Diddy has claimed a victory in a sexual assault case that was levied against him, a week after escaping conviction for the most substantial charges in his federal trial.
On Tuesday (July 8), New York State Supreme Court Justice Leslie Stroh issued a ruling that narrowed the scope of the civil lawsuit filed last May accusing Diddy of sexual assault and battery by a woman named April Lampros.
Court documents obtained by Complex show Stroh agreeing to Diddy’s request to dismiss claims about any incidents that happened prior to December 19, 2000 — when the Gender-Motivated Violence Act became enforced in New York City.
Previously, Lampros alleged she faced four unwanted sexual advances from Diddy that consisted of rape in 1995, sexual assault in 1996, coerced sexual performance and rape in 1998, and sexual assault in her aprtment in either late 2000 or early 2001.
In August, Diddy’s lawyers aimed to dismiss Lampros’ lawsuit, saying that she “filed this baseless lawsuit more than 20 years after the end of her romantic relationship with Mr. Combs.” They also claimed that “each and every one of her false claims is deficient on its face and must be dismissed.”
Diddy’s slight victory comes in the midst of another lawsuit filed on Monday (July 7). In it, an anonymous plaintiff identified as John Doe alleged that in 2020, the music mogul masturbated into a Biggie shirt and threw it at him, causing semen to end up on his arm and lap.
Diddy’s lawyers issued a statement to TMZ and denounced the lawsuit.
“Mr. Combs’ trial and acquittal on trafficking and RICO charges prove what we have been saying all along: Mr Combs never sexually assaulted or trafficked anyone,” said his legal team. “That people continue to broadcast and file false accusations — no matter how heinous and uncorroborated — is unfortunate, but Mr. Combs will not back down. He will fight for as long as necessary to win his full vindication.”
