The most recent defendant labeled in a sexual assault lawsuit in opposition to Sean “Diddy” Combs is just not a mysterious A-list superstar however… a flagship retail retailer? Macy’s is now making an attempt to untangle themselves from Diddy’s authorized mess.
Macy’s lately filed a request to a New York decide to be eliminated as a defendant within the sexual assault lawsuit, per Enterprise Insider. The go well with was filed by a John Doe who claimed he was working on the retailer’s flagship location in Manhattan, Herald Sq. on the time of the alleged incident.
As The Root beforehand reported, the lawsuit says the plaintiff labored for Ecko Clothes and met with Combs on a number of events to debate the advertising of Combs’ “Sean Jean” clothes line. Nevertheless, in a gathering in 2008, the plaintiff was cornered by Combs and his bodyguards at a useless finish of the stockroom. The go well with says the plaintiff was hit arduous on the bottom of his neck with what felt like a pistol, forcing him to his palms and knees.
The go well with claims after a collection of threats, Combs allegedly compelled his penis into the plaintiff’s mouth, orally raping him. Shortly after the incident, the go well with says the plaintiff was not allowed on the retailer. Weeks later, the Macy’s CEO pressured Ecko to fireplace the plaintiff – which the go well with claims was a results of the report of the assault. The plaintiff claims no motion was ever taken by the corporate to deal with his report of the incident.
In consequence, the plaintiff accused Macy’s of violating New York Metropolis’s legislation that protects people from gender-motivated violence, claiming the shop “coated up the assault.” Nevertheless, the retail firm defended itself arguing the plaintiff can’t accuse them of gender bias, noting that Combs was accused of getting no discrimination in opposition to males or girls in his alleged assaults, per courtroom paperwork.
“Plaintiff’s personal allegations set up not solely that this was a same-sex assault, however that Mr. Combs sexually assaulted each women and men, with out regard to gender. Plaintiff doesn’t tackle the truth that his personal allegations set up that Mr. Combs was an equal alternative sexual predator,” learn the corporate’s submitting.
The corporate additionally argued town legislation doesn’t cowl claims filed in opposition to firms for assaults previous to 2022, per courtroom paperwork. District Court docket Decide J. Paul Oetken might decide at any time. Alternatively, Combs remains to be drowning beneath the rising pile of lawsuits.
He’s at the moment detained within the Metropolitan Detention Middle Brooklyn awaiting trial on federal intercourse crime prices. He pleaded not responsible.