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[mothervvoid]

HUGE missed opportunity lore-wise was a shaw-belmont beef. you've got the leader of the SI:7 and the commander of the Deathstalkers in one room once (the uncrowned) and you're telling me they didn't at least have ONE tense conversation???

[graciegoeskrazy]

About me!

we are so close to 400 followers (YAY) so that means I gained a little over 200 in the span of a year (WHAT?) so I feel like an (re)introduction is necessary.

sooooooo......

Hi! You can call me Graci, Gracie, or GG.

Fun fact: Gracie is NOT my real name. It WAS a part of a stage name that I used when I worked professionally, but more on that later...

I'm 19 years old and I was born in October so I'm a Libra but idk what signs mean or what a rising or moon or sun is so I just say I'm a libra and hope people like me.

I was originally born in San Antonio, Texas, but I moved to New Orleans, Louisiana when I was 3. I am a NOLA girl through and through! I love my home and my city so much and I will eat a shrimp po boy or a plate of crawfish any day!

I just moved to NYC not long ago for college. I am a BFA Music Technology student! I play piano, guitar, drums, bass, ukulele, and I sing and produce! (I can't stand still)

I have been a swiftie since debut. I was babbling along to picture to burn before I could really speak. My favorite album is speak now, but favorite ERA is midnights, my favorite era on the TOUR is ttpd, and my top five favorite songs are...

Betty

Getaway Car

Better Man

The Bolter

The Other Side Of The Door

I wrote about Betty in my college essays and I got me 2 full ride offers soooo not bad! I love that song more than the waking world! and then the bolter she wrote about me no questions asked (thats where the Matilda Inspo came from lol)

I went to an arts conservatory and got my certificate with a Musical Theatre concentration! I have been dancing for 16 years and started working professionally in regional theatre, tour productions, film, and TV when I was about 12.

I started writing in 2022. (about to hit 3 years!) I've never taken it seriously, and I don't think I will become an actually author. I will admit, I think I am (although not as good as I used to be but) a pretty good writer. Definitely not the best, but for someone who has never had any experience or taken a single writing class in their life??? Pretty good right? I definitely didn't start out good (don't look at my old marvel work) but progress had definitely run it's course.

No one. not a single soul. (okay just one person) knows I write fan fiction. Idk why it's just no one around me like the fandoms or things I like so I just never brought it up and now I'm scared to admit it to anyone. I have this reoccurring dream that I'll die and my mom will open up my google drive and have a heart attack.

Tw: The last 5 years of my life have been rough as hell. I have struggled with anxiety, depression, self harm, ocd, adhd, and an eating disorder, but I am a happy healthier and a much stronger person because of it. I just hit 1,800 days clean from my ed! I'm grateful for who I am and the opportunities I have today.

That's me in a nutshell. It'll take a couple of glasses of wine to get everything else out of me but that's good for now.

v grateful for my little community on here <3

lots of love, Gracie <3

[cyberdragoninfinity]

could you tell me more about that arc v college au (that was yours, right?)

YESSS i have indeed sent the arc-v gang to college to get more knowledge. mostly. some of them, anyway </3 ive given some overview details on 'em before but lemme lightning round some more tidbits about the Arc-V side of Not-Lawrence, Kansas:

ok refresher: of the yuboys and bgirls only yuri (19), yugo (19), celina (20), and lulu (22) are the only ones Actually Enrolled in College. yuya and zuzu (16-17ish) are still in high school, yuto (22) graduated with a BFA in game design recently, and rin (20) works at Stardust Auto Body and Repair.

i have so many little college AU vignettes drifting around in my brain that I'd like to write/am mid-writing and I wont chat yalls ears off about all of 'em but man. MAN. thinking a lot about Yuri, Dennis, and Celina as a trio of characters dealing with finding out the conservative summer camp they got sent to was a front for a cult and just like. Having to work through that with each other whether they want to or not. (Yuri and Celina were childhood friends who had a MESSY falling out when they were like 10, Celina and Dennis are dormmates, and well Dennis and Yuri are Making My Brain Melt.) Sora is also somewhere in there Dealing With That Too but he's like 15 and his parents dont gaf about him so THATS ALSO NOT GREAT. AND HURTS BAD.

