Sean "Diddy" Combs is facing fresh sexual assault allegations in a lawsuit filed in Manhattan Supreme Court on Thursday. The lawsuit comes just days after Diddy reached a settlement in a separate case accusing him of rape and abuse.
According to court documents obtained by PEOPLE, a woman named Joi Dickerson-Neal is accusing Diddy, 54, of drugging and raping her when she was a college student at Syracuse University in 1991.
Dickerson-Neal's attorneys claim she was also subjected to "revenge porn" after the music mogul allegedly recorded the incident and shared the tape with others in the music industry.
Diddy is vehemently denying the allegations, maintaining that Dickerson-Neal fabricated the story.
"This last-minute lawsuit is an example of how a well-intentioned law can be misused. Ms. Dickerson's 32-year-old story is false and not credible. Mr. Combs never assaulted her, and she implicates companies that did not exist. This is purely a money grab and nothing more," a spokesperson for the rapper stated in a statement to PEOPLE.
The complaint details that Dickerson-Neal knew Diddy through mutual friends and had appeared alongside him in a music video. Dickerson-Neal's lawyer, Jonathan Goldhirsh, explained in a press release sent to PEOPLE that the victim was already aware of Diddy's alleged "mistreatment of women" when she met him and exercised caution around him.
When they went on a date, which Dickerson-Neal claims she "reluctantly" agreed to, she alleges she was drugged after leaving her drink unattended with Diddy and soon "couldn't independently stand or walk."
"Days later, a male friend revealed to her that he had viewed the ‘sex tape’ along with other men," the documents state. "Horrified, Ms. Dickerson asked how many others saw it, to which he responded, ‘everyone.’”
Dickerson-Neal claims the assault negatively impacted her mental health, forcing her to drop out of college and never receive her degree.
"We are privileged to represent our client, Ms. Dickerson-Neal, as she bravely steps forward to hold Mr. Combs accountable," said her attorney Michelle Caiola, partner at Phillips & Associates, PLLC. Caiola added, "Everyone deserves to be heard, and Combs should not be immune from liability because of his wealth and public stature."
In addition to Combs, Bad Boy Entertainment, Bad Boy Records, and Combs Enterprises are also named as defendants in the lawsuit.
The filing comes just one day before the expiration of the New York Adult Survivors Act on Friday. This law allowed adult sexual assault survivors to file a lawsuit a year after the statute of limitations expired.
"Our client has not been able to escape the ongoing impact of the harm Combs caused her many years ago. Through the Adult Survivors Act, she can avail herself to the courts to finally seek justice," Goldhirsch said.
Earlier this week, Diddy and Casandra "Cassie" Ventura reached a settlement just one day after the singer filed a lawsuit against him for rape, sex trafficking, domestic violence, and more in New York.
"I have decided to resolve this matter amicably on terms that I have some level of control," Ventura said in a statement. "I want to thank my family, fans, and lawyers for their unwavering support."
Her attorney, Douglas Wigdor, said, "I am very proud of Ms. Ventura for having the strength to go public with her lawsuit. She ought to be commended for doing so."
Combs added, "We have decided to resolve this matter amicably. I wish Cassie and her family all the best. Love."
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