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Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that 50 Cent confirmed he was sent Cassie Freak off tapes and penetration pictures in 2010 audio recording.
Following the ruling, Combs’ attorney John Hurston told Billboard: “Once the appellate court considers the actual merits, we are confident that they will reach the same conclusion as two separate judges already: that Diageo can’t avoid a public trial.”
In its own statement to Billboard, Diageo said: “We have always maintained that the claims brought by Mr. Combs not only lack merit, but are subject to arbitration, as the parties agreed. We are confident that the appellate court ultimately will agree with us on this. In the meantime, we are relieved that the court understood that it makes no sense for us to have to litigate the same claims in two separate places at the same time.”
Diageo’s attorneys asked for the pause while they try to convince the appeals court to overturn a ruling this summer for Diddy and send the case to private arbitration, which would negate the need for continued litigation. Combs’ attorneys had called Diageo’s request a “desperate attempt to delay judicial scrutiny for its discriminatory conduct.”
Cassie met a then-37-year-old Combs in 2005 after the rap mogul became interested in signing her to Bad Boy Records. After being lured into an “ostentatious, fast-paced and drug-fueled lifestyle” and a romantic relationship with Combs, Cassie alleges in the lawsuit that Combs “took control” of her life – ranging from her healthcare to her career opportunities – and plied her with drugs and alcohol.
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