US EditionDiddy doubles down on defamation lawsuit over alleged sex assault videos, seeks $100M
Diddy alleges NewsNation and associates knowingly broadcast false sexual assault claims, seeking $100 million for reputational harm caused by fabricated videos and allegations.
- On August 11, 2025, Diddy filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York seeking $100 million against Burgess and Mitchell.
- The complaint alleges a scheme to fabricate and broadcast false sexual assault videos, a police report, and secret recordings, involving Courtney Burgess, Ariel Mitchell, and Nexstar Media's NewsNation.
- During October and September interviews, Burgess and Mitchell described alleged videos of Combs assaulting celebrities, including minors, and Burgess claimed a police report involved two white men; police found the allegations unsubstantiated.
- As a result, public perception has been influenced by NewsNation airing false statements despite knowing or recklessly disregarding their falsity.
- Ahead of his Oct. 3, 2025, sentencing, Combs' attorneys seek his release to his Miami home and discuss a potential pardon with the Trump administration.
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Diddy Demands $100 Million in Refiled Defamation Lawsuit Over Claims of Sex With Minors
Sean “Diddy” Combs has refiled his defamation lawsuit against NewsNation parent company Nexstar as well as a former associate and his attorney, and is now demanding $100 million in damages. Combs initially filed the lawsuit in January over accusations made by Courtney Burgess and later his attorney, Ariel Mitchell, during separate appearance on NewsNation, that Combs recorded recorded sexual encounters with minors. “In this pitiful spectacle, al…
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They fabricated lies to enrich themselves, destroy his reputation and jeopardize his right to a fair trial, his legal team claims.
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