NFL star Odell Beckham Jr has denied any wrongdoing after saying he was named in a lawsuit that alleges Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs initiated a gang-rape towards a girl in California.
In an preliminary lawsuit filed in October, Ashley Parham claims she was lured to an house in Orinda, California, and assaulted by a number of males. She alleges the assault was watched by Combs, who she had claimed had performed an element within the killing of Tupac Shakur. An amended lawsuit filed on Friday is known to have named former Beckham as one in all her attackers.
On Monday, Beckham launched a press release denying the allegations.
“I’ve been knowledgeable of the allegations about me in a swimsuit in [California],” Beckham wrote on social media. “I actually can’t even consider that my identify is talked about in that matter. There’s completely no fact to these allegations. I have no idea and have by no means met the person who filed the swimsuit. I used to be not anyplace close to Orinda, CA at the moment. In truth, I don’t suppose I’ve ever even been to Orinda, CA. I’ve by no means completed something like that, and I might by no means do something like that to anybody. I’m assured that these ridiculous claims towards me shall be dismissed.”
Legislation enforcement in Contra Costa county stated in February that they had investigated the allegations and concluded “the claims have been unfounded.”
Combs’s authorized crew have additionally denied the allegations. “Mr Combs was nowhere close to Orinda, California on the day Ms Parham claims she was assaulted there, and the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Division has already confirmed Ms Parham’s claims have been decided to be unfounded following an intensive investigation,” Combs’s attorneys stated in a press release.
Beckham is at present a free agent and final performed for the Miami Dolphins. The 32-year-old is a three-time Professional Bowler and gained the Tremendous Bowl with the Los Angeles Rams within the 2021 season.
Combs is being held on the Metropolitan detention middle in New York as he awaits trial on federal prices of racketeering and intercourse trafficking. His trial is ready to start in Could.