Persistent Michigan Inmate Plans To Bring Jennifer Lopez Into His Latest $400 Million Legal Battle Against Diddy

BYZachary Horvath1192 Views
Link Copied to Clipboard!
diddy
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 15: Jennifer Lopez seen at a Special Screening Of "Unstoppable" at CAA on December 15, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Amazon MGM Studios via Getty Images) ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JUNE 02: Sean "Diddy" Combs attends the 2nd Annual The Black Ball: Quality Control's CEO Pierre "Pee" Thomas Birthday Celebration at Fox Theater on June 02, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. ( (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
Cardello-Smith feels her history with the mogul will be key to his case.

It's hard to keep track of every Diddy accuser, but it's going to be difficult to not remember Derrick Lee Cardello-Smith's name. That's because he's hitting the mogul with yet another lawsuit, with this one holding an even larger monetary amount. According to reports from In Touch Weekly and AllHipHop, The Michigan inmate, who's serving a decades-long sentence for a rape case of his own, is seeking $400 million in damages. Cardello-Smith claims that Diddy invited him to a party at a Detroit Holiday Inn back in 1997. During his time there, he alleges that the Bad Boy Records founder handed him a drink with "a little something" added into it.

Later, Cardello-Smith says it knocked him out and upon awakening, he alleges that Diddy was having sex with a woman next to him. Moreover, the prison mate alleges that the rapper told him, "I did this to you too!" Since filing the lawsuit, Diddy's legal team has labeled it "baseless," and that Cardello-Smith mentioned two different locations for this alleged assault. They are also arguing that the claims were filed past the statute of limitations. Finally, Diddy's lawyer has essentially dismissed the man's lawsuit.

It's The Same Man Who Lost His $100 Million Bout Earlier This Year To Diddy

"Since [Derrick] first filed, his claims, (which were facially implausible to begin with), have ballooned into a massive conspiracy against him, involving multiple high-ranking Wayne County officials. Now realizing that his untimely claims are subject to dismissal, [Derrick] presents the court with a fresh helping of conspiratorial nonsense." Diddy's lawyer further added that he's just now doing this because he had to "invent" facts.

But Cardello-Smith is not backing down. In fact, he's going to call on a certain witness to help testify the facts he's presenting. That person is nonother than Jennifer Lopez. He feels due to her dating the embattled figure from 1999-2001, she has information that could help sway the court. As we mentioned earlier, this is not Cardello-Smith's first go-around with Diddy. Earlier this year, he was seeking $100 million. However, he wound up losing that battle due to the entertainer's team successfully arguing that he was tampering with key court documents to obtain the money initially.

About The Author
Zachary Horvath is one of the Music Freelance News Writers at HotNewHipHop and has held that title since August 2023. Prior to this position, he held another freelance gig covering local high school football, girls and boys varsity basketball, in addition to recapping Cleveland Cavaliers games remotely. He's taken the previous experience and used it to become a jack of all trades at HotNewHipHop. Zach has thoroughly enjoyed tackling some of the trending topics in sports, with a larger focus on hip-hop and pop culture. Some of those include Bronny James's draft stock, a multitude of angles swirling around the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, as well as Diddy's arrest and lawsuits. Separate from the headlines that everyone wants to hear about, he was fortunate enough to help spread Zaytoven's current thoughts at the time around mid-December in 2023. Even though being able to give his expertise on these stories is fulfilling, being able to share his passion for releases trumps that ever so slightly. Having the chance to express his excitement indirectly about what he thinks our readers should be checking out/revisiting grows his passion for writing that much more.
...