Diddy Files A $100 Million Lawsuit Against NBC TV Network Over A Documentary

Rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs has filed a $100 million (£80.5 million) lawsuit against the producers of a recent documentary about him, amid ongoing sexual assault allegations.

Combs is currently in a New York jail as he awaits a federal criminal trial on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering, which he denies.

On Wednesday, February 12, Diddy’s attorney announced that he is suing TV network NBC, its streaming platform Peacock, and production company Ample over their documentary Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy. The lawsuit claims the documentary contained false and defamatory statements about the rapper. The three companies have yet to respond to the legal action.

Mr Combs’ lawyer Erica Wolff said NBC, Peacock and Ample “made a conscious decision to line their own pockets at the expense of truth, decency, and basic standards of professional journalism”.

They “maliciously and recklessly broadcast outrageous lies”, she said in a statement.

BBC News has asked NBC and Ample for comment.

The lawsuit comes after a string of allegations have been made against the rap star by both men and women over the past 16 months.

It’s thought there are currently more than 30 separate civil lawsuits against him.

The star has been accused of kidnapping, drugging and coercing women into sexual activities, sometimes through the use of firearms and threats of violence. Diddy is also accused assaulting and raping people.

Earlier this month, a lawyer who represents dozens of accusers said he expected Diddy to face more than 10 new civil lawsuits in addition to those previously filed.

Last week, the BBC published an investigation after speaking to more than 20 people who worked with Diddy at his Bad Boy Records, who described troubling incidents they say they witnessed during the label’s 1990s rise.

Mr Combs has consistently denied the allegations in the lawsuits, and has previously labelled them “sickening”. He has pleaded not guilty to the criminal charges.

In a previous statement to the BBC, Mr Combs’ lawyer said: “In court, the truth will prevail: that Mr Combs never sexually assaulted or trafficked anyone – man or woman, adult or minor.”

SOURCE: BBC NEWS