Former Danity Kane singer Daybreak Richard took the stand within the trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs on Friday, Might 16.
Richard, 41, was sworn in late on Friday shortly earlier than courtroom adjourned for the day. The prosecution requested her about an alleged incident in 2009 the place she noticed Diddy, 55, threatening Cassie in his Los Angeles residence.
“He got here downstairs screaming, belligerent, asking the place his meals was and continued to hit her within the head and kick her on the bottom in entrance of us,” Richard claimed, noting that she was visiting Diddy and was within the kitchen with Cassie, 38, through the alleged assault.
“He got here downstairs indignant and was saying, ‘The place the f*** was his eggs’ and he was telling Cassie she by no means will get something proper and the place the f*** was his meals,” Richard alleged. “And he came to visit to the skillet with the eggs in it and tried to hit her over the top, and she or he fell to the bottom.”
The trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs started in New York Metropolis on Might 5 following his September 2024 arrest on expenses of intercourse trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to interact in prostitution. The method started with jury choice, which was finalized on Might 12 earlier than opening arguments began that very same day. Diddy, 55, has pleaded […]
Richard claimed Diddy continued to beat Cassie whereas she was on the ground then “proceeded to take his arm round her neck and dragged her by the hair up the steps.” The next day, Diddy allegedly invited Richard and her Soiled Cash bandmate Kalenna Harper to report with him within the studio, the place he instructed them the assault they’d each seen was “ardour.” Richard additional claimed he threatened them, saying, “Individuals who say one thing can find yourself lacking.”
After Richard completed her testimony, Diddy’s lawyer Marc Agnifilo requested the decide to strike it from the report, arguing that it doesn’t help the cost of intercourse trafficking. The prosecution, in the meantime, has argued that Diddy’s alleged abuse created a tradition that allowed him to hold out extra critical crimes.
Richard starred on Diddy’s MTV actuality present Making the Band 3 from 2005 to 2006 and was a member of the woman group Danity Kane alongside Aubrey O’Day, D. Woods, Shannon Bex and Aundrea Fimbres. Days earlier than Diddy’s arrest final yr, Richard filed a lawsuit accusing him of manipulating, terrorizing and sexually abusing her. She additionally claimed that she witnessed him bodily abusing ex-girlfriend Cassie (actual title Casandra Ventura).
In her go well with, Richard alleged that Diddy abused her by forcing her to rehearse 48 hours at a time with out sleep, which led to dehydration and fatigue that brought about her to develop rashes. She additionally claimed that he promised to advance her singing profession if she complied together with his calls for.
Courtesy of Sara Rivers/Instagram Making the Band was as soon as certainly one of MTV’s hottest actuality reveals, however a number of former contestants have since leveled allegations in opposition to producer Sean “Diddy” Combs. The truth collection premiered on ABC in 2000 earlier than transferring to MTV and promised to place a band collectively on the finish of every season. The […]
Richard additional alleged that Diddy demanded she come to his residence in Miami, the place he appeared solely sporting underwear. After she requested him to place his garments on, Diddy allegedly yelled at her, “That is my f***ing home!” She additionally claimed he touched her inappropriately after barging into her dressing room at his recording studio and as soon as locked her in a automotive for 2 hours as she screamed for assist.
Richard’s lawsuit included extra claims that she noticed Diddy hurt different individuals in entrance of her, together with his late girlfriend Kim Porter in 2005. Years later, Richard claimed she noticed Diddy throw Cassie in opposition to a wall earlier than choking her in his Los Angeles residence.
Diddy denied Richard’s allegations in a September 2024 assertion shared by way of his lawyer Erica Wolff. “Mr. Combs is shocked and dissatisfied by this lawsuit. In an try and rewrite historical past, Daybreak Richard has now manufactured a collection of false claims all within the hopes of making an attempt to get a payday — conveniently timed to coincide together with her album launch and press tour,” Wolff instructed Us. “If Ms. Richard had such a adverse expertise with Making the Band and Danity Kane, she wouldn’t have chosen to proceed working straight with Mr. Combs for Soiled Cash, nor would she have returned for the Making the Band reboot in 2020 or agreed to be featured on The Love Album final yr. It’s unlucky that Ms. Richard has forged their 20-year friendship apart to attempt to get cash from him, however Mr. Combs is confidently standing on fact and appears ahead to proving that in courtroom.”
Danity Kane’s Daybreak Richard shared her response to Sean “Diddy” Combs’ arrest and unsealed indictment. Days after submitting a lawsuit accusing the music mogul of manipulating, terrorizing and sexually abusing her, Richard, 41, spoke out on Diddy’s newest authorized troubles by means of an announcement by her lawyer. “We applaud the grand jury’s new indictment of Sean […]
Diddy was arrested in September 2024 and charged with intercourse trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to interact in prostitution. He pleaded not responsible to all expenses and has denied all the allegations in opposition to him.
“We’re dissatisfied with the choice to pursue what we imagine is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the U.S. Legal professional’s Workplace,”Agnifilo mentioned in an announcement on the time. “He’s an imperfect particular person, however he isn’t a prison. To his credit score Mr. Combs has been nothing however cooperative with this investigation and he voluntarily relocated to New York final week in anticipation of those expenses. Please reserve your judgment till you might have all of the information. These are the acts of an harmless man with nothing to cover, and he seems to be ahead to clearing his title in courtroom.”
Danity Kane’s Daybreak Richard filed a lawsuit accusing Sean “Diddy” Combs of manipulating, terrorizing and sexually abusing her. In courtroom paperwork obtained by Us Weekly on Wednesday, September 11, Richard, 41, additionally claimed that she noticed Diddy, 54, bodily abusing his ex-girlfriend Cassie. After collaborating in Diddy‘s 2004 MTV present Making The Band, Richard accused […]
Since his arrest, Diddy has been held on the Metropolitan Detention Middle in Brooklyn. His 4 requests for bail had been denied by Decide Arun Subramanian.
Earlier than Richard took the stand this week, Cassie testified for 4 days about her relationship with Diddy, which lasted on and off from 2007 to 2018. Cassie additionally filed a lawsuit in opposition to the rapper in November 2023, accusing him of bodily and sexual abuse all through their relationship. He denied her allegations on the time, they usually settled the go well with out of courtroom in the future later. Throughout her testimony, Cassie revealed that they settled for $20 million.
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