Judge dismisses Dawn Richard’s lawsuit against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This A federal judge has dismissed singer Dawn Richard’s lawsuit against Sean “Diddy” Combs, ruling that most of her allegations of emotional and physical abuse, including groping, were not filed in the required year after the described events. In a decision dated Friday and made public on Monday, Judge Katherine Polk Failla said Richard may pursue one allegation against the hip-hop mogul in state court, but cannot revive claims that exceeded New York’s statute of limitations by more than a decade. The judge wrote that the court’s decision “exists independently of its disapprobation of the factual allegations, which, if true, are execrable.” The ruling, therefore, did not address the merits of the allegations but rather whether they were brought within the time allowed by law. Arick Fudali, an attorney representing Richard, said the singer intends to refile her primary claim under New York’s gender-motivated …
