Sean “Diddy” Combs filed a defamation trial of $ 50 million against Courtney Burgess, his lawyer Ariel Mitchell, and Nexstar Media Group, the parent company of Newspaperalleging that they made and broadcast false complaints about him for a financial gain.
The trial, filed on January 22 in the South New York district, accuses the accused of spreading without foundation allegations according to which the combs had videos showing it involved in a sexual fault with celebrities and minors.
According to PeopleCombs lawyers claim these allegations, broadcast by Newspaper Without an appropriate investigation, caused significant reputation and economic damage and compromised its right to a fair trial.
In addition, Combs is currently in the Brooklyn metropolitan detention center awaiting trials for sexual traffic and racketeering, allegations he denies.
In addition, the trial also disputes Burgess’s claims to receive incriminating equipment from Kim Porter, a deceased ex-partner of Combs, labeling them as manufacturing.
In accordance with the complaints of the point Newspaper.
It should be mentioned that the network is accused of not having verified the complaints before distributing them.
In addition, the Combs legal team maintains that the defendants took advantage of these false allegations, Burgess winning fabricated memories and Mitchell taking advantage of media coverage.
According to publication reports, Combs requests damages of at least $ 50 million, including punitive damages, and required a trial before jury.
Meanwhile, Mitchell replied by calling the “pathetic” trial and promising a counter-communion.