I feel like sylvio's dad donated a bench to the performing arts highschool yuya & co go to and sylvio does nottttt shut up about it DUDE IT'S A BENCH. DO YOUR AP ENGLISH HOMEWORK

yuya gets his first job at a Culver's and ended up getting fired because he Wasnt Very Good At It and oh the fallout was catastrophic. oh you know that boy was having a meltdown in the walk-in.

Zarc's 33 year old grownass man ass keeps harassing his baby cousins and it's like. GET A JOBBBBBBB

Shay works at a shooting range 🔫🐦

there is so much going on with all of these characters' family situations i completely made up in my brain. dennis doesnt even know he has a 40-something year old lesbian older sister living in Washington D.C. with her wife and her Boston Terriers

[meruz]

hello! i'm a big fan of your work! i noticed youre a risd alumnus, and i just wanted to ask: as someone currently working in the animation industry, how was your experience with risd? i'm having to choose between risd and a school that's popular specifically for animation, and was wondering if you might have any info that could help.

thank you, i hope this ask isn't any bother!

ooh I actually love this question because theres SO MUCH I wish I knew about the RISD animation program ahead of time and I'd love to give people a better idea than the one I had going in LOL. disclaimer that because I went a while ago (a whole class of college students have come and gone since I've graduated!) some of this info may be outdated. also this is purely my personal experience. BUT hopefully it helps

I want to say upfront that I loved my experience at RISD. I attended from the years 2013-2017. Like all private art colleges it was way too expensive (worth noting I had a significant need-based scholarship) but I worked my ass off and I learned a lot about art and I made friends there that I wouldn't trade for the world. As far as an art school experience goes I would tentatively say it was "worth it". However, I went in as a freshman hoping to major in animation and I came out with a BFA in illustration and this is a large part of why: RISD doesn’t have a good animation program for those looking to go into commercial animation. And I don’t think this is a grand statement like I think most of my fellow alum and teachers would agree. The thing is it’s kind of intentional LOL?? And the keyword here of course is “commercial”. Culturally, RISD is kind of a fine arts school first and I wouldn’t say they’re hostile towards industry work but it’s more often treated as secondary or like something unfortunate/dirty you have to do to make money so you can focus more on your “true art”. I have a tweet about this that went semi-viral a while ago actually…

I’m not gonna say everyone at RISD thinks this but it’s pretty prevalent. I'm honestly not outside the opinion lol. You can call it integrity or pretentiousness or whatever but without going into whether this is good or bad it really orients the curriculum and priorities of the school. It’s hearsay so take it with a grain of salt but I’ve heard that on occasions where RISD has been offered opportunities or partnerships to make the school into a pipeline for big studios (like making work specifically to cater to those places and funnel students through the door right after school) they’ve always stuck to their guns and said no to preserve their independence. 

The animation program at RISD is actually called FAV (sometimes stylized as F/A/V) for Film Animation Video and is… as one would guess..a mishmash of animation, film, and experimental video. Multimedia, experimental work is highly encouraged and overall the work and structure is a lot more geared towards submitting independent short films to film and animation festivals than it is towards building a portfolio to secure industry or client work. I didn’t major in FAV but I was on the FAV thesis track for about 3 years and I’d say the amount of help I had making an animation industry portfolio from my experience with FAV classes is close to none. At least for the thesis program we were never required or even asked to do anything such as design character turnarounds, bg designs or paint, even storyboards. And to be fair a lot of that pre-prod work that fills industry portfolios is a necessity of large commercial crews that need to coordinate over disparate departments and studios, not so much for independent single-animator projects. 

But as a result, a lot of RISD students with ambitions to go into animation/video games/ entertainment industry art in general actually major in illustration. Myself included. It’s not a perfect 1:1 match and even within the department there’s conflict as to whether there should be more of a focus on traditional editorial illustration or otherwise but it’s one of the broadest majors at RISD because past sophomore year it’s 100% electives and there’s more classes oriented towards technical drawing and painting skill, concept, story, and communication for client work in a very all of which funnel rather neatly into commercial animation. It’s also a good route for exploring your options like if you’re stuck between wanting to do children’s books, TCG paintings, and comic books you can explore all those at more or less the same time. The downside to this is that in order to get what you want you really have to build your own curriculum. I definitely think it rewards the proactive.

So while nothing at RISD got me to build an animation portfolio I took a lot of classes that I think were fundamental to developing those skills. Ie I did actually take a storyboarding elective, painting classes that focused on color, illustration concepts classes that formed critical thinking and seeing, a sculpting class that trained anatomy and 3d construction skills, Barbara Meier teaches a 3D animation class at Brown that RISD students can cross-enroll at that’s pretty good? None of these are substitutes for a holistic animation curriculum but I think the education I did get was a lot broader and just as personally fulfilling. At the end of the day, I'm glad I wasn't so focused on animation that I was still able to explore illustration, comics, painting and sculpture. I led a student club that coordinated Brown and RISD students to work together and make video games every semester! I take the skills I picked up from these things into my animation career all the time.

Also the nice thing about animation jobs in the U.S. is that you don’t actually need to have animated a whole kickass industry-standard short film to be hireable. The pipeline is so compartmentalized and jobs so specialized that bg designers really just need to be good at environmental perspective and linework, and bg painters don’t even need to worry about that they can just be good at color and light. And almost no one at least in the U.S. animation industry actually needs to know how to animate LOL. Am I being reductive? Am I downing a heavy dose of copium for going to the school that I did? Who knows. Midway through my freshman year I was seriously considering transferring to a school with a better animation curriculum but I never completed those applications because I took a class during the winter semester called Science-Fiction Fantasy Illustration and midway between designing shitty aliens and my new best friends falling asleep on me during a 2001 Space Odyssey screening I was like. This isn’t so bad. Anyways, it turned out ok, we all have jobs now. 

All that aside, Providence is a beautiful little city. There’s an arts and alternative culture there that feels completely different from those in places like NYC and LA. Chris Van Allsburg the writer/illustrator of Jumanji and The Polar Express was a RISD illustration alum and he based a lot of the imagery of Santa's Village off of Providence. This drawing I did is literally a view from Benefit st that I would walk from my off-campus housing to campus everyday:

There’s a lot of stuff that goes into whether a school, or any school, is the right fit for you. Sorry for rambling but I tried to answer this quick because ik college decisions can be time sensitive. Good luck with your decision making!

[naochow]

info: > names: cadaver/nao (유!) > university: nscad bfa y2, expanded media program (for now...) > pronouns: he/they/it > other: 19, not white (canadian (worse)), autistic, psychosis, tme

a tag list: > art: overarchingly, check #v for visual stuff (drawings, photos, textiles, etc.), #q for is for my twice-a-day art post. > theories: absences, memories, aches, machines > themes: spring, summer, fall, winter, night, rocks, space, plants, fruit, knights, > curated: the road, the garden, everyday city, dialogue tree, familiar memory

other tag lists: > cores: tags for me and my online friends (and also my brother from real life). > fandoms i really like: they all get a "posting" tag. disco elyisum, evangelion, 17776, locked tomb, succession, annihilation, land of the lustrous, others known to exist... boring tag list: > personal: textposts, art, photos, videos, music > triggers: eye contact, viscera, gore, blood, unreality, ableism, others as i see fit. i dont tag them with "tw" before or after. just the word.

[scruffyssketchbook]

Are you a self taught artist? Did you go to any art schools or classes by chance?

I have a BFA in Digital Art/Design, and have taken many classes from industry professionals. (like people who work in the animation industry)

I wouldn't say I'm self taught, but my art seems to improve more with self study than me being in classes. =3= Kind of annoying tbh

I don't recommend art school at all tho ngl, unless you go to one with connections to the industry you want to go to and actually push to make those connections. I think taking classes from professionals in the area of art you want to learn helps more than art school does (and is cheaper). I kept flip flopping about what I wanted to do, but I settled on "Being a youtuber" at the end of my college career. Too bad I couldn't like- do that due to SSEC >:V

I'm working on it tho =w=

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[wejustvibing]

OK, ok

But can we talk about Almave, man... He served today. It wasn't as good as the bfa, but damn the cleavage. He did it for the gays 🤧

if there's one thing that almave man's gonna do is serve. bfa was impeccable. but this was so close to perfection. the. color. the elite hair 🤲🏾 the deep v that at first everybody thought didn't exist. the platforms for he tiny feet askhgjffk gagged

[heavenboy09]

Happy Birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊 To You

1 Of The Most Noticeable Top Actors In Cinema 🎥 Today

With Such Brilliant & Remarkable Films 🎥 In His Acting Career

Born On July 3rd, 1973

He was born in Norfolk, Virginia, on July 3, 1973, the son of voice teacher and singer Mary Kay Wilson and WTVT news anchor John Franklin Wilson. He has two older brothers: Paul, an advertising executive, and Mark, who succeeded their father as a WTVT news anchor. He grew up in St. Petersburg, Florida, where he attended Shorecrest Preparatory School. In 1995, he graduated with a BFA in Drama from Carnegie Mellon University.

