Northeast
Diddy accuser says she woke up on street with date rape drug in her system after meeting mogul backstage
EXCLUSIVE: A New York woman says she was dosed with a date rape drug and then abandoned on a Manhattan street after attending a Sean “Diddy” Combs concert during a tour with his former group, Diddy-Dirty Money, and getting invited backstage.
The woman, who asked not to be identified amid fears of retaliation from the billionaire mogul, told Fox News Digital she and a friend chatted up a security guard at a Hammerstein Ballroom concert on April 22, 2011, and got to meet the performer before he stepped in front of the crowd.
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She has hired Long Island attorney Bob Macedonio, who previously represented Combs’ hip-hop rival 50 Cent, to handle her case.
This image, provided by the accuser, shows her, a friend and two other women after she says they were invited backstage at a Diddy concert in New York City on April 22, 2011. (Obtained by Fox News Digital)
“We’re investigating and potentially going to bring action,” Macedonio told Fox News Digital. “We are in the process of obtaining any and all police and medical records and interviewing witnesses.”
Her harrowing story was corroborated by her mother, who said she met her at the hospital in the aftermath of the alleged drugging, but police said they could not find records of the incident.
“One of the girls I was close with was talking to (Combs’) security guard, and she got us backstage to speak to him and hang out,” the accuser told Fox News Digital. “We went down to this room that was covered in balloons and Ciroc from one wall to the other.”
“It taught me a lesson — now I cover my drinks everywhere I go and drink out of the bottle.”
She provided photos from the night in question that share some similarities with archive images taken of Combs on stage during that performance. He has the same haircut and goatee and appears to be wearing the same sunglasses and necklace.
The accuser remembers being taken to the side of the stage, behind the curtain, where people were handing out vodka drinks.
“They handed us a drink, and literally that’s all I remember,” she said. “I heard music, loud noise just coming from the stage, and then don’t remember anything else after that.”
Sean “Diddy” Combs of Diddy-Dirty Money performs at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on April 22, 2011. (D Dipasupil/FilmMagic)
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She woke up on a Manhattan sidewalk, near her parked car, hours later.
“I was like, what the f— happened?” the woman said. Her friend, whom she has since lost touch with, also blacked out, she said. “It’s very traumatizing not to remember.”
The accuser said she tried driving home to suburban Long Island and felt so unwell she called her mother and went to a hospital, where she underwent a sexual assault examination.
Sean “Diddy” Combs gestures at a woman in this image provided by an accuser who says she was invited backstage by the mogul during a 2011 concert at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. (Obtained by Fox News Digital)
Her underwear had been torn open, and she said she later gave it to police as evidence. Although the woman said she spoke with a police officer at the hospital, Suffolk County police said they had no record of it.
Tests found the presence of date rape drugs in her system, she said, but no signs of penetration.
The woman said she found a bunch of unfamiliar numbers added to her phone and tried reaching out to piece together what happened. She called one and a man answered and invited her to Atlantic City, she said. Another picked up, gaslit her and hung up.
“This guy was like, ‘Oh, you were fine,’” she said. “I said, ‘No I was not fine, somebody slipped me something’…Nobody wanted to say anything.”
Sean “Diddy” Combs of Diddy-Dirty Money performs at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on April 22, 2011. (D Dipasupil/FilmMagic)
Her lawyer requested her medical records from that night earlier this year, after news of a federal investigation into Combs emerged. However, in a letter, the hospital said her medical documents had been “purged,” “in accordance with state medical record retention requirements.”
A hospital spokesperson said sex assault examination records, also called SAFE or SANE records, are treated and stored differently than general medical records. Macedonio said he planned to have his client request the SANE records specifically.
“I remember getting a phone call… that she woke up, and that she didn’t know where she was or what happened,” the woman’s mother said. “Her underwear was off.”
She raced to the hospital, she said, accompanied her daughter for the SANE exam and said she followed up with police later, although the case went nowhere.
The accuser said she decided to hire a lawyer after federal investigators raided Combs’ mansions in Miami and Los Angeles earlier this year. He has since been arrested on federal sex trafficking charges and is being held without bail. At the same time, he faces a slew of civil lawsuits involving similar allegations.
Sean “Diddy” Combs allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted a minor in a new lawsuit filed Monday. (Getty Images)
“Not knowing what happened to me, that really messes with your brain,” the New York woman told Fox News Digital. “Now, to hear all this stuff that came out, it’s horrific, especially if this man did stuff to younger kids.”
“It taught me a lesson — now I cover my drinks everywhere I go and drink out of the bottle,” she said.
This image repeatedly appears in some of the lawsuits against Sean “Diddy” Combs, described as “an actual exemplary container” allegedly used by Combs and alleged conspirators “to insert GHB into alcoholic drinks.” GHB is a common date rape drug. (Southern District of NY)
Reps for Combs did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the woman’s accusations.
Combs is being held without bail at a jail in Brooklyn on federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges. He pleaded not guilty. The criminal trial is expected to begin on May 5.
Combs is also facing more than a dozen sex assault lawsuits, and attorneys for the victims expect to file many more.
If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go to rainn.org.
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Newark man arrested in fatal New Jersey Chick-Fil-A shooting
A Newark man has been arrested and charged with murder after police said he opened fire in a New Jersey Chick-fil-A, killing a man and leaving six other people hurt.
Jaheed Fields was busted nearly three weeks after the shooting in the Union Township fast food shop, county prosecutor William Daniel announced Friday.
Fields, 20, was charged with one count of first-degree murder and six counts of attempted murder, as well as unlawful possession of a handgun and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.
“The brazen nature of this incident, occurring in a crowded restaurant where people should feel safe, was an affront to our citizens and the security they deserve,” Daniel said.
“This arrest is a testament to the meticulous work and seamless coordination between all of the law enforcement agencies involved, and a reminder that Union County will never tolerate acts of lawlessness that threaten our residents.”
Officials did not reveal a motive for the shooting.
Fields allegedly fired several rounds inside the Chick-fil-A around 9 p.m. on April 11, with witnesses describing the scene as a “warzone.”
Malek Shepherd, 23, of New York City, was killed at the scene, police said.
Six other victims were taken to area hospitals and treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Witnesses at the time said a group of masked men charged into the shop and fired multiple shots after forcing their way behind the counter.
It’s unclear if additional arrests were expected.
Rhode Island
50 kids who’ve survived cancer to walk the runway at annual RI gala
Next month, 50 kids from across New England will be dressed in their best as they walk the runway at this year’s Glimmer Gala.
It’s an evening for childhood cancer survivors to feel like celebrities.
“For them, not only do they get to feel like a normal kid doing a normal activity, but they get to feel larger than life,” said Alison Hornung, founder and CEO of the Glimmer of Hope Foundation. “I hear the kids go into their classrooms after and say, ‘I got to walk the runway show and I got to do a photo shoot.’”
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That photo shoot and shopping spree are something each child, like 6-year-old Bella Berg from Lexington, gets to take part in.
“For everything that they go through and that loss of identity, it really makes them feel like they’re beautiful and strong, inside and outside,” Hornung said.
The Glimmer of Hope Foundation started six years ago. It brings hope to families whose children are battling cancer. This year’s gala is expected to be their biggest yet, with at least 500 people expected to attend.
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The goal is to give the kids confidence and make them feel special.
“They get to be alongside kids that are going through the same thing as them, so they don’t feel different,” said Hornung. “They just feel seen and understood.”
The Glimmer Gala takes place Saturday June 13 at the Rhode Island Convention Center. Click here for more.
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