Diddy has been hit with a $100 million judgment in a sexual assault lawsuit brought to him by inmate Derrick Lee Cardello-Smith. Keep watching for the full story.
Tetris Kelly:
Diddy’s been told to cough up $100 million in a sexual assault case he blew off.
Derrick Lee Cardello-Smith:
I’d like to either preserve the issue of default judgment or judgment in my favor based on failure to answer.
Tetris Kelly:
Derrick Lee Cardello-Smith claimed Diddy drugged and sexually assaulted him at a party back in 1997.
Derrick Lee Cardello-Smith:
He offered me $2.3 million to allow what happened to me to go away.
Tetris Kelly:
In a livestream of the court proceedings last week, Cardello-Smith claimed Diddy told him he wouldn’t be responding to his complaint and intended to settle outside of court. According to court documents, Diddy chose not to respond to the complaint after confirming receipt, so Judge Anne Marie Anzalone ruled in favor of default judgment, awarding Cardello-Smith the $100 million he was suing for. Given the large sum of money he now owes, the judge set a payment schedule of $10 million every month, starting October 1st. In a statement to Billboard, Diddy’s attorney strongly denies his client was ever served with the lawsuit, saying he “looks forward to having this judgment swiftly dismissed.”
