Cassie Hires Lawyers After Judge Lets Accuser's Lawsuit Proceed
Cassie Ventura has been via loads because of the Diddy scandal, and it looks as if her story in court docket will yield tougher instances forward. Former escort Clayton Howard is civilly suing her and Sean Combs for alleged intercourse trafficking, claiming that they subjected him to humiliation, that Ventura gave him an STD, and that she aborted their baby.
As beforehand reported, a choose allowed Howard to serve her via different means, since he was not ready to take action beneath regular circumstances. The singer and dancer allegedly made herself very tough to find, risking a $20 million default judgement if she did not reply.
However in keeping with Hollywood Unlocked on Instagram, she is not totally completed with this matter. Courtroom paperwork reportedly point out that Cassie’s lawyer Melodie Han of Wigdor LLP filed a Discover of Look on Thursday (December 11) within the federal case. The Discover does not reply to the grievance, handle the allegations in opposition to Ventura, or make some other movement. As a substitute, it simply confirms that she has authorized illustration. We are going to see what the subsequent step on this authorized debacle is.
Who Is Clayton Howard?
For these unaware, Clayton Howard is a former escort and intercourse employee who allegedly participated in Diddy and Cassie’s “freak-off” classes in alternate for cost. He believes Ventura additionally deserves legal fees for her alleged enablement of (and alleged participation in) Combs’ crimes. However this civil lawsuit solely covers a part of that with no legal implication.
Howard has been chatting with numerous media and on his personal platforms regarding his allegations and accusations. As such, his scenario has gotten numerous consideration, particularly from the Dangerous Boy mogul’s supporters and those that query the singer’s story.
Whereas Cassie hasn’t spoken out a lot not too long ago, this new authorized transfer signifies she’s at the very least making ready some form of response or technique. In fact, this does not routinely take away the danger of a default judgement or affirm a future response.
As for Clayton Howard, we are going to see if he shares anything on-line about this example. It has been a tough street for everybody, however there are ranges to this case.