The case against Diddy takes another hit after a judge orders every accuser to reveal their name or face dismissal...
From The Blast
Sean "Diddy" Combs has seemingly scored another win in his mounting legal troubles as judges agree that his anonymous accusers reveal their identities or risk having their cases tossed out.
Several alleged victims have brought a case against the embattled rapper since his September arrest, but many have had to refile or withdraw their case.
Several individuals who have filed civil lawsuits against Diddy have been given an ultimatum.
According to Business Insider, Diddy has asked judges to unmask his accusers and force them to reveal their identities rather than hide under the cloak of anonymity, and so far, the judges seem to agree with him.
The "Finna Get Loose" rapper, who has been hit with more than 55 lawsuits in New York federal and state courts since his September arrest by Homeland Security officers, had been accused of sixual assault, rxpe, drugging, and other forms of violence.
About 40 of those cases were filed under "Jane Doe" or "John Doe" pseudonyms, which allows the accusers to remain anonymous while publicly detailing allegations of sixual misconduct in court filings.
"The defendants who oppose the 'Jane Doe' status — I think are doing it primarily as a means to intimidate the victim," Douglas Wigdor, an attorney who represents several of Diddy's accusers, said.
The development poses a dilemma for Diddy's accusers as they must decide between withdrawing their case against the Bad Boy Records founder or moving forward with it and exposing themselves to public scrutiny, unwanted attention, and potentially even legal counteractions.
Diddy's lawyers have opposed the plaintiff's anonymity in court in several cases. Judges ruled that five "Doe" accusers must reveal their names to the public if they want their cases to proceed.
Four of such accusers, Anna Kane, Anthony Tate, Candice McCrary, and Dexter Withers, have refiled their federal lawsuits under their real names following orders by judges.
So far, only one accuser has been permitted to proceed anonymously, but the plaintiff later withdrew the case.
"It takes a lot of courage to come forward as an alleged victim in a high-profile case like this," Tony Buzbee, an attorney representing Tate, McCrary, and Withers, told Business Insider. "I admire the courage."
Another of Buzbee's "Doe" clients has an April 10 deadline to decide whether they want to refile under their real name or drop their lawsuits against Diddy.
"This is a reoccurring issue in these types of cases that we always deal with," Buzbee said, adding that one of his clients is still "making up her mind" about whether to use her real name.
6 comments:
Once the trial starts they will be exposed. If they have a real case come on out wit it.
I don't Buzz track record for court cases like this but I would have picked a better lawyer
I thought there were more ppl that filed law suits
I just hope the victims get justice in the end.
I don't know...but I'm starting to think that Diddy may go free! There are just too many parts of the case that seem to be falling apart...
#FreeDiddy
they are not victims but money hungry con artists
Exactly. It don't work like that. They'll need to reveal themselves if they expect the case to go before a judge & forward to trial.
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