Diddy Sexual Battery Lawsuit Dismissed, Judge Says Clock Ran Out

While Diddy‘s sitting in jail awaiting sentencing in his federal criminal case … he can have a good time a win in a civil lawsuit filed by a man who claimed the mogul drugged him and sexually assaulted him in a nightclub.

The lawsuit was filed again in February, and the plaintiff stated he was an up-and-coming 23-year-old artist in 2015 when he scored a gig at an L.A. nightclub … the place Diddy was in attendance.

The alleged particulars sound like a number of different Diddy lawsuits — the John Doe plaintiff claimed he’d been given a drink, fell unconscious and woke as much as Diddy having “unwanted sexual contact” with him. In the lawsuit, filed by lawyer Tony Buzbee, Doe additionally claimed Diddy threatened his future profession if he resisted.

But, a New York choose says Doe waited too lengthy to file the lawsuit within the state … and based on the order, obtained by TMZ, the case is now dismissed.

The choose stated there was a 5-year statute of limitations when the alleged assault went down. She additionally famous … a brand new regulation handed in 2019 extending the statute to twenty years will not be retroactive, and subsequently, doesn’t apply to this case.

The plaintiff had additionally accused Diddy’s firms — Bad Boy Entertainment and Combs Enterprises — however these fits have additionally been dismissed.