Sean “Diddy” Combs, aka P. Diddy, is the subject of a new complaint filed last week in Los Angeles Superior Court. According to Deadline, a fashion designer named Bryana “Bana” Bongolan accused the rapper of violent behavior, including hanging her over the edge of a balcony on the 17th floor of the building where her ex lived. girlfriend, singer Cassie Ventura.
The alleged events took place in 2016. “Around September 26, 2016, Sean Diddy Combs sexually assaulted Ms. Bryana Bana Bongolan, suspended her from a balcony on the 17th floor and threw her against garden furniture on the balcony,” specifies the complaint documents cited by Deadline. This act allegedly took place after the young woman, 1.40 m tall and weighing around 45 kilos at the time, rebuffed the hip-hop producer's attempts at sexual assault. “This event was the culmination of a series of threats, intimidation and violence that have marked the numerous interactions between Ms. Bongolan and Mr. Combs since the day she met him. »
P. Diddy denies (again) the facts
Bana Bongolan is demanding $10 million (9.5 million euros) from P. Diddy, who has been incarcerated since his arrest in September awaiting a trial next May on charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation with a view to prostitution. Her team denied the fashion designer's accusations. “Since last year, Ms. Bongolan has expressed her intention to sue Mr. Combs and has retained legal representation to assert her rights,” the statement said, according to Rolling Stone.
“Mr. Combs strongly denies these serious allegations and remains confident that they will ultimately be proven to be baseless. He has unwavering confidence in the facts and in the fairness of the legal process. In court, the truth will come to light, demonstrating that the accusations against Mr. Combs are baseless. » The rapper is also the subject of dozens of other complaints for rape and sexual assault from former employees, partners, collaborators and fans.
Cassie Ventura also filed a complaint against her ex-spouse in November 2023 for rape and physical and psychological violence, before the case was closed by an agreement between the two artists. However, the publication last May by CNN of video surveillance images showed the rapper attacking the 38-year-old singer in the corridors of a Los Angeles hotel in 2016. The latter then made a public apology via social networks, then that he previously denied Cassie Ventura's accusations.
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