9 months ago
17
(NewsNation) — A vigor property and erstwhile subordinate of Sean "Diddy" Combs said that radical successful the euphony manufacture were mostly alert of what happened astatine the much exclusive "after after" parties that the hip-hop mogul was known for hosting.
DJ Steph Lova of Baltimore's Magic 95.9, who attended Howard University with Combs and worked astatine a New York vigor presumption during his emergence to prominence, said she was unaware of the alleged "freakoffs" oregon amerciable activities.
"The freakoffs ... that's each caller to me," Lova said Sunday connected "NewsNation Prime."
She added that portion Combs was known for throwing parties, "All the worldly that happened aft the existent party, those were backstage invites."
"You had to beryllium benignant of with the sugar, honey, iced beverage ... radical knew what goes connected astatine the after-after party. It's conscionable a substance if you cognize you privation to get down similar that. This is the euphony concern ... it's not for the weak," Lova said.
Combs was arrested past week successful Manhattan connected national charges including racketeering, enactment trafficking and prostitution. These charges travel amid respective civilian lawsuits accusing him of intersexual maltreatment and different misconduct.
And the charges travel raids connected his properties wherever authorities reportedly recovered grounds of drug-fueled enactment parties and weapons.
Lova said she was shocked astatine the music mogul's arrest, calling the concern "unbelievable" fixed his emergence to fame and philanthropic efforts.
Regarding the euphony industry's muted response to the allegations, Lova suggested that galore mightiness beryllium acrophobic astir imaginable evidence. "A batch of them mightiness beryllium connected them tapes," she said, referring to reported recordings seized by authorities.
Lova speculated that caller departures of euphony manufacture executives mightiness beryllium connected to fears of being implicated. "People should beryllium nervous. They should beryllium precise cautious," she added.
Dawn Richard has faced backlash aft suing Diddy: Attorney
The lawyer for a pistillate suing Combs says caller national charges against the euphony mogul person been "validating" for his client.
Arick Fudali, representing vocalist Dawn Richard successful a civilian lawsuit against Combs, told NewsNation that the similarities betwixt his client's allegations and the national indictment are "striking."
"Seeing that has been precise encouraging and validating for our client," Fudali said Sunday connected "NewsNation Prime." Richard was a subordinate of Diddy’s Danity Kane and Dirty Money groups.
Richard's lawsuit, filed days earlier Combs' arrest, accuses the rapper of intersexual battery, intersexual harassment and mendacious imprisonment. Fudali emphasized that his client's superior extremity is "accountability and justice," not fiscal gain.
"We specifically and intentionally did not enactment a dollar magnitude successful our civilian complaint," Fudali stated. "For her, it's truly astir justice, it's truly astir accountability, and it's truly astir besides inspiring and empowering others."
Fudali said Richard was inspired to travel guardant aft Cassie Ventura, Combs' erstwhile girlfriend, filed her ain lawsuit. That suit was settled 1 time aft filing.
Combs has denied each allegations against him. His defence lawyer has characterized immoderate of the alleged threats arsenic a "lover's spat," a statement Fudali powerfully disputes.
Fudali said that Richard "has faced immoderate online backlash" for coming guardant with her suit against Combs.
"So it's precise brave of her, and precise hard due to the fact that anytime idiosyncratic is brave capable to writer oregon to bring charges oregon allegations against idiosyncratic arsenic almighty and salient arsenic Mr. Combs, you look backlash," Fudali said.
