Jodeci’s DeVante Swing is the latest celebrity to be embroiled in the allegations surrounding Sean “Diddy” Combs, after he The jailed tycoon and Aaron Hall are named in the lawsuit.
Back in November, Liza Gardner filed a lawsuit alleging that Diddy and Aaron Hall took turns assaulting her at Hall’s apartment in the early 1990s. She claimed she was 16 at the time of the alleged attack.
Gardner claims she was “forced to have sex with Combs” and then “Hall burst into the room, pushed her down and forced her to [Gardner] Have sex with him. She also claimed Diddy became violent days after the alleged attack.
In the amended indictment, Gardner named DeVante Swing as a new co-defendant in the lawsuit, Rolling Stone reported. Gardner claimed that the singer, Joe Desi, was not only present at Hall’s home during the attack but was also in the room at the time.
The amended lawsuit, obtained by Rolling Stone, states, “Ms. Gardner was unaware that Defendant Swain was in the room at the time of the attack and did nothing to prevent the abuse from occurring.”
Earlier this year, Gardner’s friend released a statement claiming she witnessed Swain “watch what Puffy did to Lisa.”
Additionally, Gardner said she traveled to New York with Swing and a group of friends and stayed with the singer. She claimed he was her “co-guardian at the time” and “had a responsibility to protect the child because her parents entrusted him with her safety.”
The complaint alleges Swing “trafficked and/or coerced children” [to] Crossing state lines from North Carolina to New York and New Jersey with the hidden intent of providing alcohol and marijuana to children and prostitution of the children to his A&R Combs.
Diddy claims lawsuit ‘is nothing more than a money grab’
Swing has yet to respond to the allegations. When Gardner filed the lawsuit last November, Diddy’s spokesperson denied the claims in a statement to AllHipHop.
“These are trumped-up charges, falsely alleging wrongdoing from more than 30 years ago, and filed at the last minute. This is nothing more than a money grab,” the representative said. “Because of Mr. Combs’ fame and success, he is an easy target for anonymous accusers who lie without conscience or consequences for financial gain.”
