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(NewsNation) — A New York justice has dismissed astir each the claims a erstwhile "Making the Band" contestant filed against Sean “Diddy” Combs, including intersexual battle and racketeering.
In a ruling Thursday, Judge Jed. S. Rakoff dismissed 21 of the 22 claims filed by Sara Rivers against her erstwhile brag earlier this year.
The claims were dismissed with prejudice, which means Rivers is incapable to refile the suit.
Rivers, who appeared connected Combs' world amusement successful the aboriginal 2000’s, filed a $60 cardinal suit against Combs alleging racketeering, battle and battery, forced labor, and mendacious imprisonment.
She claimed successful her suit that Combs had assaulted her portion she was walking down a hallway and that helium backed her into a corner, reported People.
Rivers alleged helium was adjacent capable "where helium could buss her and asks her successful a low, sensual dependable however she is doing, if she's good and if she needed thing astatine all."
She past claimed that Combs allegedly "used his near manus to set the collar of her overgarment and past ran his near manus crossed her breasts portion repeating the operation if she needs thing to fto him know,” the outlet reported.
She besides accused Combs of "making carnal threats to radical members," claiming that helium "threatened to devour the look of 1 idiosyncratic and termination another."
The justice did not regularisation connected 1 complaint successful Rivers' complaint, which alleges Combs violated the New York City Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act.
Rakoff said helium was holding disconnected connected ruling arsenic to whether that dismissal volition beryllium with oregon without prejudice, pending a determination from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit connected whether the assertion is time-barred.
“From the outset, we person said these claims were meritless, time-barred, and legally deficient. The Court agreed, uncovering nary ineligible ground to let them to proceed. We are pleased the Court cautiously analyzed and swiftly dismissed these baseless claims,” Erica Wolff, Combs’ attorney, said successful a statement.
A assemblage convicted Combs past period connected 2 counts of proscription to prosecute successful prostitution nether the Mann Act, which has a maximum condemnation of 10 years successful prison. He was acquitted of the much superior charges of racketeering and enactment trafficking.
His sentencing proceeding is scheduled for Oct. 3, and a justice ruled helium would stay successful jailhouse until then.
He besides inactive faces a slew of different civilian lawsuits filed against him.
