A Michigan inmate is up $100 million after profitable a default judgment in opposition to Diddy. On Monday (Sept. 9), Michigan Decide Anna Marie Anzalone dominated in favor of Derrick Lee Cardello-Smith.
The 51-year-old beforehand filed a civil lawsuit in opposition to Sean Combs, describing a sexual assault incident from 1997. Combs was served with the lawsuit on July 6, 2024. Derrick is presently serving time for an unrelated sentence in Earnest C. Brooks Correctional Facility in Michigan, per Detroit’s Metro Occasions.
Decide Anzalone awarded Derrick the $100 million after Diddy failed to look for the digital listening to on Monday. In response to Metro Occasions, Diddy should start paying Derrick in $10 million month-to-month increments beginning Oct. 1.
Right here’s What Derrick’s Lawsuit Accuses Diddy Of
In his lawsuit, Derrick Lee Cardello-Smith alleged that Sean Combs drugged and sexually assaulted him after assembly at a restaurant in Detroit. The lawsuit reportedly states that Diddy and Derrick attended a celebration and bought bare with a gaggle of ladies. Whereas Derrick allegedly carried out oral intercourse on one lady, he claims Diddy positioned his hand on his left buttock, per TMZ.
Someday after, the now-inmate alleges Diddy supplied him a spiked drink, which made him cross out. When he regained consciousness, Derrick stated Diddy was having sexual activity with a lady and allegedly advised him, “I did this to you, too.” It’s unclear if, on the time, Derrick sought any medical consideration or filed a police report.
Michigan Inmate Beforehand Claimed Sean Combs Visited Him In Jail With An Supply To Drop His Lawsuit
In an August 7 listening to, Derrick sought two actions in opposition to Combs: a restraining order and a preliminary injunction to stop Diddy from promoting a property or its property to keep away from paying court-ordered judgments.
Throughout that listening to, Derrick represented himself, claiming that Diddy and a monetary advisor he employed held two conferences with him inside two weeks. He reportedly confirmed jail facility visitation data to again this up.
Derrick alleged that throughout the first assembly, Diddy supplied him $2.3 million to drop his lawsuit. Combs additionally allegedly advised Derrick he wasn’t planning to reply to his civil lawsuit and would take an opportunity with the default judgment. The producer allegedly reacted with, “You know the way we get down,” when Derrick rejected the supply and questioned if Combs was making an attempt to cover his cash. In response, Derrick allegedly stated, “I disagree with the way you get down.”
In the end, the decide reportedly granted Derrick a restraining order and a preliminary injunction resulting from their failure to look in courtroom. On the time, she additionally set the preliminary listening to that occurred yesterday (Sept. 9).
See the total Aug. 7 listening to beneath and what Derrick needed to say.
Combs has but to publicly reply to the default judgment. For practically a yr, the previous music mogul has been hit with sexual misconduct allegations in a number of lawsuits.
Nevertheless, at some point earlier than the $100 million default judgment, Diddy reportedly listed his Los Angeles mansion for $61.5 million, per PEOPLE. This was the identical house that federal brokers raided in March.
Moreover, this previous weekend, the music mogul was noticed in Harlem with former Dangerous Boy artist G. Dep.
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