He made his acting debut as an understudy in the role of Chris Scott in the national touring production of Miss Saigon. The following year, he portrayed Billy Bigelow in the national tour of Carousel.

He is an American actor who is best known for playing the role of demonologist Ed Warren in The Conjuring universe (2013–present).

He began his career in 1995, starring in Broadway musicals. He is a two-time Tony Award nominee for his roles in The Full Monty (2000–2001) and Oklahoma! (2002). He co-starred in the acclaimed HBO miniseries Angels in America (2003), which he was nominated for both the Golden Globe Award and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie.

In DC COMICS He portrayed 1 Of The Most Iconic Roles Of Superheroes In 2009 From The Warner Bros Pictures & Paramount Pictures Film 🎥

WatchMen ⌚ ⏱

As The Caped Crusader, Nite Owl 🦉

In the DC Extended Universe, he voiced the U.S. President in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), and later portrayed Orm Marius / Ocean Master in Aquaman (2018), a role which he is set to reprise in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023).

Please Wish This Talented & Incredible Actor Of Cinema 🎥 Today, A Very Happy Birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊

You Know Him & You Love Him Anyways

The 1 & The Only

MR. PATRICK JOESPH WILSON AKA NITE OWL 🦉  / ED WARREN / OCEAN MASTER 🌊

HAPPY 50TH BIRTHDAY 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊 TO YOU, MR. WILSON & HERE'S TO MANY MORE YEARS TO COME #PatrickWilson #NiteOwl #EdWarren #OceanMaster

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Jane Balfus (b. 1998, Los Angeles) lives and works in New York. Balfus is an installation based artist. Much of her recent work, spanning animation, video, drawings, and text, grapples with themes of girlhood and invisible illness. Balfus’s recent exhibition, American Girl Diagnostics, premiered at Mery Gates in 2023. Previous group exhibitions include Public Works Administration (2023), Romance Info (2023), Sara’s (2023), A+E Lab (2022), O'Flaherty's (2022), Mcg21xoxo (2021), Alyssa Davis Gallery (2020), and Lubov (2019).

John Bohl graduated with a BFA in painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art and currently lives and works in Baltimore. Recent exhibitions include "Green" at Headstone Gallery (Kingston, NY) and "Balancing Acts" at the Peale Museum (Baltimore, MD). He has also produced a variety of prints and publications with Beach Press in London and Oso Press in Los Angeles. Escape Room is Bohl’s second presentation with Wild Flower, following his two-person show with anonymous, A Place before A Name, in 2016. 

Michael Bussell received a BFA in Photography from Maryland Institute College of Art. His output has been exhibited internationally over the past decade, including in solo exhibitions at Plague Space, Krasnodar, RU (2022), Deli Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (2015) and group shows at Marvin Gardens, Brooklyn, NY (2024), Triest, Brooklyn, NY (2021), New Scenario, Pripyat, UA and online (2021) and Interstate Projects, Brooklyn, NY (2019). In 2016 he founded the curatorial platform Wild Flower which situates art in Baltimore’s Leakin Park for dissemination online. It has also co-produced the projects Vent Space (2020-2021), My New Bed (2019) and Escape Room (2024). 

Jim Spindle’s works include Little Fellow, a PFP collection on the Solana blockchain, and Pil Goger Bum Dum, an open edition animated GIF presented by Yeche Lange on Lens Protocol.  Previously, Spindle was a Crane Operator for Tojiba CPU Corp, and a hobbyist woodturner.  This is Spindle’s first IRL presentation, a physical extension of the Little Fellow project.

