Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Loses $100M Default Judgment to Michigan Inmate in Sex Assault Lawsuit
The Detroit Metro Times reported that the restraining order was filed in order to keep Combs from selling any assets that could potentially be “used to compensate Cardello-Smith for possible damages.” The outlet also reported that Cardello-Smith has “a long history of challenging the judicial system” with lawsuits after having taught himself criminal and civil law while incarcerated.
Cardello-Smith said during a court hearing in August that Combs visited him in prison and offered him $2.3 million to dismiss the lawsuit, according to the Guardian.
He and Combs allegedly met at an afterparty at a Detroit Holiday Inn in 1997, and went to a private hotel room together with two women, according to the complaint, per USA Today.
Combs allegedly touched Cardello-Smith’s buttocks while the latter was having sex with one of the women, and offered him a drink. Cardello-Smith reportedly said in the complaint that he “began getting drowsy and started to pass out,” and later awoke to find himself bleeding and in pain. He claims to have filed a police report following the incident, but it remains unclear what came of it.
Combs is currently in the midst of a number of other sexual assault lawsuits, through which he has maintained his innocence.
“No matter how many lawsuits are filed, it won’t change the fact that Mr. Combs has never sexually assaulted or sex trafficked anyone. We live in a world where anyone can file a lawsuit for any reason and without any proof. Fortunately, a fair and impartial judicial process exists to find the truth, and Mr. Combs is confident he will prevail against these and other baseless claims in court,” Diddy’s attorney Jonathan Davis told PEOPLE on Monday, Sept. 9.
In March 2024, his properties were raided by federal agents, which a Homeland Security Investigations representative told PEOPLE was “part of an ongoing investigation.” He listed the home for sale on Sunday, Sept. 8.
Source: People
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