Sean “Diddy” Combs in Beverly Hills in January 2020.Photo:Steve Granitz/WireImage
Steve Granitz/WireImage
A woman who accusedSean “Diddy” Combsand his friend Aaron Hall of rapein a November lawsuithas filed an amended complaint, which reveals she was a 16-year-old minor when the alleged assault occurred.
Liza Gardner filed her amended complaint on Tuesday in New York County Supreme Court, where she claimed that the age of consent for sexual intercourse in 1990, when the alleged assault happened, was 17 years old.
Gardner previously alleged in November that Combs, 54, and Hall took turns raping her and a friend after meeting them at an event at MCA Records’ New York office.
“At the time Combs assaulted Ms. Gardner, she recalls feeling the side effects of the alcohol,” the complaint says. “She recalls Combs mounting her, and forcing up her skirt, pulling her underwear to the side and forcefully penetrating her.”
Diddy in Atlanta in August 2023.Paras Griffin/Getty
Paras Griffin/Getty
As included in the original complaint, Gardner alleges that afterwards, as she got dressed, Hall “barged into the room, pinned her down and forced” her to have sex with him. The suit also claims that Combs turned violent days after the alleged assault, and allegedly assaulted and choked Gardner until she passed out.
A representative for Combs could not be reached for comment, though Combs previously denied Gardner’s claims in a statement when she filed in November.
Gardner’s amended complaint is the latest setback for Combs, who is facing at least five sexual assault lawsuits —all of which he has denied. The allegations include thealleged gang rape of a 17-year-oldin 2003, and thealleged drugging and sexual assaultof Joi Dickerson Neal in 1991.
If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go torainn.org.
source: people.com
