Diddy’s Former Stylist Files Sexual Assault, Battery Lawsuit

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One other day, one other allegation of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ doing one thing completely abhorrent. Deonte Nash, Diddy’s former stylist, filed a lawsuit within the Los Angeles County Superior Courtroom accusing Diddy of sexual abuse and violence.

Based on CBS Information, Deonte Nash was Diddy’s stylist from 2008 to 2018. Nash’s lawsuit alleges that he was sexually assaulted by Diddy on “a number of events,” resulting in his resignation in 2018. Regardless of not working for him, the lawsuit alleges that Diddy “continued to threaten Mr. Nash after his employment ended.”

“Nash personally skilled sexual, bodily, psychological, and emotional abuse by the hands of Defendants throughout his ten-year employment,” together with “compelled exams of loyalty and manipulation, sexual harassment and sexual assaults, bodily violence and manhandling, labor trafficking, threats of hurt, and threats of demise,” the lawsuit towards Combs reads.

Throughout Nash’s tenure with Diddy, he additionally labored as a stylist and inventive director for R&B singer Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, who additionally accused Diddy of sexual assault in a 2023 lawsuit. A number of of Nash’s allegations stem from interactions with Ventura. One such incident allegedly occurred between 2013 and 2014 when Diddy realized that Nash and Ventura went out to dinner with out his permission. The next day, Diddy allegedly threw” Nash “onto the automobile and violently strangled him.”

Deonte Nash’s lawsuit alleges one other incident occurred in 2014 when Diddy and his safety entered Nash’s house with out his permission and “confiscated Mr. Nash’s keys and cellphone whereas they forcibly searched the home” for Ventura.

“After enduring years of abuse, I lastly discovered the braveness throughout the legal trial, and I’m now able to take motion,” Nash mentioned in a press release. “Sean Combs has by no means taken accountability for the years of hurt he inflicted on me and so many others.” Nash is in search of each compensatory and punitive damages in addition to a jury trial.

Earlier this 12 months, Diddy was the defendant in a federal legal trial stemming from prostitution, racketeering, and intercourse trafficking costs. Each Nash and Ventura testified towards Diddy throughout the trial.

From CBS Information:

Throughout the trial, Ventura testified that she was repeatedly bodily and sexually abused by Combs over the course of their relationship. She testified a few 2016 incident, which was caught on surveillance video, that confirmed Combs violently assaulting her within the hallway of a California resort.

Nash additionally testified within the trial that Combs threatened Ventura and that he “would beat her.”

Nash testified a few time when Combs allegedly grabbed a sleeping Ventura by the hair and began hitting her “fairly onerous.” Nash mentioned Ventura’s head hit a mattress body and began bleeding, and Combs then instructed her, Nash and an assistant, “Look what y’all made me do.”

Nash testified he dialed 911 however was instructed to hold up. He mentioned he feared retaliation however did inform a few of Combs’ staff in regards to the alleged abuse and instructed jurors Combs received bodily with him a couple of instances.

Whereas Diddy was discovered responsible of the prostitution associated costs, he was cleared of the extra critical racketeering and intercourse trafficking costs. Diddy is because of be sentenced Oct. 3. Whereas the utmost time he faces is 20 years, his attorneys have argued he ought to obtain not more than 14 months, which is the period of time he’s already served and would end in his rapid launch. Over 75 folks have submitted character letters in assist of Diddy forward of his sentencing, together with Metropolis Women rapper Caresha “Yung Miami” Brownlee.