Ian Swanson (b. 1983, Detroit, MI) attended Wayne State University and Pratt Institute. Most recently, his work has been the subject of solo and two-person presentations at Materia Gallery, Detroit, MI (2024), Plague Space, Krasnodar, RU (2023), Catbox Contemporary, Ridgewood, NY (2020); ASHES/ASHES, New York and Los Angeles (2019 and 2016); Hot Wheels Projects, Athens (2019); MX Gallery, New York (2018); As it Stands, Los Angeles (2017); Jack Barrett Gallery, New York (2017); and Simone DeSousa Gallery, Detroit (2016). Swanson has participated in notable group exhibitions, including Chernobyl Papers, Pripyat, UA, and online (2021); Dark Mode, ASHES/ASHES, New York (2019); and Peekskill Project V, Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill, NY (2012). In 2022, a review of Swanson’s work appeared in the anthology Human Rights, published by Amphetamine Sulphate. His work has been featured in numerous publications, including i-D, Art Viewer, Coeval, and New American Paintings. Swanson currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.

Luhhfella avoids the typical artist's struggle for subject, focusing on Mifella—a derivative of the NFT collection Milady that faced rejection, leading to outsider status and birthing the Fellaverse. His work is about being a Fella, staying seated, painting endless formations of Fellas, and knowing that the very limits of what a Fella can be are still beyond our present understanding. Luhhfella embraces NFTs' derivative nature, trusting an egregoric subject to plot its own course. The Fellaverse is an immersive, slow unfolding—no grand narratives, no explanations, just Fellas. It is what it is. Luhhfella is most active on Twitter @luhhfella, where he consistently posts his video and image-based work. He has released three NFT collections on Solana: Wickz, LFVAD2K24, and Chucks.

Anastasios Karnazes is the author of Rainbow Sonnets 20 (The Song Cave) and the editor of Theaphora.

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Asia in Maryland 2024 showcases the voices and stories of Maryland’s Asian and AAPI artists. Through diverse artistic media, this exhibition fosters dialogue on identity, connection, and resilience.

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On view through December 7 (closed October 25 and November 27-30)

Monday – Saturday 11 am – 4 pm

Location: Asian Arts Gallery, Center for the Arts, Towson University. 1 Fine Arts Drive, Towson, MD 21204

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Linling Lu

A Baltimore-based artist, Linling Lu holds a BFA and MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). Her works are included in the collections of The Phillips Collection, the Baltimore Museum of Art, and Johns Hopkins University.

“Agitated Meditation, No. 21"

This piece, created from found fabrics and objects from Southwestern China and the US, reflects Lu’s exploration of memory and place. Drawing inspiration from crazy quilting, the work weaves together fragments of time and geography, offering a meditative journey through textiles.

For more about Linling Lu:

www.lulinling.net | IG: @linlinglu

Sookkyung Park

Born in South Korea and now living in Maryland, Sookkyung Park specializes in paper-based artworks. After founding an Arts & Crafts studio in 1982 and later moving to the US, she earned an MFA from Towson University. Her works have been recognized in regional and international exhibitions.

“Wave V”

In this sculpture, Park folds thousands of small paper pieces to create a unified structure, symbolizing the strength found in human connection. The wave motif, representing resilience and hope, reflects the idea that society’s greatest strength lies in its unity.

For more about Sookkyung Park:

www.sookkyungart.com | IG: @sookkyung_arts | FB: @sookkyung.park.731

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A timeline of Sean 'Diddy' Combs' recent legal troubles

Diddy’s downfall. Sean “Diddy” Combs went from being on top of the world to being public enemy number one after his ex-girlfriend Cassie accused him of raping and beating her in a November 2023 lawsuit. Since settling the suit with the model, his legal troubles have continued to mount with several people accusing him of a range of sexual misconduct and other illegal activity. Keep scrolling to read a timeline of Combs’ recent legal woes.

