Diddy has filed an emergency movement to overturn the $100 million default judgment he was hit with for not responding to a sexual assault lawsuit from a Michigan inmate recognized for incessantly submitting civil fits.
In keeping with authorized paperwork obtained by TMZ on Thursday (September 12), the embattled music mogul mentioned he was by no means served with the go well with and that he not solely had no thought who 51-year-old Derrick Lee Cardello-Smith is, he had no thought concerning the go well with till he was hit with the default judgment earlier this week.
His authorized staff additionally famous: “This man is a convicted felon and sexual predator, who has been sentenced on 14 counts of sexual assault and kidnapping during the last 26 years. His resume now consists of committing a fraud on the court docket from jail, as Mr. Combs has by no means heard of him not to mention been served with any lawsuit. Mr. Combs seems to be ahead to having this judgment swiftly dismissed.”
In addition they mentioned that even when Cardello-Smith’s claims have been true, the statute of limitations expired in 2007.
Along with asking to vacate the judgment, Diddy’s authorized staff is asking to dissolve a short lived restraining order and/or preliminary injunction, which had been granted to Cardello-Smith in August.
In his preliminary submitting, Cardello-Smith claimed Diddy drugged and sexually assaulted him at a celebration he was working at in Detroit in 1997. He then filed a restraining order towards Diddy in August to stop him from promoting property that may very well be used to pay for the lawsuit.
Cardello-Smith additionally shared a log of his visitation report which included Diddy’s title and alleged he was supplied $2.3 million {dollars} to dismiss the lawsuit however rejected it.
In different Diddy information, he’s formally trying to offload his Beverly Hills mansion for an eye-watering sum — the identical spot that was raided by federal brokers earlier this yr.
In keeping with Web page Six, Puff has listed the lavish property for $61 million following reviews that he was getting ready to promote it.
The 13,000-square foot property is positioned within the swanky “Platinum Triangle” of Los Angeles which encompasses the adjoining neighborhoods of Beverly Hills, Holmby Hills and Bel-Air.
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In keeping with a property description, the totally reworked house boasts “an expensive paneled entry lobby with a sweeping staircase bathed in pure gentle, together with a big lounge, formal eating room, wine cellar, workplace, and a connoisseur kitchen with a household room and separate catering kitchen.”
The long run purchaser may even get pleasure from “a state-of-the-art theater that seats 35 visitors,” in addition to “a two-story visitor home [with] a big gymnasium, recording studio and extra visitor bedrooms.”
He bought the property 10 years in the past for $40 million.
