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Dawn Richard's Lawsuit Against Diddy Dismissed

Complex | Music, Sneakers, Pop Culture, News & Shows·Shawn Setaro·3 months ago
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Former Danity Kane and Diddy-Dirty Money member Dawn Richard ’s lawsuit against Diddy has been dismissed. On Monday (June 15), federal judge Katherine Polk Failla issued a 35-page opinion, throwing out all 18 of the singer’s claims against her former group-mate and label head. Richard was left the option to re-file one of them, Diddy’s alleged violation of New York City’s Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Act (VGMVPL), in state court. None of Richard’s claims against Diddy were judged on their factual bases, with Judge Failla saying that, “if true, [they] are execrable.” Instead, 15 of the counts were dismissed for being past the statute of limitations, two (both over the song “Deliver Me”) for matters relating to copyright law, and one, concerning the VGMVPL, because the issue properly belongs in state court, not federal. Richard had argued that her claims should be considered despite being past the statute of limitations, using several different legal doctrines. The judge, however, did not agree.…

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