SEAN “Diddy” Combs has been given a $100 million default judgment in a prior sexual assault lawsuit.
The lawsuit was filed by Derrick Lee Cardello-Smith, who is currently an inmate, claiming Diddy drugged and sexually assaulted him in 1997.
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According to legal documents obtained by TMZ, Derrick sued the rapper for $100 million, but Diddy did not file an answer to the complaint.
A hearing for a default judgment was set for Monday, but the rapper opted not to show up.
Due to his absence, the judge gave Derrick the $100 million he requested, which was set up with monthly $10 million installments.
The payment plan will begin starting October 1.
DERRICK’S CLAIMS
Derrick claimed the alleged incident occurred 27 years ago at a party in Detroit, Michigan.
According to the lawsuit, the two were smoking weed and drinking alcohol when they decided to get naked with a group of women.
Derrick said he was performing oral sex on one of the women when he felt a male hand on his backside, claiming it was Diddy’s.
He claimed Diddy then offered him a drink that he spiked, leading him to pass out.
Derrick said that he woke up, Diddy was allegedly having sex with a woman when he turned to him and said, “I did this to you too.”
NEW DAY, NEW LAWSUIT
Diddy has been faced with multiple lawsuits over the past year.
The latest comes after the Last Night rapper was accused of grooming and sex trafficking by former porn star Adria English just two months ago.
Adria claimed the music mogul threatened to blacklist her if she didn’t have sex with guests at his lavish parties.
She claimed her interactions with Diddy became sexual immediately after they met in 2004, according to the lawsuit obtained by The U.S. Sun.
Adria, who performed under the name Omunique, said she met the rapper during her modeling audition for his fashion company, Sean John.
Adria claimed she worked at some of Diddy’s parties, where she was forced to drink alcoholic beverages laced with narcotics such as ecstasy.
She also claimed she was also told to flirt with guests and believed she was “groomed” into sex trafficking.
The former porn star said the rapper allegedly forced her to have sex with jewelry designer Jacob Arabov, known as Jacob the Jeweler.
The lawsuit, filed by attorneys Ariel Mitchell-Kidd and Steven Metcalf, claimed Adria was paid an extra $1,000 in addition to what she was normally paid for working the rapper’s parties.
‘HE WILL PREVAIL’
After the lawsuit was filed, The U.S. Sun obtained a statement from Combs’ attorney, Jonathan Davis, refuting the claims made.
“No matter how many lawsuits are filed it won’t change the fact that Mr. Combs has never sexually assaulted or sex trafficked anyone,” he told The U.S. Sun.
“We live in a world where anyone can file a lawsuit for any reason and without any proof.
“Fortunately, a fair and impartial judicial process exists to find the truth and Mr. Combs is confident he will prevail against these and other baseless claims in court.”
In May, Diddy was met with another lawsuit filed by former model Crystal McKinney.
Crystal claimed that she was promised career advancement in exchange for sexual favors after meeting the rapper in 2003.
Diddy’s Los Angeles and Miami mansions were raided earlier this year after he faced sex trafficking allegations from his former partner Casandra Ventura, known as Cassie.
In her lawsuit, the singer accused her ex of placing her in “a cycle of abuse, violence, and sex trafficking.”
She also claimed Diddy forced her to “live a lifestyle of excessive alcohol and substance abuse.”
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