Sara Rivers, former member and star of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Making The Band 2 show, has accused the disgraced music mogul of sexual harassment and more.
The new court filings obtained by HipHopDX came just ahead of New York City’s Gender Motivated Violence Act’s “lookback window” coming to an end on Friday (Feb. 28).
Rivers is demanding at least $60,000,000 in damages for “extreme emotional distress impacting nearly every aspect of Plaintiff’s life and personal relationships” which she claims occurred while she was filming the show in 2002.
Rivers’ lawsuit claims she endured “inhumane” treatment while filming, such as having her eating and sleeping schedules controlled, being forced to share a room with four men despite being married, doing unpaid manual labor and being ridiculed for her appearance. She also alleges that Diddy “interfered” with her music career for years after her time on the show, including “sabotaging” several record deals.
The suit also accuses the 55-year-old of allegedly “using his left hand to adjust collar of her jacket and [running] his left hand across her breasts, while repeating the phrase ‘if she needs anything to let him know.’”
Diddy’s legal team issued a statement to HipHopDX refuting Rivers’ claims. “This is yet another example of false claims being filed against Mr. Combs,” they stated. “No matter how many lawsuits are filed, it won’t change the fact that Mr. Combs has never sexually assaulted or sex trafficked anyone—man or woman, adult or minor.”
“We live in a world where anyone can file a lawsuit for any reason,” they continued. “With the deadline for New York’s Gender-Motivated Violence Act expiring tomorrow, it’s clear that opportunists are rushing to file last-minute, meritless claims. Mr. Combs remains confident he will prevail in court.”
Rivers is backed by attorney Ariel Mitchell, one of the individuals Diddy sued for defamation in a $50,000,000 lawsuit filed in January.
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