Sean 'Diddy' Combs files 50 million USD lawsuit against accuser Courtney Burgess

Sean Diddy Combs has filed a 50 million USD defamation lawsuit against accuser Courtney Burgess his attorney Ariel Mitchell and Nextstar Media Group the parent company of television network NewsNation on January 22 as reported by People magazineAs per the report Combs attorneys filed the lawsuit in the Southern District of New York on Wednesday alleging the defendants deliberately fabricated and amplified false claims about him for financial gainHe also alleged that NewsNation broadcasted the allegations without conducting proper due diligence The complaint stated that those actions have caused Combs economic and reputational harm as well as tainted his right to a fair trial with an impartial juryCombs is currently in Brooklyns Metropolitan Detention Center awaiting trial for sex trafficking racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution chargesThe rapper has denied the allegationsAs per the report of People the lawsuit first alleges Burgess claimed he had videos of Combs in which he was involved in the sexual assault of celebrities and minors Burgess and Mitchell allegedly repeated the allegations to several news outlets including NewsNation the filing statesCombs attorneys claim because the alleged tapes dont exist Mitchell and Burgess statements that they possessed footage were either knowingly blatant falsehoods or recklessly false statementsThe music mogul also named attorney Mitchell in the lawsuit noting that the lawyer filed multiple lawsuits against him including one on behalf of an adult entertainer who alleged she had been sex trafficked by CombsIn response to this the lawsuit claimed To date even though Mitchell has not served either of those lawsuits she has spoken about them extensively to the mediaThe court documents reference a NewsNation segment that aired in late September where Mitchell allegedly stated that tapes of Combs in compromising positions with other celebrities have been leaked throughout HollywoodThe NewsNation host allegedly told Mitchell in response It sounds like there was probably a lot of hidden cameras as well despite having no evidentiary support of Mitchells allegationsNewsNation upon information and belief conducted no investigation before broadcasting the false allegations though it easily could have done so the lawsuit read adding that the network did not reach out to Combs representatives for comment before airing the segment as quoted by PeopleThe lawsuit further alleged that the defendants have each profited from their allegations against CombsWith Burgess making money from his fake Kim Porter memoir and Mitchell promoting herself in the media as she makes the allegations against the rapper the lawsuit alleges of their financial gainIt alleges that NewsNations airing of Mitchell and Burgess allegations has increased the number of viewers for the networkDefendants made these false and defamatory statements in bad faith as part of a deliberate effort to damage Mr Combss reputation undermine his business and by painting him as debauched and a paedophile to poison the publics perception of him and deprive him of a fair trial Combs legal team said as quoted by PeopleSean Diddy Combs is facing trials for sex trafficking racketeering and several other allegations of sexual assaultThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever