- Kalenna Harper took to Instagram to share her ideas about being talked about in Daybreak Richard’s lawsuit in opposition to Sean “Diddy” Combs, the place Richard alleged that the 2 girls noticed the entertainer abuse singer Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura
- Although Harper shared that she needs to “acknowledge” Richard’s claims, she maintained that “some don’t align with my very own reality”
- Richard filed a grievance in New York federal courtroom on Sept. 10, alleging that the 54-year-old music mogul sexually and verbally abused her for almost 10 years, in line with courtroom paperwork obtained by PEOPLE
Kalenna Harper is sharing her ideas about being talked about in Dawn Richard‘s current lawsuit in opposition to Sean “Diddy” Combs.
Taking to her Instagram Tales on Friday, Sept. 13, Harper, 42, responded to claims made by Richard, 41, in her current grievance in opposition to Combs, 54, that the 2 girls allegedly noticed the music mogul abuse singer Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura, 38, at his Los Angeles house.
“I, acknowledge the current lawsuit filed by Daybreak Richard during which my identify has been talked about 33 occasions,” she led off the Tales submit, which was shared as plain textual content on a gray background. “Whereas I totally respect Daybreak’s proper to recount her experiences, l wish to emphasize that her account displays her private perspective and shouldn’t be interpreted as a common reality relevant to everybody concerned.”
Harper continued, “It is necessary to grasp that whereas I used to be current in a few of the similar skilled settings talked about, most of the allegations and incidents described on this swimsuit will not be consultant of my experiences, and a few don’t align with my very own reality.”
Talking of her husband, the singer-songwriter added, “Tony and I’ve all the time performed ourselves with the best degree of professionalism and integrity. We weren’t concerned in, nor had been we conscious of, any conduct that may very well be thought-about abusive or illegal.”
“As this matter is now a part of an ongoing authorized course of, I’ll chorus from discussing any particular particulars additional,” she concluded. “My focus continues to be on my similar dedication and positivity which have all the time guided me. I belief that the authorized system will deal with this case with the equity and thoroughness it requires, and I assist any course of that seeks to uncover the reality.”
In response to courtroom paperwork obtained by PEOPLE, Richard, who gained fame as a member of the Combs-formed lady group Danity Kane, filed a grievance in New York federal courtroom on Sept. 10, alleging that the 54-year-old music mogul sexually and verbally abused her for almost 10 years.
In that grievance, Richard famous that she allegedly witnessed Combs bodily assaulting a number of girls, together with Ventura — who beforehand sued the Dangerous Boy Data founder for abuse and later settled — “on quite a few events,” in line with paperwork from Richard’s grievance.
The declare, the eighth of an analogous nature levied in opposition to Combs, additionally acknowledged that the producer owes Richard roughly $3.5 million in “unpaid salaries and royalties” stemming from Danity Kane’s first album, in addition to “unpaid wages for touring on over 100 dates.”
In response to the claims, Combs’ lawyer, Erica Wolff, advised PEOPLE in a press release: “Mr. Combs is shocked and upset by this lawsuit. In an try and rewrite historical past, Daybreak Richard has now manufactured a sequence of false claims all within the hopes of attempting to get a pay day — conveniently timed to coincide together with her album launch and press tour. If Ms. Richard had such a adverse expertise with Making the Band and Danity Kane, she wouldn’t have chosen to proceed working immediately with Mr. Combs for Soiled Cash, nor would she have returned for the Making the Band reboot in 2020 or agreed to be featured on The Love Album final yr.”
Wolff added, “It’s unlucky that Ms. Richard has solid their 20-year friendship apart to attempt to get cash from him, however Mr. Combs is confidently standing on reality and appears ahead to proving that in courtroom.”