A day after Four John Does and Two Jane Does filed the latest assault lawsuits against Sean “Diddy” Combs, the “Bad Boy For Life” performer now claims that “the government should be required to identify the alleged victims” in his human trafficking case sexual.
“This case is unique, in part, because of the number of people who have brought charges against Mr. Combs based on his celebrity status, the wealth and notoriety of his previously settled lawsuit, as well as the grand jury leaks and false inflammatory statements by DHS agents, as we outlined in our previous motion,” Combs defense attorneys, led by Marc Agnifilo and Tena Geragos, wrote to U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian on Tuesday. “This has had a pervasive domino effect, resulting in a torrent of allegations from unidentified complainants ranging from false to downright absurd.”
Read Sean Combs' attorneys' letter to a federal judge asking for victims to be identified here
“These swirling allegations have created a hysterical media circus that, if left unchecked, will irreversibly deprive Mr. Combs of a fair trial if he has not already received it,” the duo added, potentially poisoning the judiciary for the future for the 54-year-old Grammy winner.
“Without clarity from the government, Mr. Combs has no way of knowing what allegations the government is relying on in the indictment,” the letter continued to point out that the government was overreaching. “Beyond Victim #1, Mr. Combs has no way of knowing who the other unidentified alleged victims are. Both the number of potential alleged victims and the length of the period alleged in the indictment support the provision of a detailed summary.”
By “utter absurdity,” lawyers mean six new lawsuits that were added to the court docket on October 14 and join the now approximately 20 people, men and women, who have accused Sean Combs of drugging, beating, threatening, coercing them in his so-called “freaks” and rape. How Arrested September 15 'All About the Benjamins' Rapper Remains in Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center Facing Life Behind Bars If Found Guilty Probation is set to begin May 5, 2025, Houston lawyer Tony Buzbee promises has over 100 more Combs victims who will soon file their own lawsuits.
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams' office did not comment on today's defense motions. However, in the four-page letter, Agnifilo and Geragos claim that the other side “opposes the disclosure of the names of the alleged victims at this stage.”
It's no surprise, then, that prosecutors are following the standard protocol of not disclosing the names of alleged sexual assault victims for their safety. “This is about shaming the alleged victims and it's part of the defense's response to the crime,” a law enforcement source with knowledge of the matter told Deadline. “They will try anything.”
Furthermore, what makes this latest move so unique, to put it politely, on another level from Combs and his defense team, is that they already know, by their own admission, who several of the alleged victims are.
In particular, they admit, the defense knows who “Victim-1” is. Additionally, they know who “Individual-1” is and who the recipient of Combs' November 19, 20203 call regarding allegations against him and seeking her “friendship.”
As noted today in a letter to the judge and in documents filed back on October 9 by the defense, it is clear that everyone knows this is “Victim-1.” “
Victim-1” is the longtime girlfriend of side musician Notorious BIG Kasia Ventura.
(L-R) Sean “Diddy” Combs and Cassie Ventura at Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles, 2012
Ventura sued Combs last fall in a quick settlement over years of assault and abuse. In our case, after Ventura's highly publicized lawsuit entered the court records, Combs denied everything – as he had done in every case to date. He then paid Ventura a reported $30 million to close the case within 24 hours. Ventura's claims about the abuse the “Me & U” singer endured at the hands of Combs during their more than decade-long relationship gained greater credence in May 2016 when hotel surveillance video was released showing Combs' towel hitting Ventura in the hallway of the upscale hotel in Los Angeles.
The caller on the other end of the line with Combs last November produced various documents in which both sides argued the validity of the testimony of a federal witness falsifying allegations about the nature and purpose of that particular call. Everyone obviously knowing who this person was, the defense accused the feds of withholding evidence that would contradict the obstruction claims.
If the exploding cars are any indication, “Individual-1” is rapper Kid Cudi, who witnessed one of his vehicles being set on fire after a brief affair with Ventura in 2011/2012. “Multiple witnesses also testified that the defendant bragged about his role in the destruction of Individual -1,” reads a Sept. 17 letter from U.S. Attorney Damian Williams to the judge in the case at the time.
“Multiple witness” calls make it difficult to hide someone's identity, especially if it has been revealed for several months.
Much like their October 9 claim that Department of Homeland Security agents released 2016 surveillance video (which Diddy purchased eight years ago for $50,000) this spring, the defense appears to be at odds with its own facts. In the case of the hotel video leak, the defense hid in the document's footnotes that prosecutors told them they never had the horrible footage, nor did DHS, which they preferred to leave out.
That said, in the coming months after federal agents raided Combs' homes in Los Angeles and Miami, last month's indictment on racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation for prostitution charges covers a wide range of times and activities. “This could be interpreted as treating Mr. Combs' entire sexual history over the past 16 years as part of an alleged criminal conspiracy,” defense attorneys wrote today in a letter to the judge.
“You. “Combs also anticipates that discovery will include extensive evidence of consensual sexual activity, making it even more difficult for Mr. Combs to determine which of his prior sexual partners he now claims, years later, felt coerced,” they add in no uncertain terms. a sense of grim irony.
As this case and the criminal case unfold, Combs' attorneys are making a third attempt to get their imprisoned client out of prison with their Oct. 8 motion for pretrial release to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Oddly enough, Combs' Instagram account also posted on Tuesday in which he wished his youngest daughter a happy birthday. According to officials, Combs should have access to such social media. So he either posts unnoticed or gives someone else his IG password to post on his behalf.
