Kaleena Harper, who was as soon as within the trio Soiled Cash alongside Diddy and Daybreak Richard, has come to the protection of the Unhealthy Boy Data mogul. On Friday (September 13), Harper issued a press release to her Instagram Story within the wake of Richardson’s current lawsuit in opposition to Diddy.
“I acknowledge the current lawsuit filed by Daybreak Richard wherein my title has been talked about 33 occasions,” Harper started. “Whereas I absolutely respect Daybreak’s proper to recount her experiences, I wish to emphasize that her account displays her private perspective and shouldn’t be interpreted as a common fact relevant to everybody concerned.
“It’s necessary to know that whereas I used to be current in a few of the identical skilled settings talked about, lots of the allegations and incidents described on this swimsuit will not be consultant of my experiences, and a few don’t align with my very own fact.”
The previous Unhealthy Boy artist went on to insist she was by no means concerned in or conscious of “any habits that may very well be thought of abusive or illegal.” She additionally vowed to not say something additional because the authorized course of strikes ahead.
Richard accused Diddy of sexual abuse, intercourse trafficking, fraud and extra in her lawsuit. She accused Diddy of subjecting her to years of “inhumane working circumstances.” She additionally recalled witnessing him abuse his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, who sued the mogul in November 2023.
One among Diddy’s legal professionals, Erica Wolff, responded to Daybreak Richard’s lawsuit in a press release on Wednesday (September 11). Wolff claimed Richard’s allegations had been false and steered the singer had ulterior motives for suing Diddy, whose actual title is Sean Combs.
“Mr. Combs is shocked and dissatisfied by this lawsuit,” Wolff mentioned. “In an try and rewrite historical past, Daybreak Richard has now manufactured a collection of false claims all within the hopes of making an attempt to get a payday — conveniently timed to coincide together with her album launch and press tour.
“If Ms. Richard had such a unfavorable expertise with Making the Band and Danity Kane, she wouldn’t have chosen to proceed working immediately with Mr. Combs for Soiled Cash, nor would she have returned for the Making the Band reboot in 2020 or agreed to be featured on The Love Album final yr. It’s unlucky that Ms. Richard has forged their 20-year friendship apart to attempt to get cash from him, however Mr. Combs is confidently standing on fact and appears ahead to proving that in courtroom.”
