Senior Reporter
Updated Nov. 23, 2023 7:08PM EST
Published Nov. 23, 2023 4:53PM EST
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.”
A week after the R&B singer Cassie sued rapper and producer Sean “Diddy” Combs for rape and years of abuse (and settled a day later), another accuser filed a lawsuit against the mogul, alleging he drugged and raped her in 1991 when she was a college student.
The woman filed her complaint Thursday in Manhattan Supreme Court—just before the expiration of the Adult Survivors Act, which for the past year has allowed people to pursue claims against alleged abusers regardless of the statute of limitations.
On Thursday night, the woman was identified to The Daily Beast by her lawyers as Joi Dickerson-Neal, who alleges Combs “videotaped his crime and distributed the tape to others in the music industry, causing severe harm to Ms. Dickerson-Neal’s reputation, career prospects, and emotional well-being.” Dickerson-Neal knew Combs through mutual friends, her lawyers said, adding she also appeared alongside him in the 1990 music video for “Straight From The Soul,” by Finesse and Synquis.
“We are privileged to assist our client, Ms. Dickerson-Neal, as she courageously steps forward in an effort to hold Mr. Combs to account,” Dickerson-Neal’s attorney Michelle Caiola said. “Everyone deserves to be heard and Combs should not be immune from liability because of his wealth and public stature.”
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