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Exclusive: Civil suit against Sean 'Diddy' Combs had fabricated rape kit evidence

USA TODAY confirmed claims of a sexual assault resulting in a $100 million default judgment against Sean “Diddy” Combs are not true.

Claims of a sexual assault and a backlogged rape kit that resulted in a $100 million default judgment against Sean “Diddy” Combs are not true, USA TODAY has confirmed. Cardello-Smith alleged Combs assaulted him in Detroit, where Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy was at the forefront of the national movement to clear the rape kit backlog. Ventura Fine, better known by her stage name, Cassie, testified for four days during Combs’ criminal trial in the Southern District of New York, which began May 5 with jury selection and is expected to last at least through the end of June.

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