Sean “Diddy” Combs scored a partial legal win Monday when a New York judge agreed to dismiss racketeering and breach of contract charges brought against him by music producer Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones #lastbreedtvtuesday
The order, filed by Judge J. Paul Oetken, dismissed only part of Jones’ larger lawsuit, ruling that the bulk of it could proceed, but trimming off RICO, breach of contract and infliction of emotional distress charges.
Jones, former BadBoy employee, alleges Combs coerced him into various s*x acts, dangling money and high-power industry connections to keep him quiet and ensnare him in a web of misconduct. Then, Jones alleges, he was never paid.
Diddy pleads not guilty again, shocks with new look in court. Oetken allowed for Jones’ s*x trafficking claims − brought against Combs, his business enterprise and his chief of staff, Kristina Khorram − to continue but issued a stark warning to the producer’s lawyer Tyrone Blackburn, calling his conduct “unsettling.”
Blackburn said he respects the judge’s “order and opinion” in a statement this Tuesday. “We view this as a win,” Blackburn said. “Defendants wanted a total dismissal and they failed to get it.” Blackburn claimed Combs and Khorram do “not want me to do discovery,” because “I know where all of the bodies are buried and I have a HUGE shovel. Time to start digging!”
The judge criticized Blackburn’s use of separate legal claims filed against Combs as evidence of his presumed guilt. Though Combs faces an increasingly apocalyptic set of legal challenges, including a federal racketeering and s*x trafficking case and a torrent of civil suits, none of that can be used as evidence of his presumed guilt, Oetken warned. #lastbreedtv #bringingyouthelatest
