Jennifer Lopez is drawn into the Diddy scandal amid 1997 assault allegations. In a bombshell lawsuit, Derrick Lee Cardello-Smith, a Michigan Department of Corrections inmate, has implicated Sean “Diddy” Combs in a 1997 sexual assault case. Cardello-Smith plans to summon Diddy’s former girlfriend, Jennifer Lopez, 55, as a key witness, asserting she may hold crucial information about Diddy’s past behaviours.
Court filings reveal Cardello-Smith’s belief that Lopez, known as “Jenny from the Block,” has important insights due to her past relationship with Diddy from 1999 to 2001. He contends that her experiences with Diddy could shed light on the mogul’s alleged misconduct.
50 Cent claims that Jennifer Lopez is the unnamed female celebrity who was in the room with P Diddy, Jay-Z, and the anonymous accuser.
P Diddy and Jay-Z are accused in a civil lawsuit of raping a 13-year-old girl in 2000.
Allegedly and allegedly. pic.twitter.com/nHhvaP7uOQ
— CitizenLenz (@CitizenLenz) December 18, 2024
Cardello-Smith, a bartender at the time, claims Diddy invited him to a private party, where he was handed a drink with “a little something” added. He alleges he soon lost consciousness and later awoke to find Diddy involved in sexual acts, claiming Diddy admitted to doing the same to him.
🚨#BREAKING Jennifer Lopez is “the” victim.
Take a close look at her eyes in this picture with JAY-Z and Diddy.
JAY-Z is referring to this new case as “blackmail.” Do you believe him? pic.twitter.com/MBY1IflLIo
— Civil Disco (@Civil_Disco) December 9, 2024
Demanding $400 million in damages, the lawsuit faces strong rebuttals from Diddy’s legal team, who dismiss the allegations as “baseless.” They argue the statute of limitations bars the claims and lack consistency, noting discrepancies in the alleged incident’s location.
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Diddy’s lawyers emphasize the implausibility of Cardello-Smith’s claims, dismissing additional accusations of a government conspiracy as “conspiratorial nonsense.”
Meanwhile, Diddy, who has recently pleaded not guilty to separate sex trafficking and racketeering charges, firmly denies these allegations. Nonetheless, Jennifer Lopez’s potential involvement has heightened media attention and added an element of uncertainty to the unfolding legal drama.