Sean “Diddy” Combs has made a big push for the dismissal of several sexual assault lawsuits filed against him.
According to Deadline, in a new motion filed by the ousted mogul’s legal team, the 54-year-old is seeking to have the court toss out a $30 million sexual assault and trafficking lawsuit from his former producer Rodney Jones Jr., aka Lil Rod. Combs’ lawyers argue that the lawsuit, initially filed by Rodney Jones Jr. in February 2024, is merely an attempt to turn a standard commercial dispute into a media frenzy in hopes of securing a quick payday.
“Jones’ Second Amended Complaint is his third attempt to dress up a run-of-the-mill commercial dispute as a sensational RICO conspiracy,” says Combs’ lawyers in their memorandum, supporting the motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed in February 2024.
“Running to nearly 100 pages, it includes countless tall tales, shameless celebrity namedrops, and irrelevant images,” the document adds.
“Yet, despite all its hyperbole and lurid theatrics, the SAC fails to state a single viable claim against any of the Combs Defendants. Replete with legally meaningless allegations and blatant falsehoods, the SAC’s true purpose is to generate media hype and exploit it to extract a settlement—no surprise, given that Jones’ attorney was recently referred to this Court’s Grievance Committee for engaging in a ‘pattern’ of ‘improperly fil[ing] cases in federal court to garner media attention, embarrass defendants with salacious allegations, and pressure defendants to settle quickly.’”
We previously reported that, in a drama-filled filing, Jones accuses the Diddy of everything from sexual assault to forcing him into outrageous situations, including soliciting sex workers and enduring a series of very inappropriate gropes—all while allegedly being drugged and humiliated.
It’s worth noting that Cuba Gooding Jr. is also a defendant in the case alongside Combs. While various music executives, including Universal Music Group’s Lucian Grainge and figures from Motown Records, were originally named as defendants, they were removed soon after.