A reality TV series featuring Sean “Puffy” Combs and his 7 children has been scrapped following the news that five women sued him or his companies for abuse.
The reality show was in the early stages of development with the working title “Diddy+7,” when it was cancelled by Hulu, according to Variety magazine in a report on Wednesday.
Combs (3rd from right) is pictured with six of his 7 children at a pre-Grammy Awards party in 2020.
The first lawsuit was filed by Combs’ former girlfriend and Bad Boy Records artist Cassie Ventura, 37. She accused Combs of s*xual and physical abuse over a 10-year period. The 8-figure lawsuit was settled the next day in New York.
Less than a week later, a second lawsuit was filed by “Jane Doe” naming Bad Boy Records and the company’s former president Harve Pierre of r*pe.
The suit alleged that Combs, founder of Bad Boy Records, “knew or should have known that Pierre was unfit to be in a position of authority before Pierre sexually assaulted plaintiff.”
Joi Dickerson-Neal filed a third lawsuit claiming Combs drugged, s*xually assaulted and abused” her and that she was the victim of “revenge porn”.
A fourth lawsuit was filed by a “Jane Doe” who claimed Combs and R&B singer Aaron Hall drugged and r*ped her.
A fifth woman claimed she was only 17 when Harve Pierre and an unnamed man flew her to New York where Combs, Pierre and the third man took turns r*ping her.
Combs, 54, vehemently denied the allegations, claiming the lawsuits are a “money grab.”
He broke his silence in an Instagram post on Dec. 6 — the same day the fifth lawsuit was filed.
“ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. For the last couple of weeks, I have sat silently and watched people try to assassinate my character, destroy my reputation and my legacy. Sickening allegations have been made against me by individuals looking for a quick payday. Let me be absolutely clear: I did not do any of the awful things being alleged. I will fight for my name, my family and for the truth.”
