In the lawsuit filed Tuesday in a New York federal court, Richard alleges that the hip-hop mogul sexually assaulted her, deprived her of food and sleep and refused to pay her adequately.
Dawn Richard arrives at the Latin American Music Awards at the Dolby Theatre on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015, in Los Angeles.
Richard says during the production of the show, and in subsequent years, she and her bandmates were forced to rehearse for up to 48 hours with no rest or food. Richard says she lost a substantial amount of weight and began getting rashes from the microphone pack she wore on her back during filming. Combs also regularly asked her to strip down to her underwear in rehearsals, smacked Richard on the butt and conducted meetings in only his underwear, the complaint alleges.
Richard says she began fearing for her physical safety after she and Harper went to Combs’ home in Los Angeles. Combs came into the kitchen and began berating Ventura for not cooking his eggs correctly, and proceeded to throw the pan at her and drag her up the stairs, the lawsuit claims. On other occasions, Richard alleges Combs pulled Ventura out of a van by her neck and pinned her to the ground; punched her in the face in the bathroom of a party; and punched her in the stomach at a dinner in front of several high-profile celebrities, including Interscope Records Founder Jimmy Iovine.“Even after Mr. Iovine watched Mr. Combs commit a violent assault in front of numerous high-profile witnesses, the Bad Boy-Interscope deal took place and remained in effect, providing Mr.
Richard had her phone with her and called her father. He arrived in New York from Baltimore a few hours later and threatened to call the police on Combs, who allegedly told him to"think about your family” and “think about your daughter’s career,” the complaint says.performance, Combs allegedly told Richard, “You don’t call your dad unless you’re in the hospital.”After Danity Kane broke up, Richard’s songs were still being recorded by other artists on Combs’ Bad Boy Records.
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