Overview
- In a 39-page filing on Nov. 5 in Manhattan federal court, Richard argues her civil case should proceed because Sean “Diddy” Combs allegedly kept threatening and coercing her after his September 2024 arrest and during incarceration.
- Her legal team cites a specific alleged incident in September 2024 in which Combs, while jailed, tampered with a key witness in her case.
- The filing recounts alleged threats to stay silent, including warnings that there would be consequences and that people end up missing, alongside long‑running claims of sex trafficking, forced labor, retaliation, confinement, and unpaid work.
- Richard also alleges her vocals were used without permission on Combs’ 2023 track “Deliver Me,” recorded in 2009, and describes being cut from music or pay when she resisted his advances.
- The brief references prosecutors calling Combs a “serial obstructor,” notes that bail was denied four times, and points out he was convicted on Mann Act counts and sentenced to roughly 50 months; Combs remains imprisoned and denies the allegations, and the judge has not ruled on the dismissal motion.