy threatened to put his life in danger if he didn't keep quiet.
LAS VEGAS, NV – SEPTEMBER 24: (Editorial Only) Sean “Diddy” Combs performs onstage during the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 24, 2022. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images, Courtesy of iHeartRadio)
Richard, a former member of the musical group Danity Kane, said that during filming, Diddy routinely belittled the female contestants and approached them with apparent disdain.
According to TMZ, she said she saw Porter coming out of a music studio in 2005 crying and noticed visible bruises on her face.
According to TMZ, Richard said in 2009 that he witnessed Diddy abusing Cassie while high on drugs, throwing her against a wall, choking her and dragging her up the stairs of his Los Angeles home. She listed other instances of abuse against Cassie in recently filed legal documents, noting that on one occasion, Diddy threw a frying pan full of hot eggs at her while screaming, “I'm asking you for what's mine and you can't take it, you won't do it!”
She claims she saw Diddy punch Cassie in the face and put his hands around her throat, at which point she and bandmate Karenna Harper tried to intervene. They advised Cassie to leave Diddy and escape the violence, but Diddy found out about the conversation and responded by threatening them.
Richard responded to Diddy yelling, “You bitches don't join me,” followed by, “Don't tell my bitches [Cassie] According to TMZ, she said, “Just get your money and shut up…End your artists…Put your careers on hold…You might miss out…You f**king bitches want to die today.”
According to court documents, Diddy forced Richard to rehearse for 48 hours straight without sleep, which left her claiming she lost weight, became dehydrated, fatigued and covered in rashes, according to TMZ.
Richard claims the abuse worsened between 2009 and 2011. According to TMZ, Richard alleges that Diddy locked her in a car with darkened windows for about two hours while she screamed for help. (Related: Judge orders sexual assault inmate to pay $100 million: Report)
She claimed that Diddy threatened her career when her father tried to remove her from an abusive environment.
This is just one of several lawsuits the disgraced music mogul is currently facing.
