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Judge Dismisses Nearly All of Sara Rivers’ Claims Against Diddy, Keeps One GMVPA Count

A higher court’s forthcoming ruling on the GMVPA revival window will determine the fate of the sole remaining claim after 21 counts were dismissed with prejudice.

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Da Band poses for a photo backstage at MTV TRL at the MTV Times Square Studios in New York on Sept. 11, 2003.
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Overview

  • U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff entered dismissals with prejudice on 21 of 22 causes of action in Rivers’ $60 million lawsuit, preventing refiling on those counts.
  • The lone surviving claim invokes New York City’s Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act and is stayed pending Second Circuit guidance on whether its revival window applies.
  • Rivers alleged Combs subjected her to abusive workplace conditions and sexually assaulted her during the filming of Making the Band 2, including groping and coercion.
  • Rivers’ attorney Ariel Mitchell said her team plans to appeal the dismissals and pursue further litigation against Combs.
  • Combs’ civil lawyer Erica Wolff praised the ruling as confirmation that the claims were time-barred and legally deficient.