Sean “Diddy” Combs has been sued by his former artist Dawn Richard for sexual abuse.
The singer, a participant on Combs’ 2004 MTV show “Making The Band,” who later went on to make the group “Dirty Money” with diddy, claimed the music mogul once broke into her dressing room and began groping her breasts and butt. Dawn said that during another incident, the rapper demanded she come to his Miami home, where he greeted her while only wearing his underwear.
Along with the alleged sexually inappropriate behavior, the singer has said that Combs is an abusive man who once forced her to rehearse 48 hours at a time without sleep. He also allegedly locked her inside a car once for two hours as she screamed for help, she alleged in the lawsuit.
The incident result in Richard’s father traveling from Baltimore to New York to free his daughter and confront Diddy, threatening to report him to the police, according to the lawsuit. The singer was allegedly also present when Diddy first met Cassie and called his behavior “predatory.”
In 2009, Richard states that she witnessed Combs, under the influence of drugs, shoving Ventura up a flight of stairs, choking her, and smashing her against a wall in his Los Angeles house. The singer also alleged that Combs once hurled a scalding pan of eggs at Ventura screaming, “I’ve been asking you for my s–t; I can’t stand you bitch, you never do it right!”
During another incident, Combs allegedly struck Ventura in the face and attempted to strangle her, the lawsuit states.
When Richard and other women came together to support Ventura’s decision to leave Combs, the Grammy winner allegedly lashed out and threatened them, according to the legal filing.
“Y’all bitches don’t get in my relationship,” Combs allegedly yelled. “Don’t tell my bitch [Cassie] what she need to be doing.
Richard’s lawsuit comes 10 months after Cassie’s, making her the 8th person (7 women, 1 man), who have since come forward to sue Combs, with allegations ranging from sex trafficking to sexual assault.