Casandra ‘Cassie’ Ventura v. Sean Combs

In November 2023, Casandra Ventura filed a bombshell lawsuit against Combs, accusing him of rape and physical abuse. Matteo Prandoni/BFA/Shutterstock On November 16, 2023, Cassie filed a bombshell lawsuit against her ex, accusing him of rape and physical abuse throughout their 10-year relationship. The “Me & U” singer, born Casandra Ventura, revealed in the suit obtained by Page Six that she met the Revolt co-founder in 2005 when she was only 19. He allegedly began a pattern of abuse and control that included allegedly forcing her to have sex with male prostitutes while he filmed, physically abusing her and supplying her with drugs. Cassie also alleged in the suit that Combs forced his way into her home and raped her toward the end of their longtime relationship in 2018. The “Me & U” singer alleged in the suit that Combs forced his way into her home and raped her toward the end of their longtime relationship in 2018. FilmMagic One day later, they settled the lawsuit and Cassie sought to dismiss the charges. Nina Westervelt/BEI/Shutterstock The exes settled the lawsuit one day later and Cassie asked the court to dismiss the suit with prejudice. Though Combs maintained his innocence, video evidence of one of his physical altercations Cassie described in the complaint was released to the public on May 17, 2024. In the clip obtained by CNN, Combs chased the “Long Way 2 Go” singer in a hotel in March 2016 while wearing only a towel around his waist. As she tried to escape on an elevator, he grabbed her and threw her to the ground. Though Combs maintained his innocence, video evidence of one of his physical altercations Cassie described in the complaint was released to the public on May 17, 2024. CNN The hip-hop mogul kicked the model twice as she lay motionless on the ground. CNN As she lay motionless, Combs kicked her two times and then proceeded to drag her by her sweatshirt down the hallway. After the video surfaced, Combs issued an apology for his actions. “My behavior on that video is inexcusable. I take full responsibility for my actions in that video. I’m disgusted,” he said in a video posted to Instagram on May 19, 2024. “I went and I sought out professional help, started going to therapy and rehab, had to ask god for his mercy and grace,” he added. After the video surfaced, the “I’ll Be Missing You” rapper issued an apology for his actions. Diddy/Instagram In May 2024, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said they could not bring charges against Combs for the “extremely disturbing” video due to the statute of limitations. Diddy/Instagram A source close to the Sean John founder told The New York Post that Combs felt the disturbing video “doesn’t tell the full story about what happened.” “It’s his position that there was an agenda in releasing the video when it was released,” the insider continued. On May 17, 2024, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office released a statement, saying they could not bring charges against Combs for the “extremely disturbing” video due to the statute of limitations.

Joi Dickerson-Neal v. Sean Combs

On November 23, 2023, Joi Dickerson-Neal filed a lawsuit against Combs, alleging that he raped and drugged her in 1991. GC Images On November 23, 2023, Joi Dickerson-Neal filed a lawsuit against Combs, alleging that he raped and drugged her in 1991. According to the complaint obtained by the Daily Beast, Dickerson-Neal was a college student at Syracuse University at the time when she “reluctantly agreed to an early dinner with” Combs. “During their date, Combs had intentionally drugged , resulting in her being in a physical state where she could not independently stand or walk,” the lawsuit read. “Driving first to a music studio where she could not get out of the car, Combs proceeded to a place he was staying to sexually assault her.” “During their date, Combs had intentionally drugged , resulting in her being in a physical state where she could not independently stand or walk,” the lawsuit read. Getty Images for Sean "Diddy" Combs Dickerson-Neal claimed she was later approached by Jodeci singer DeVante Swing, who allegedly told her that Combs had been sharing a “sex tape” of the two of them. Getty Images for Sean "Diddy" Combs Though Dickerson-Neal did not notify the police about the alleged incident, she claimed she was later approached by Jodeci singer DeVante Swing, who allegedly told her that Combs had been sharing a “sex tape” of the two of them. Dickerson-Neal said in the suit that she has “suffered a lifetime of injuries from being drugged, sexually assaulted and abused, and being the victim of ‘revenge porn’ that Sean Combs, or ‘P. Diddy,’ created and distributed.” She also claimed in the lawsuit that she dropped out of college and was admitted to a hospital for suicidal ideation. Dickerson-Neal said in the suit that she has “suffered a lifetime of injuries from being drugged, sexually assaulted and abused, and being the victim of ‘revenge porn’ that Sean Combs, or ‘P. Diddy,’ created and distributed.” Getty Images for Sean Diddy Combs Combs’ attorney called the lawsuit a “money grab and nothing more.” Getty Images Combs denied the allegations. “This last-minute lawsuit is an example of how a well-intentioned law can be turned on its head. Ms. Dickerson’s 32-year-old story is made up and not credible,” a spokesperson for the rapper told Page Six, referring to the fact that the complaint was filed one day before the cut-off for civil cases for past sexual offenses under New York’s Adult Survivors Act. “Mr. Combs never assaulted her and she implicates companies that did not exist. This is purely a money grab and nothing more.”

