Kalenna Harper denied among the claims in her former bandmate Daybreak Richard’s lawsuit towards Sean “Diddy” Combs, however the state of affairs wasn’t as black and white as it could have appeared.
Harper, 43, opened up about her relationship with Diddy, 56, and Richard, 42, within the new Netflix docuseries Sean Combs: The Reckoning, which premiered Tuesday, December 2. Whereas she acknowledged that Diddy might be an “a**gap,” she stood by her assertion that she didn’t witness every part that Richard claimed she did. Beforehand unseen footage within the sequence additionally reveals Diddy on the cellphone with Harper asking her to make an announcement on his behalf.
“I by no means had an issue with this woman,” Diddy mentioned of Richard whereas chatting with Harper. “I’m asking for a brother’s favor of life. An announcement, one thing. No matter assertion [you can give].”
Richard, who labored with the disgraced mogul in Danity Kane earlier than becoming a member of him and Harper in Diddy – Soiled Cash, filed a lawsuit towards him in September 2024 accusing him of sexual assault. Diddy denied her claims, and the swimsuit continues to be pending.
Danity Kane’s Daybreak Richard filed a lawsuit accusing Sean “Diddy” Combs of manipulating, terrorizing and sexually abusing her. In courtroom paperwork obtained by Us Weekly on Wednesday, September 11, Richard, 41, additionally claimed that she noticed Diddy, 54, bodily abusing his ex-girlfriend Cassie. After taking part in Diddy‘s 2004 MTV present Making The Band, Richard accused […]
Days later, Diddy was arrested on federal fees of intercourse trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to have interaction in prostitution. He pleaded not responsible and denied all of the allegations towards him. In July, Diddy was discovered responsible on two counts of transportation however acquitted of racketeering and trafficking.
In her lawsuit, Richard claimed that Harper was current throughout incidents the place Diddy bodily assaulted Cassie, who he dated on and off from 2007 to 2018. Harper then launched an announcement by way of social media noting that Richard talked about her “33 instances” in her courtroom submitting.
“Whereas I absolutely respect Daybreak’s proper to recount her experiences, l wish to emphasize that her account displays her private perspective and shouldn’t be interpreted as a common reality relevant to everybody concerned,” Harper wrote by way of her Instagram Story in September 2024. “It’s vital to know that whereas I used to be current in among the identical skilled settings talked about, lots of the allegations and incidents described on this swimsuit are usually not consultant of my experiences, and a few don’t align with my very own reality.”
Within the docuseries, which 50 Cent govt produced, Harper famous that she was coping with her personal points when Richard filed her swimsuit. When Diddy referred to as her to ask for an announcement, she had lately requested him for assist with a toddler custody dispute. In line with Harper, nevertheless, Diddy declined to assist her.
“The one particular person I may name to start with was Puff. Simply making an attempt to get assist,” she recalled, noting that she requested for a mortgage of $5,000. “And on the time, he was like, ‘I can’t assist as a result of I’m doing one thing else.’”
When Diddy later got here to Harper and requested her to make an announcement, she mentioned she reminded him that he’d mentioned no to serving to her earlier.
“I mentioned, ‘You realize that’s f***ed up, as a result of I wanted you, my n****,” she informed the digicam. “So, for me, it was like, ‘This can be a prime alternative to inform him I do know you bought that occurring, however I bought this occurring — I would like my children. I don’t know why Daybreak is doing this, however I’ve to speak to my husband as a result of something I say can f*** round and I couldn’t get my children again.’”
Danity Kane’s Daybreak Richard shared her response to the Sean “Diddy” Combs verdict in an announcement by way of her legal professional Lisa Bloom. “At this time’s cut up verdict is a disappointment, however the prison fees are totally different than the civil claims we filed and have been preventing towards Sean Combs,” Bloom informed Us Weekly in an announcement on Wednesday, […]
She added, “I used to be like, ‘Look, y’all can’t name me since you’re scared to go to jail and rush me to say something. I would like time to consider it.’ Like, what am I gonna say?”
Richard filed her lawsuit on September 10, 2024, and Harper issued her assertion on September 13. Talking about it now, Harper bought emotional whereas reiterating that she didn’t see what Richard claimed she did.
“I don’t need folks to assume I’m making an attempt to put on a bulletproof vest for Puff, ’trigger I’m not,” she informed the digicam. “It’s identical to, I’m not a nasty particular person and I wasn’t round that s***. I don’t f***ing know what they was doing — I don’t know.”
After Diddy’s partial conviction, he was sentenced to 50 months in jail, or simply over 4 years, together with time served. He reported to FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey on October 30 after his switch from Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Middle, the place had been incarcerated since his September 2024 arrest.
Diddy slammed the docuseries in an announcement shared with Us Weekly by way of his spokesperson on Monday, December 1.
“Netflix’s so-called ‘documentary’ is a shameful hit piece. At this time’s GMA teaser confirms that Netflix relied on stolen footage that was by no means licensed for launch,” the assertion learn. “As Netflix and CEO Ted Sarandos know, Mr. Combs has been amassing footage since he was 19 to inform his personal story, in his personal manner. It’s basically unfair, and unlawful, for Netflix to misappropriate that work. Netflix is plainly determined to sensationalize each minute of Mr. Combs’ life, with out regard for reality, with a view to capitalize on a endless media frenzy. If Netflix cared about reality or about Mr. Combs’s authorized rights, it will not be ripping personal footage out of context — together with conversations together with his attorneys that had been by no means supposed for public viewing. No rights in that materials had been ever transferred to Netflix or any third occasion.”
Former Danity Kane singer Daybreak Richard took the stand within the trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs on Friday, Might 16. Richard, 41, was sworn in late on Friday shortly earlier than courtroom adjourned for the day. The prosecution requested her about an alleged incident in 2009 the place she noticed Diddy, 55, threatening Cassie in his Los Angeles […]
The assertion continued, “It’s equally staggering that Netflix handed artistic management to Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson — a longtime adversary with a private vendetta who has spent an excessive amount of time slandering Mr. Combs. Past the authorized points, it is a private breach of belief. Mr. Combs has lengthy revered Ted Sarandos and admired the legacy of Clarence Avant. For Netflix to offer his life story to somebody who has publicly attacked him for many years appears like an pointless and deeply private affront. At minimal, he anticipated equity from folks he revered.”
Director Alexandria Stapleton beforehand mentioned she had acquired the footage legally.
“It got here to us, we obtained the footage legally and have the mandatory rights,” she claimed to Netflix’s Tudum final month. “We moved heaven and earth to maintain the filmmaker’s id confidential. One factor about Sean Combs is that he’s all the time filming himself, and it’s been an obsession all through the a long time.”
Sean Combs: The Reckoning is now streaming on Netflix.
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