Edited by maklukpenggoda at 28-3-2024 11:47 AM
Prince Harry's party days with Sean “Diddy” Combs could be coming back to haunt him after it emerged that he was named in court documents filed against the rapper, who is facing a litany of shocking sexual assault allegations in a case being brought by one of his former producers, Rodney Jones.
While Harry is not accused of any wrongdoing, being named in the suit by Jones as a friend of Combs will be an unwelcome reminder for Harry of his former association with the rapper.
Jones, who says he was groped, harassed, and threatened by Combs, says in the suit, which was first filed in February, that Diddy’s co-defendants were rewarded “for participating in and facilitating Combs’ sex trafficking venture” by getting “affiliation and access to Mr Combs’ popularity.” Jones says, “Mr Combs was known for throwing the ‘best’ parties. Affiliation with, and or sponsorship of Mr Combs’ sex-trafficking parties garnered legitimacy and access to celebrities such as famous athletes, political figures, artists, musicians, and international dignitaries like British royal, Prince Harry.”
While it can be argued it is deeply unfair for Harry to be singled out by name when he has done nothing wrong and others are not named, his naming in the suit exposes the particular need for members of the British royal family to be ultra-cautious about whom they associate with and under what conditions.
Prince Andrew was regularly cited by name in U.S. court documents as the Jeffrey Epstein/Ghislaine Maxwell scandal unspooled. Ultimately he was himself accused of sexual assault by Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre, and he paid her a multi-million dollar settlement. Most recently the disgraced prince was named in a sheaf of documents unsealed earlier this year relating to Epstein in which he was accused of participating in an orgy with underage victims.
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