Liza Gardner v. Sean Combs

Liza Gardner accused Combs and singer Aaron Hall of raping her and an unidentified friend in the ’90s when she was just 16 years old. Mediapunch/Shutterstock Liza Gardner accused Combs and singer Aaron Hall of raping her and an unidentified friend in 1990 or 1991 when she was just 16 years old, according to a filing obtained by Rolling Stone. Per the lawsuit, the foursome allegedly met at an MCA Records event, with the “I’ll Be Missing You” rapper and the “I Like” singer allegedly acting “very handsy and flirtatious” and “offering drinks” before bringing them to Hall’s apartment. “ was offered more drinks and was coerced into having sex with Combs,” the court documents claimed. “After Combs finished doing his business, laid in bed, shocked and traumatized. As she was in the process of getting dressed, Hall barged into the room, pinned her down and forced to have sex with him.” Per the lawsuit, the foursome allegedly met at an event, with the rapper and the “I Like” singer (pictured here) allegedly acting “very handsy and flirtatious” and “offering drinks” before bringing them to Hall’s apartment. Getty Images After Combs allegedly raped Gardner, “Hall barged into the room, pinned her down and forced to have sex with him,” according to the suit. Getty Images The filing went on to claim that an “irate” Combs assaulted and choked Gardner at her home days later “to the point that she passed out.” A spokesperson for Combs called the claims “fabricated” in a statement to Page Six, writing, “This is nothing but a money grab. Because of Mr. Combs’ fame and success, he is an easy target for anonymous accusers who lie without conscience or consequence for financial benefit. … The public should be skeptical and not rush to accept these bogus allegations.” Hall’s rep did not respond to Page Six’s requests for comment.

Jane Doe v. Sean Combs

In December 2023, Combs was accused of gang-raping and sex-trafficking a 17-year-old schoolgirl. US District Court / Southern District Of New York In December 2023, Combs was accused of gang-raping and sex-trafficking a 17-year-old schoolgirl when she was in the 11th grade, according to a new court filing seen by Page Six. Jane Doe claimed in the suit she was 17 when she was drugged and raped by the dad of seven, his longtime lieutenant Harve Pierre and another, as yet unnamed, man back in 2003. The filing included a photo of the accuser, sitting on Combs’ lap when he was 34 and alleged the assault left her suffering “significant emotional distress and feels of shame that have plagued her life and personal relationships for 20 years.” After allegedly boarding a private jet from Detroit to Teterboro Airport in New Jersey, she then traveled to NYC to visit Combs’ music studio. Once there, Jane Doe claimed in the suit that she was plied with drugs and alcohol by Combs, Pierre and a third assailant, who had flown with her and Pierre. “As the night wore on, the 17-year-old Ms. Doe became more and more inebriated, eventually to the point that she could not possibly have consented to having sex with anyone, much less someone twice her age,” the lawsuit read. Jane Doe claimed in the suit she was drugged and raped by the dad of seven, his longtime lieutenant Harve Pierre and an unnamed man back in 2003. FilmMagic The filing included a photo of the accuser sitting on Combs’ lap when he was 34. Pichichipixx / MN Images Inc / SplashNews.com Jane Doe claimed in the suit that she was raped first in a bathroom at the studios by Combs, who removed her underwear and forced himself on her as she “hung over” a sink. “While at the studio, Ms. Doe was gang raped by Mr. Combs, the Third Assailant and Mr. Pierre, in that order,” the filing alleged. “While Mr. Combs was raping Ms. Doe, he complained that he could not ‘get off’ unless she pinched his nipples as hard as she could.” The filing alleged: “Mr. Combs then watched on as Third Assailant, who Ms. Doe had not even realized had begun to have sex with her, raped Ms. Doe as she told him to stop. “After Third Assailant was finished, Mr. Pierre took his turn at raping Ms. Doe and then violently forced her to give him oral sex, during which Ms. Doe was choking and struggling to breathe. “When Mr. Pierre finished, he left Ms. Doe in the bathroom alone. Ms. Doe fell into the fetal position and lay on the floor. Her vagina was in pain.” “While at the studio, Ms. Doe was gang raped by Mr. Combs, the Third Assailant and Mr. Pierre, in that order,” the filing alleged. WireImage In a statement to Page Six, Combs wrote: “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.” Diddy/Instagram Jane Doe claimed she could “barely stand up” following the alleged gang rape and was helped into a car, which took her back to the airport. She said she has a “limited” recollection of getting back to Michigan. In a statement to Page Six, which he then posted on Instagram, Combs wrote: “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.” The “It’s All About the Benjamins” rapper added: “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.”

