A senior GMP officer accused of sexual harassment is to face a disciplinary hearing, the Manchester Evening News can reveal.
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Diddy’ Combs has been sued by a male producer who worked on his most recent album, with accusations of sexual assault and harassment.The suit was filed in federal court in New York on Monday (February 26), and accuses Combs of forcing him to have sex with prostitutes, in addition to claims that the hip-hop mogul drugged and threatened him for over a year.The producer, named as Rodney ‘Lil Rod’ Jones, says in the lawsuit that he lived and travelled with Combs from September 2022 to November 2023, and produced nine songs on Combs’ recent record ‘The Love Album: Off The Grid’.Among the claims is that Combs made him solicit prostitutes and pressured him to engage in sex acts with them. He also claimed that Combs gave laced alcoholic drinks to people at his house.The lawsuit includes claims of screenshots from gatherings at Combs’ homes where underage girls and sex workers were present, some of whom he said were provided with laced drinks.
Jones also says in the lawsuit that in February 2023 he woke up in bed with two sex workers and suspected he had been drugged.The former employee added that he was asked to work in Combs’ bathroom when the artist “walked around naked and showered in a clear glass enclosure”.Jones is seeking $30million (£23.7m).An attorney for Combs said Jones’ “reckless name-dropping about events that are pure fiction and simply did not happen is nothing more than a transparent attempt to garner headlines”.“We have overwhelming, indisputable proof that his claims are complete lies. Our attempts to share this proof with Mr.
Jones’ attorney, Tyrone Blackburn, have been ignored, as Mr. Blackburn refuses to return our calls,” the attorney, Shawn Holley, said in a statement.
A senior GMP officer accused of sexual harassment is to face a disciplinary hearing, the Manchester Evening News can reveal.
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Ariana Grande has an seventh album on the way titled “Eternal Sunshine,” set to release on March 8, 2024. While fans eagerly await her new music, some of her studio sessions were leaked last year, including a song titled “Fantasize,” which quickly went viral on TikTok.“Fantasize” and the sessions were leaked on June 25, 2023, along with another unreleased song titled “Gloss.” Grande commented on a TikTok with the song at the time, saying, “wrote this for a comedy sketch about a girl group.” The artist also took steps to have the song removed, although it quickly resurfaced.Speaking to the Zach Sang Show, Grande reflected on the frustrating experience.
Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing yet ANOTHER lawsuit! On Monday, a producer on the rapper’s most rece
A record producer who used to work with Sean “Diddy” Combs is the latest individual to sue the music mogul.
Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer After a string of lawsuits from former associates and employees, Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing yet another legal battle as a former male employee has filed a fifth sexual assault suit against the mogul. Producer Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones filed the suit against Combs in the Southern District of New York on Monday, alleging that Combs made unwanted sexual advances and forced him to hire sex workers and engage in relations with them.
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