Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ former protégé Dawn Richard was ‘absolutely terrified’ of him, her lawyer Lisa Bloom claimed this week.
Diddy, 55, is currently in prison awaiting trial after his dramatic fall amid allegations he committed crimes including rape and sexual assault.
He was indicted on charges including sex trafficking in September, months after video footage emerged of him violently assaulting his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura.
Just days before Diddy’s arrest in September, Richard sued him for “terrorizing and sexually abusing her,” allegations Diddy has denied.
Richard, 41, crossed paths with Diddy in 2004 while appearing on his MTV series Making The Band and became a member of girl group Danity Kane on the show.
Now Bloom, who controversially advised Harvey Weinstein when allegations of sexual misconduct against him gained steam, has spoken out on Richard’s behalf.
Bloom claimed that Richard accused Diddy of having “groped”, “grabbed” and “sexually assaulted” her during an appearance on the show. BBC News Night.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ former protégé Dawn Richard was ‘absolutely terrified’ of him, her lawyer Lisa Bloom claimed this week; Diddy photographed last year
Just days before Diddy’s arrest in September, Richard (pictured) sued him for “terrorizing and sexually abusing her,” allegations Diddy has denied.
In Bloom’s words, Richard insisted that Diddy ‘groped and grabbed parts of her body, sexually assaulted her, that not only did he not pay her the money he had promised her, but he actually prevented her from eating and sleeping during those years; He just treated her. terribly.’
Bloom added that Richard claimed to have seen Diddy engage in “some serious acts of violence” against women, including Ventura.
“And when she spoke out, she said they threatened her with more physical violence,” said Bloom, daughter of famed feminist lawyer Gloria Allred. —He said that Sean Combs had a cruel character and that he was very afraid of him.
In her lawsuit, obtained by DailyMail.com, Richard claims Combs “manipulated” her with promises to help her in her music career.
She also alleged that during the audition process for Making The Band, Sean had called the contestants various names, such as ‘fat’, ‘ugly’, ‘bitches’ and also ‘h***’.
In response, Erica Wolff, lawyer for Sean Diddy Combs, told DailyMail.com: ‘Mr. Combs is shocked and disappointed by this lawsuit. In an attempt to rewrite history, Dawn Richard has fabricated a series of false claims, all in the hopes of trying to score a payday, conveniently timed to coincide with her album release and press tour.
Wolff continued: “If Ms. Richard had had such a negative experience with Making the Band and Danity Kane, she would not have chosen to continue working directly with Mr. Combs for Dirty Money, nor would she have returned for the Making the Band reboot in 2020. or agreed to appear on The Love Album last year. It’s unfortunate that Ms Richard put aside their 20-year friendship to try to get money from him, but Mr Combs stands by the truth and hopes to prove it in court.’
Dawn claimed that Combs didn’t like her because of her enthusiasm and enthusiasm for working alongside a big star.
In the lawsuit, Richard claims that Combs “manipulated” her with promises that he would help her in her music career; seen in 2009 in New York
In the documents, she claimed that she was a victim of Diddy’s abuse in the past, claiming that she had been forced to perform 48-hour rehearsals without a break.
Due to the exhaustive practices and lack of sleep, Richard claimed he suffered weight loss, dehydration and health problems such as rashes.
Dawn alleged that she had also been asked to go to the rapper’s home in Miami and found him inside in just his underwear.
After asking him to put on clothes, he claimed the star denied his request and said: ‘This is my fucking house!’
Richard also claimed that Diddy’s treatment of her progressively worsened between 2009 and 2011.
In the documents, the Damaged singer claimed that Combs had entered her dressing room located in her recording studio when she was completely naked. She claimed that the musical artist put his hands on her breasts and buttocks.
Dawn claimed another incident occurred when the rapper locked her in a car for two hours. He tried to get help, but claimed the windows were tinted and eventually had to call his father.
Richard claimed that his father traveled to New York to help his daughter and also approached Combs about his behavior.
Diddy, 55, is currently in prison awaiting trial following his arrest in September; A sketch is shown in the courtroom of his hearing this Thursday.
However, Dawn alleged that in response, the music artist replied, “Think about your daughter” and “think about your daughter’s career.”
In the lawsuit, the singer claimed that she had seen Combs abuse other women, including his ex, Kim Porter.
She alleged that in 2005, she saw Porter leave his recording studio crying and with facial injuries.
Dawn claimed she saw Sean throw his ex, Cassie, against a wall in their Los Angeles home in 2009, followed by him ‘strangling her and dragging’ her upstairs while high.
At another point, Richard alleged that he saw the rapper throw a frying pan of hot eggs at Cassie while telling her: ‘I’ve been asking you for my shit; I can’t stand you bitch, you never do it right!’
Dawn claimed in the lawsuit that she and other women came to Cassie’s aid and encouraged her to break up with Diddy.
However, the music artist found out and said, according to TMZ, ‘You bitches don’t get into my relationship.’
Richard also claimed that Diddy’s treatment of her progressively worsened between 2009 and 2011, according to TMZ; seen in 2023 in London
‘Don’t tell my bitch (Cassie) what to do… Just make money and shut the hell up… I’m done with artists… I’m leaving careers aside… You might be missing… You guys “You bitches want to die today.”
Former Danity Kane member Aubrey O’Day shared in June that she immediately supported Cassie after she accused her ex-boyfriend Diddy of sexual abuse, while speaking to Us weekly.
‘(I was) the first one to come out and defend her. It was too quiet for my liking.
lLast year in November, he settled a federal lawsuit with singer and ex Cassie, who accused him of rape and claimed he forced her to have sex with prostitutes.
At the time, O’Day took to social media to share a message of solidarity with Cassie.
“I had it in the first five minutes of seeing it because Cassie is a victim and she has an incredible amount of bravery,” O’Day told the outlet.
The artist’s Instagram post in November read: ‘I’ve been trying to tell everyone for years. Prayers for this queen @cassie.’
O’Day had been chosen to be part of Diddy’s girl group Danity Kane in 2005’s Making the Band, but later claimed that he fired her because she “wasn’t willing to do what was expected of her, not talented.” “. wise, but in other areas.’
Dawn claimed she saw Sean throw his ex, Cassie, against a wall in their Los Angeles home in 2009, followed by him ‘strangling her and dragging her’ up the stairs when he was high; seen in 2018 in New York
In May, months after Cassie and Diddy settled their legal dispute, a 2016 video emerged that allegedly showed the rapper physically assaulting her.
Diddy apologized on social media, apparently expressing remorse for his “inexcusable” behavior, although he made no direct reference to Cassie.
At the time, O’Day took to social media to denounce that Diddy “didn’t apologize to Cassie,” but instead “apologized to the world for seeing what he did.”
Shortly after Homeland Security raided the rapper’s homes in a sex trafficking investigation, Aubrey also took to social media to share her thoughts, writing, “What you sow, you will reap…”
O’Day also claimed in September of last year that Diddy recently asked her and her former Danity Kane bandmates to sign confidentiality agreements.
“And I, as someone who is a girl, hit everyone in my group and said, ‘Absolutely don’t take this deal.'”
Both Dawn and Aubrey are former members of Danity Kane, as well as Shannon Bex, D. Woods, and Aundrea Fimbres.
The group formed on MTV’s Making The Band under Diddy’s Bad Boy Records, but since 2020, they have been on an indefinite hiatus.