⏳ Nov. 23, 2023: The Daily Beast > Bad Boy Records and Combs Enterprises are also listed as defendants in the suit, which alleges Combs sexually abused Dickerson-Neal and “made a video recording of the ‘revenge porn’ which he distributed throughout New York state—all without her consent.” - #American Rapper

Kate Briquelet

Senior Reporter

Updated Nov. 23, 2023 7:08PM EST 

Published Nov. 23, 2023 4:53PM EST 

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A spokesperson for Combs told The Daily Beast in a statement: “This last-minute lawsuit is an example of how a well-intentioned law can be turned on its head. Ms. Dickerson’s 32-year-old story is made up and not credible. Mr. Combs never assaulted her, and she implicates companies that did not exist. This is purely a money grab and nothing more.”

The accusations stem from an era before the billionaire—previously known as Puffy and Puff Daddy—became famous and a mainstay of the late 1990s hip-hop scene. At the time, the legal filing points out, Combs was working at Uptown Records.

According to the complaint, the accuser was a Syracuse University student who “reluctantly agreed to an early dinner with” Combs in January 1991 while she was on holiday break in the Big Apple. “They had many friends and acquaintances in common and she had appeared with Combs in a few clips of a music video,” the lawsuit alleges.

Dickerson-Neal accompanied Combs to Harlem’s Wells Restaurant and he allegedly “pushed” her to tag along on his other stops in the city. “Getting into Combs’ car that day was something [she] would come to regret forever,” the lawsuit says.

“During their date, Combs had intentionally drugged [her], resulting in her being in a physical state where she could not independently stand or walk,” the legal filing continues. “Driving first to a music studio where she could not get out of the car, Combs proceeded to a place he was staying to sexually assault her.” The complaint says that it was Combs’ “practice” to capture footage of the alleged assault.

The complaint says Dickerson-Neal didn’t go to police or the hospital right away but told her best friend what happened the next day. Soon after, DeVante Swing, a member of the R&B group Jodeci, allegedly told her days later that he and other men saw her “sex tape” at the studio. When she asked how many people viewed the video, he replied, “Everyone.”

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