Mannequin Jade Ramey has refuted Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones’ allegations that she was employed as a intercourse employee by Sean “Diddy” Combs.
“Sure, I dated somebody. Relationship somebody doesn’t immediately correlate to any of the false allegations made,” Ramey advised Leisure Tonight in a Friday, April 5, assertion. “How unlucky we’ve entered a time the place caring for somebody or falling in love is worthy of scrutiny within the court docket of public opinion. What could also be amusing for you is actual life for others, and my emotions have by no means been for leisure, nor are they up for dialogue.”
She added, “We should be extra acutely aware as a society when ridiculing individuals’s lives and relationships merely for enjoyment. I admire everybody’s form messages and help throughout this time.”
Ramey, 30, has not additional addressed the allegations. Us Weekly has reached out for remark.
Jones, 38, sued Diddy, 54, in February, claiming that the music mogul sexually harassed, drugged and threatened him for greater than a 12 months. Jones, a report producer, additionally accused Diddy of intercourse trafficking a number of girls together with Ramey and 50 Cent’s ex Daphne Pleasure. (Pleasure, 37, has additionally denied the allegations.)
In line with Jones’ lawsuit, Diddy “bragged about having a number of girls on a month-to-month stipend,” together with Ramey and Pleasure.
Diddy, in the meantime, has denied the allegations by way of his legal professional.
“Lil Rod is nothing greater than a liar who filed a $30 million lawsuit, shamelessly searching for an undeserved payday,” Diddy’s lawyer Shawn Holley advised Us in a February assertion. “His reckless name-dropping about occasions which might be pure fiction and easily didn’t occur is nothing greater than a clear try to garner headlines.”
Holley continued: “We now have overwhelming, indeniable proof that his claims are full lies. We are going to handle these outlandish allegations in court docket and take all acceptable motion in opposition to those that make them.”
Weeks later, two of Diddy’s properties in Los Angeles and Miami had been raided by legislation enforcement officers. In line with Homeland Safety, the March raids had been in connection to a federal intercourse trafficking investigation. Diddy has not been arrested or charged with against the law and one other of his attorneys have denounced the accusations.
“Yesterday, there was a gross overuse of military-level power as search warrants had been executed at Mr. Combs’ residences,” legal professional Aaron Dyer advised Us in an announcement final month. “There isn’t any excuse for the extreme present of power and hostility exhibited by authorities or the best way his kids and workers had been handled.”
For those who or somebody you realize is a human trafficking sufferer, contact the Nationwide Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888.