Diddy just took a major hit in one of several sexual assault cases mounted against him.
For, a male accuser has been awarded a default judgment against the embattled mogul. One the the tune of $100 million. Yes, $100 million.
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Derrick Lee Cardello-Smith, an incarcerated convict, filed a lawsuit against Diddy claiming that he was drugged and sexually assaulted by the Bad Boy founder at a Detroit party in 1997.
Per the suit, Diddy (born Sean Combs) made unwarranted sexual contact with Cardello-Smith while he performed oral sex on a woman at the event. He says he star offered him a drink and he passed out. Thereafter, the suit alleges that the accuser woke to find Diddy engaged in sexual intercourse with a woman while informing him, “I did this to you too.”
The case serves as one of several leveled against the Hip-Hop titan.
And perhaps that very fact is the reason he did not attend a hearing related to the matter.
In his absence, the presiding judge issued a default judgment awarding Cardello-Smith the seismic sum of money.
A payment schedule mandating monthly payments of $10 million per month was also established. It starts on October 1.
A rep for Diddy was defiant in their stance that the matter would be challenged and eventually dismissed. A statement read:
“This man [Cardello-Smith] is a convicted felon and sexual predator, who has been sentenced on 14 counts of sexual assault and kidnapping over the last 26 years. 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. Combs looks forward to having this judgment swiftly dismissed.”