Sean 'Diddy' Combs was ordered to pay one of his sexual assault accusers $100 million in a default judgment. The rapper plans to try and have the judgment dismissed.
A judge granted a default judgment against Sean 'Diddy' Combs for $100 million Monday after the rapper failed to appear at a court hearing. Combs was ordered to pay Derrick Lee Cardello-Smith, 51, $100 million by Lenawee County Circuit Court Judge Anna Marie Anzalone, Fox News Digital confirmed. A court can grant a default judgment if a party fails to meet certain obligations within a specific time frame. Cardello-Smith originally filed his lawsuit against Combs on June 10.
Diddy's legal team plans to have the judgment dismissed. 'This man is a convicted felon and sexual predator, who has been sentenced on 14 counts of sexual assault and kidnapping over the last 26 years,' Marc Agnifilo, attorney for Combs, told Fox News Digital in a statement. 'His resume now includes committing a fraud on the court from prison, as Mr. Combs has never heard of him let alone been served with any lawsuit.' 'Mr.
Mr. Combs looks forward to having this judgment swiftly dismissed.' Diddy faces a mountain of legal claims after multiple women accused him of sexual assault beginning in November 2023. Cassie, legally known as Casandra Ventura, alleged she endured 'over a decade' of Diddy's 'violent behavior and disturbed demands' in a lawsuit. Combs and his ex-girlfriend settled the matter a day later outside of court.
Homeland Securities Investigations raided Diddy's homes in March related to a federal human trafficking investigation, Fox News Digital previously confirmed. Since the raids, Diddy has been hit with more allegations of sexual assault. In a lawsuit filed in May, Crystal McKinney claimed she was attacked in Combs' recording studio after having dinner with the music mogul and an un-named fashion designer at Cipriani Downtown in New York during a Men's Fashion Week event in 2003.
Fox News Digital's Tracy Wright contributed to this report.
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