Diddy has filed a motion to dismiss a $30 million lawsuit filed by record producer Rodney 'Lil Rod' Jones, who sued him for persistent molestation and possible drug encouragement.
In February, Jones filed suit just weeks before two of Combs' homes were raided by federal agents during an investigation into s3x trafficking.
Jones claims he was ordered to recruit prostitutes and have sex with them for the star's pleasure, and has hundreds of hours of video documenting Combs' 'serious illegal activity'. . Diddy has denied all allegations of wrongdoing.
At the time, the troubled hip-hop star was already facing lawsuits from three women and had lost several business deals as a result of the claims.
Now Combs, 54, has fired back at Jones' second amended lawsuit in new court documents filed Monday in Manhattan federal court, accusing her of 'exploiting' the star for money. .
The filing reads: 'Jones' Second Amended Complaint is his third attempt to frame a run-of-the-mill commercial dispute as a valid RICO count. [Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act] Conspiracy
'At nearly 100 pages, it includes countless long stories, shameless celebrity name drops, and unrelated photos. Yet, for all its hyperbole and fanciful theatrics, SAC fails to state a single viable claim against any of the Combs defendants.
'Full of legally meaningless allegations and outright lies, SAC's [Second Amended Complaint] The real goal is to generate media publicity and exploit it to get a settlement — not surprising, given that his lawyer was recently accused of engaging in a 'pattern' of 'wrongful filing'. Therefore, the complaint of this court was sent to the committee.[ing] Cases in federal court to gain media attention, embarrass defendants with embarrassing charges, and pressure defendants to settle quickly.'
The documents also claim that Jones posted a video laughing about the lawsuit and joking about the amount that Diddy would have to pay her.
Taking a page from his lawyer's playbook, Jones recently posted a video on the 'X' platform in which he and the actor known as 'Uncle Dead' laugh about the case ( Despite her allegations of 'severe emotional distress'), Mr Coombs demanded she 'pay that money by Monday' and warned: 'I'm from Chicago, we don't play about our business.'
'Like SAC, Jones' videotaped threats on social media are part of a calculated effort to promote his personal brand and profit from exposure. Such tactics have no place in federal court.'
Combs' lawyer Erica Wolfe said: 'Mr. The Jones case is pure fiction – a shameless attempt to create media hype and extract a quick settlement.
'There was no RICO conspiracy and Mr Jones was not threatened, groomed, assaulted or trafficked. We look forward to proving – in a court of law – that all of Mr Jones's claims are made out and should be dismissed.'
Diddy hit back at Jones' claim that his 'business or property' was harmed by non-payment for services on Diddy's 2023 The Love Album: Off the Grid – saying he was under the RICO Act. Failed to prove it.
The documents also allege that Jones never made a substantive claim under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 — showing that she was coerced into performing sexual acts in exchange for something of value or something similar. They were victims of the act.
Diddy also claimed that Jones failed to provide details of the alleged sexual assault claims and sexual harassment claims he made against the star.
Regarding an argument on breach of oral contract, Dadi says that it has gone beyond the statute of limitations.
Jones' attorney, Tyrone Blackburn, told TMZ: 'This is clearly a billing exercise by the latest set of lawyers for Combs, who came late to the game and fired their client before he could even be charged. trying to line their pockets with this hail-merry movement to do.'
Diddy disowned Jones for causing emotional distress and said he 'failed to show. [Combs] exercised control over the premises where the alleged attacks were carried out by third parties;