Rodney ‘Lil Rod’ Jones Jr. v. Sean Combs

In February 2024, Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones Jr. filed a $30 million lawsuit against Combs, accusing him of being part of an illegal racketeering enterprise and sexual assault. lilrodmadeit/Instagram In February 2024, producer Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones Jr. filed a $30 million lawsuit against Combs, accusing him and several of his employees of being part of an illegal racketeering enterprise. Jones — who worked on Combs’ most recent album, “The Love Album: Off the Grid,” from September 2022 to November 2023 — alleged in his complaint that he has “irrefutable evidence of: (a) the acquisition, use, and distribution of ecstasy, cocaine, GHB, ketamine, marijuana, and mushrooms; (b) the displaying and distribution of unregistered illegal firearms; and (c) the solicitation of minors and sex workers.” Jones claimed Combs employed Instagram model Jade Ramey, City Girls rapper Yung Miami and 50 Cent’s ex Daphne Joy as sex workers and that a female accountant named Robin Greenhill “ensured the wiring, funds transfer, or cash payments to sex workers were completed.” Ramey denied the allegations brought against her in Jones’ lawsuit against the music mogul. “Dating someone doesn’t directly correlate to any of the false allegations made,” she told Entertainment Tonight in April 2024. Jones claimed Combs employed Instagram model Jade Ramey (pictured here), City Girls rapper Yung Miami and 50 Cent’s ex Daphne Joy as sex workers. jaderamey/Instagram Yung Miami (pictured here) denied the allegations, saying, “I’m not a prostitute. I never sold 🐱a day in my life. & I hate how this is getting spun 😣.” WireImage “Yes, I dated someone. How unfortunate we’ve entered a time where caring for someone or falling in love is worthy of scrutiny in the court of public opinion. What may be amusing for you is real life for others, and my feelings have never been for entertainment, nor are they up for discussion,” Ramey added. “We need to be more conscious as a society when ridiculing people’s lives and relationships merely for enjoyment. I appreciate everyone’s kind messages and support during this time. Thank you.” Yung Miami — born Caresha Brownlee — also denied the allegations, saying, “I’m not a prostitute. I never sold 🐱a day in my life. & I hate how this is getting spun 😣.” Joy claimed Jones’ claims that she was a sex worker are “100% false and character assassination.” Jones also accused Combs of sexual assault in the lawsuit, claiming he was “the victim of constant unsolicited and unauthorized groping and touching of his anus by Mr. Combs” and was “uncomfortable with Mr. Combs’ advances.” Jones alleged he complained about the incidents to Combs’ chief of staff, Kristina “KK” Khorram, who allegedly told him, “You know, Sean will be Sean” in response. Joy claimed Jones’ claims that she was a sex worker are “100% false and character assassination.” Daphne Joy / Instagram Jones claimed he was “the victim of constant unsolicited and unauthorized groping and touching of his anus by Mr. Combs” and was “uncomfortable with Mr. Combs’ advances.” Rodney âLil Rodâ Jones/Instagram Jones also alleged in the suit that Combs tried to groom him into engaging in sex with fellow producer Steven “Stevie J” Jordan and “promised to make sure that Mr. Jones wins producer of the year at the Grammys if he engaged in homosexuality.” Jones also alleged that Combs once left him alone in a makeshift studio on a yacht with actor Cuba Gooding Jr., who he said allegedly began “touching, groping, and fondling” his upper thighs near his groin. In May 2024, the “Jerry Maguire” actor spoke out about Jones’ claims against him, saying he believed he was an easy target because of his previous cases. (In 2022, Gooding pleaded guilty to a forcible touching misdemeanor charge for non-consensually kissing a woman at a nightclub in 2018.) “This guy who’s suing , is going after the money … I’m sure,” he said on Patrick Bet-David’s “The PBD Podcast.” “And by the way, I don’t know P. Diddy’s life. I don’t know what he’s going through.” Read the full article

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