A woman who previously sued Sean “Diddy” Combs and the R&B singer Aaron Hall for alleged sexual assault claims she was 16 at the time of the incident, according to a new amended lawsuit that was filed March 12.
In a new report by Rolling Stone, the news outlet states the woman claimed Diddy and Hall assaulted her and her friend at Halls apartment in 1990 or 1991. The alleged assault occurred after an event at the offices of MCA Records, according to a lawsuit filed in November in New York Supreme Court, one day before the expiration of the New York Adult Survivors Act, which allowed adult sexual assault survivors one year to sue regardless of when the original statute of limitations expired.
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As we previously reported, the woman who is identified in the lawsuit as Liza Gardner says she met Combs and Hall at the event MCA hosting. In the suit, it alleges Combs and Hall were “very flirtatious and handsy with Liza Gardner and her friend” and offered them drinks throughout the event. Towards the end of the event, Combs and Hall allegedly invited Gardner and her friend back to Hall’s apartment for an after-party. “While at Hall’s apartment, Liza Gardner was offered more drinks and was coerced into having sex with Combs,” the suit says. “After Combs finished doing his business, Liza Gardner laid in bed, shocked and traumatized.”
While she was trying to get dressed, Hall allegedly “barged into the room, pinned her down, and forced Liza Gardner to have sex with him,” the suit says. Following the alleged assaults, she got dressed and ran from the home, according to the lawsuit.
The suit also alleges that Gardner’s friend who isn’t named in the lawsuit was also assaulted by Combs and Hall. “Upon information and belief, when Combs finished with Liza Gardner, he and Hall switched, and they commenced assaulting Liza Gardner’s friend,” the lawsuit alleges.
After the initial suit was filed, a spokesperson for Combs spoke with NBC News to deny the allegations: “The claims involving alleged misconduct against Mr. Combs from over 30 years ago and filed at the last minute are all completely denied and rejected by him. He recognizes this as a money grab. Because of Mr. Combs’ fame and success, he is an easy target for accusers who will falsify the truth, without conscience or consequence, for financial benefit. The New York Legislature surely did not intend or expect the Adult Survivors Act to be exploited for improper purposes. The public should be skeptical and not rush to accept these unsubstantiated allegations.”