Sean “Diddy” Combs in Atlanta in August 2023.Photo:Paras Griffin/Getty
Paras Griffin/Getty
About seven months afterSean “Diddy” Combssued liquor company Diageo, alleging bothracial discrimination and failure to promote the brands Ciroc and DeLeon, both parties have agreed to settle the lawsuit.
“Mr. Combs has withdrawn all of his allegations about Diageo and will voluntarily dismiss his lawsuits against Diageo with prejudice,” continued the company’s statement. “Diageo and Mr. Combs have no ongoing business relationship, either with respect to Cîroc vodka or DeLeón tequila, which Diageo now solely owns.”
Sean “Diddy” Combs performs in Las Vegas in September 2022.Kevin Winter/Getty
Kevin Winter/Getty
In June 2023, the “I’ll Be Missing You” rapper filed a complaint against Diageo through his Combs Wines and Spirits LLC and claimed the “multi-billion dollar, publicly-traded spirits company” classified Ciroc and DeLeon as “Black brands” that should only be marketed to “urban” consumers.
At the time, Combs' legal team also alleged that one of the company’s executives directly acknowledged Combs' race as something holding DeLeon back, telling him if “he were ‘Martha Stewart,’ his brands would be more widespread.”
Sean “Diddy” Combs in Las Vegas in May 2022.Matt Baron/Shutterstock
Matt Baron/Shutterstock
Since Combs filed his complaint against Diageo, the Grammy winner has faced four sexual assault claims from various accusers. After hisfourth accuser in less than a three-week spanfiled suit in New York, hespoke out for the first timeto deny the accusations.
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Sean “Diddy” Combs.Steve Granitz/WireImage
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In one, Combs was accused of drugging andraping a woman named Joi Dickerson-Nealwhile she was a Syracuse University student in 1991. In the other, a Jane Doe claimed Combs and singer-songwriter Aaron Hallraped her and a friendin New York City more than 30 years ago.
If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go torainn.org.
source: people.com
