Diddy and his family presented a united front when they stepped out in Miami on Saturday night for dinner at the exclusive Mr. Chow restaurant.
The Grammy-winning artist, 54, whose name has made headlines amid an ongoing federal sex trafficking investigation, appeared relaxed and happy as he enjoyed an outing with his children.
The New York City native was photographed with five of his seven children in a vehicle on Saturday night: Quincy, 32, Christian, 25, Chance, 17, and twins Jessie and D’Lila, 17.
Diddy, who is also father to Justin, 30, and Love Sean, 1, is less than two months after federal officials raided his homes in Los Angeles and Miami on March 25.
The musical artist, who is also facing multiple lawsuits accusing him of sexual misconduct, has denied all allegations against him.
Diddy, 54, and his family presented a united front when they stepped out in Miami on Saturday night for dinner at the exclusive Mr. Chow restaurant.
The hip-hop mogul wore an all-black ensemble when he was photographed outside the South Florida restaurant with his sons Quincy, 32, and Christian, 25.
The hip-hop mogul donned an all-black ensemble of a shirt with pants, sneakers and sunglasses when he was photographed outside the South Florida restaurant.
Quincy donned a black sweater with a white graphic, printed pants, and black sneakers.
Christian was wearing a yellow zip-up sweater over a black shirt with black pants and sneakers. He was wearing a necklace and carrying a gift bag.
Chance was seen smiling as she walked out, with her younger sisters Jessie and D’Lila behind her.
Chance, who attended her prom last month with Branson Bailey, Chloe and Halle Bailey’s younger brother, wore a yellow off-the-shoulder top with skirt and sandals ensemble.
The twins paired metallic silver midi dresses with black slippers.
The celebrity family appeared to be in good spirits amid a difficult few months for their patriarch, who has been busy responding to allegations from multiple accusers.
On Friday, lawyers for the embattled rapper asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that he and two co-defendants raped a 17-year-old girl in a New York recording studio in 2003, saying it was a “claim false and horrible.” ‘ which was filed too late according to the law.
Chance was seen smiling as she walked out, with her younger sisters Jessie and D’Lila behind her.
The hip-hop mogul led the way when he and his family left the exclusive restaurant.
The legal action is the latest reaction from Diddy and his legal team after he was subjected to several similar lawsuits and a subsequent criminal investigation for sex trafficking.
‘Mister. “Coms and its companies categorically deny the plaintiff’s decades-old story against them, which has caused untold damage to their reputation and business position before any evidence has been presented,” says the filing, which also names the companies. corporations owned by Combs as defendants.
It continued: “Plaintiff cannot allege what day or time of year the alleged incident occurred, but she miraculously remembers other salacious details, despite her alleged incapacitating condition.”
The lawsuit was filed in December and amended in March by the woman, a current resident of Canada whose name was not revealed in the court filing.
She said she was in the 11th grade at a high school in a Detroit suburb in 2003, when Harve Pierre, then president of Combs’ Bad Boy Entertainment record label, flew her to New York on a private jet and took her to a studio. recording. , where she was given drugs and alcohol until she was unable to give consent for her to have sex.
Then, according to the lawsuit, Pierre, Combs and a man she did not know took turns raping her. The lawsuit included photographs of the woman sitting on Combs’ lap that she claimed were taken on the night in question.
The defense filing asks that the case be “dismissed now, with prejudice” – meaning it cannot be refiled – “to protect the Combs defendants from further damage to their reputations and before more resources are wasted judicial and party”.
One of the plaintiff’s attorneys, Michael J. Willemin, said in a statement in response to the filing: ‘At this point, no one should take anything that “Diddy” or his attorneys say seriously. Today’s motion is just a desperate attempt by Combs to avoid accountability for Ms. Doe’s gang rape and sexual assault allegations. It will not work.’
At this early stage of the lawsuit, the arguments are more procedural than the facts of the case.
Some of the lawsuits filed against Combs involve decades-old allegations and are among more than 3,700 legal complaints filed under New York’s Adult Survivors Act, which temporarily suspended certain legal deadlines to give victims of sexual assault a last chance. opportunity to sue for abuse that happened years or even decades ago.
Diddy was photographed at last year’s Met Gala in New York.
The new deadlines established by that law expired, but the lawsuit Combs filed Friday was filed under a different law, the New York City Gender-Based Violence Victim Protection Act. That city law also allows accusers to file civil complaints related to sexual assault allegations after the statute of limitations has passed.
But Combs’ motion argues that the lawsuit was filed too late, because city law takes precedence over state law, whose provisions mean the lawsuit had to be filed before August 2021 to be timely.
“New York State law prevails over New York City law, without exception,” the document says.
The amended version of the lawsuit filed in March sought to address some of these issues, but Combs’ lawyers argue it did not go far enough.
The judge ruled that the woman must reveal her name if the lawsuit moves forward after this challenge.
The Associated Press does not typically name people who say they were sexually abused unless they come forward publicly, as some of Combs’ accusers have done.
The public spread of the allegations against Combs began with a lawsuit filed in November by singer Cassie, his former protégé and girlfriend, which contained allegations of beatings, rape and other abuse between 2005 and 2018.
The complaint, filed by the same attorneys who filed the contested lawsuit on Friday, was resolved the day after it was filed. Combs denied the allegations through his attorney before the settlement.
More lawsuits were filed against Combs in the following months. Then, on March 25, Homeland Security Investigations served search warrants at his homes in Los Angeles and Miami in a sex trafficking investigation. His lawyer called it “a flagrant use of force at the military level.”
The investigation continues. Combs has not been charged.