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Diddy has been hit with a 100 million dollar lawsuit in a sexual assault lawsuit brought to him by inmate, Derrick Lee Cardello-Smith. Keep watching for the full story.

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00:00Diddy's been told to cough up $100 million in a sexual assault case he blew off.

00:05And I'd like to either preserve the issue of default judgment

00:08or judgment in my favor based on failure to answer.

00:13Derek Lee Cardello-Smith claimed Diddy drugged and sexually assaulted him at a party back in 1997.

00:20And he made me a financial offer of $2.3 million to allow what happened to me to go away.

00:25In a live stream of the court proceedings last week,

00:28Cardello-Smith claimed Diddy told him he wouldn't be responding to his complaint

00:32and intended to settle outside of court.

00:34According to court documents, Diddy chose not to respond to the complaint after confirming receipt.

00:39So Judge Ann Marie Anzalone ruled in favor of default judgment,

00:44awarding Cardello-Smith the $100 million he was suing for.

00:47Given the large sum of money he now owes,

00:49the judge set a payment schedule of $10 million every month starting October 1st.

00:55In a statement to Billboard, Diddy's attorney strongly denies his client was ever served with

01:00a lawsuit saying, he looks forward to having this judgment swiftly dismissed.

Diddy Hit With $100M Default Judgment In Sexual Assault Lawsuit | Billboard News

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