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Joi Dickerson Neal ( age 53, born 18th April, 1970 ) is an American researcher and the individual who has filed a lawsuit alleging that Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs drugged and sexually assaulted her three decades ago when she was a student.
Dickerson Neal, a native New Yorker, pursued a degree in psychology at Syracuse University.
In the 1990’s, she worked as a waitress at Wells’ Restaurant in Harlem.
Dickerson Neal also worked in the music industry, and found a job with Stress Management, a DJ Management company that represented DJ Funkmaster Flex and others.
She held the position of Assistant Archivist at UCLA Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies in 2019.
Currently, she serves as an Assistant Archivist at Emory University.
Joi Dickerson Neal accusation’s against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
Joi Dickerson Neal, filed her complaint Thursday in Manhattan Supreme Court, a day before the New York State Adult Survivors Act expiration date, and alleges she was drugged, sexually assaulted and abused by Sean Combs.
Combs videotaped the January 1991 assault and distributed the tape to others in the music industry, according to the suit.
This caused “severe harm to Ms. Dickerson-Neal’s reputation, career prospects, and emotional well-being,” Dickerson-Neal’s attorney, Jonathan Goldhirsch, said in a news release.
Bad Boy Entertainment, Bad Boy Records and Combs Enterprises are listed as defendants in the suit as well.
Dickerson demands a trial by jury.
While on a school break for the holidays in 1991, Dickerson-Neal − who was a college student at Syracuse University at the time − “reluctantly agreed” to dinner with Combs, the suit says.
“During their date, Combs had intentionally drugged (Dickerson-Neal), resulting in her being in a physical state where she could not independently stand or walk,” the suit alleges. Combs allegedly spiked her drink when Dickerson-Neal left her drink unattended to use the restroom, the suit reads.
After dinner, which was held at a location where she had worked as a server, the two continued to spend the night together. Dickerson-Neal recalls Combs taking her to a music studio, and then to his home where the assault allegedly took place. According to the suit, she felt “humiliated and hurt, yet she could not escape the assault.”
