LOS ANGELES (AP) – Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs said Wednesday they have in their possession videos of the music mogul's sexual assaults of eight celebrities. A defamation lawsuit was filed against a man who falsely claimed that.
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in New York City, is part of an effort by Courtney Burgess and her attorney Ariel Mitchell to profit from the media frenzy surrounding Combs, who was indicted in September. He is accused of fabricating “false lies.” Charges of sex trafficking.
Mr. Combs also sued Nexstar Media, alleging that its cable news network, NewsNation, aired Burgess' claims without investigating whether they were true. The video simply doesn't exist, according to the complaint.
“These defendants intentionally fabricated and spread outrageous lies with reckless disregard for the truth,” Combs' attorney Erica Wolfe said in a statement. “Their lies tarnished public perception and tainted the jury pool. This complaint should serve as a warning that such deliberate falsehoods that undermine Mr. Combs' right to a fair trial will no longer be tolerated.” is.”
Burgess and Mitchell did not immediately respond to emails requesting comment from The Associated Press. A call to Mitchell went unanswered. A spokesperson for Nexstar Media Group declined to comment.
Combs, 55, sued. innocence Sex trafficking charges filed against him after his arrest in September. A judge denied bail, so he remains jailed and awaits a May 5 trial.
After Combs' arrest, Burgess began giving interviews to reporters, social media personalities and true crime podcasters, including one in which Combs' longtime partner and mother of his four children, an actor and mother of four, began giving interviews. He claimed that the late model Kim Porter gave him a flash drive containing incriminating evidence. About his children.
However, the video that Burgess claims is in his possession has never been released. Some people are close to Porter. told the New York Times In an article published in November, they said they had never heard of Burgess and doubted his claims. Burgess acknowledged that he did not know Combs personally.
Federal prosecutors have not publicly implicated Burgess in any criminal case.
Burgess said in an interview that law enforcement seized the video from his home. Mitchell also told reporters that Burgess turned over the drive to the federal government.
The complaint said both claims were “completely false.”
“Because no such video exists, no such video has ever been turned over to the government,” the complaint states.
