Sean “Diddy” Combs has been accused of sexual assault for the second time in as many weeks.
In a lawsuit filed in New York Supreme Court on Wednesday, Joi Dickerson-Neal alleges that the rapper and record mogul drugged and sexually assaulted her in 1991 and later engaged in “revenge porn”. She claims to have suffered “substantial and lifelong injuries”.
Dickerson-Neal was a student at Syracuse University at the time of the alleged assault. She had appeared briefly in one of Combs’ music videos. She says they went on a dinner date in Harlem, which led to her being “intentionally drugged” after she left her drink unattended. The effects left her “in a physical condition where she could not stand or walk independently,” the lawsuit claims.
Dickerson-Neal was a student at Syracuse University at the time of the alleged assault. She had appeared briefly in one of Combs’ music videos. She says they went on a dinner date in Harlem, which led to her being “intentionally drugged” after she left her drink unattended. The effects left her “in a physical condition where she was unable to stand or walk independently”, the lawsuit claims.
Several other men were sued for sexual assault this week as the ASA deadline approached, including Jamie Foxx, Axl Rose, Cuba Gooding Jr, Marcellus Wiley and Sebastian Chacon.
“This last-minute lawsuit is an example of how a well-intentioned law can be turned on its head,” the spokesperson said. “Mr Combs never assaulted her, and she is implicating companies that do not exist,” they added.
Last week, the rapper’s former longtime girlfriend, Cassandra Ventura, aka Cassie, sued Combs over allegations of rape and severe physical and psychological abuse. The case was settled out of court less than 24 hours after it was filed.
