Speaker 1: What's up, everyone, and welcome to another episode of The
Diddy Diaries. In this episode, we're picking up or we
left off, with the Sarah Rivers lawsuit filed against Ditty.
Defendan Diddy controls the group's decisions. After plaintiff in the
group moved into their residence in season two, they were
introduced to defendant do Fat, who plaintiff met for the
first time. Defendant dow Fat was assigned by Defendan Ditty
NBBE to produce the group's debut studio album. Plaintiff nor
anyone in the group consulted with or hired Defendant do
Fat for production services. After meeting defendant dow Fat, an
individual who was not hired by plaintiff or her group members.
Plaintiff then met defendant Fonnsworth. Plaintiff was told Defendant Farnsworth
would be moving into the house and acting as a
tour manager, despite their being no tour Plaintiff was not
consulted nor did she have any decision in hiring defendant Fwnsworth.
Plaintiff nor anyone in her group consulted, hired, or contracted
with defending Fawnsworth for services despite having no contract with
plaintiff or the group, and the fact he had no
not auditioned, or been chosen as a member of the group.
Defending Fondsworth appears on the band's album to Odd for TV.
Plaintiff believes defendant Fawnsworth was compensated with proceeds rightfully belonging
to plaintiff for his appearance on Plaintiff's group album to
Out for TV. After meeting defendant Fondsworth, Plaintiff en er
group members later met defendant d Dot. Plaintiff was told
defendand Dot would be assisting the group with creating an album,
though his exact purpose was vague. Plaintiff was not consulted,
nor did she have any decision in hiring defendand Dot.
Plaintiff nor anyone in her group consulted, hired, or contracted
with defendand Dot for services despite having no contract with
plaintiff or the group and the fact that he had
not auditioned or been chosen as a member of the group.
Defend ind Dot appears on the band's album to Odd
for TV. Plaintiff did not consent nor a degree to
defend Indeed Dot appearing on Plaintiff's group album to Hot
for TV. Plaintiff believes defendand Dot was compensated with proceeds
rightfully belonging to plaintiff for his appearance on Plaintiff's group
album to Hot for TV during season two. While Plaintiff
and the group were interviewing managers, Defendant Lou was presented
as a potential person to interview for management. Defendant's BM
and MTV concealed the fact defendant Lou was a creator
of the MTB franchise. Plaintiff in the group did not
ask to interview defendant Lou and did not consider him
a viable candidate because of his CD reputation that was
well known. Plaintiff attempted to bring her attorney, mister Hurts,
to serve as manager. Mister Hurts interviewed with the group
for management. Plaintiff offered mister Hurts a management candidate because
she did not agree with defend and Phil managing the group.
Plaintiff believed it was a conflict of interest for defendant
Phil to manage them because he already managed defendant Ditty,
and Plaintiff believe defendant Phil loyalty would fall to defendant
Ditty because he was only provided the opportunity to work
in the music industry due to his college friendship with
defendant Ditty. Despite the group interviewing managers, Defendant Phil had
already been acting in that role. Plaintiff was forced to
deliver the news on MTB two that the group had
chosen Defendent Phil as the manager. Plaintiff feels at defendants BM, MTV,
DIDTY and bbe forced her to deliver the news to
contest any future claims Plaintiff might advance regarding the obvious
conflict of interest Defendant Phil presented managing both defendant Ditty
and the group. Plaintiff fell continuous pressure to conform to
the whims of the group as she constantly was outnumbered
five to one because the other five group members blindly
trusted defendant Ditty and the representations of his employees and agents.
Defendant Ditty intimidates, threatens, and fosters a hostile work environment.
Defendants BM and MTV would film defendan Ditty in making
physical threats to group members. Defendant Ditty threatened to eat
the face of one person and kill another. Defendant Ditty
was oftentimes yelling and ridiculing plaintiff, especially times plaintiffs thought
him out to address issues that she was facing in
the group. The aggressive and abusive behavior, constant threats made
by Defendant Ditty, and the lack of response from defendants
BM and MTV made plaintiff reasonably fear for her safety.
Plaintiff was terrified to disappoint or upset Defendant Ditty due
to his behavior and constant threat of violence. Plaintiff was
subject to constant physical altercations throughout filming all three seasons
of MTV two. Defendant BM and MTV would not intervene
during any of the fights. In one particular instance, plaintiff
was in the direct path of a fight which she
was almost injured. After fights would occur, Defendant Ditty would
ask his staff and staff of defendants BM and MTV's
crew who won the fight. Defendant Ditty encouraged fighting physicality
and verbally, and oftentimes instigated division to foster a negative
environment that would lead to fighting. In season three, Defending
Diddy Yell's fight fight and says finally a fight, describing
a verbal altercation between plaintiff and another male group member.
Upon information and belief, Defending Diddy, BM, MTV, and BB
encourage fighting and hostility to manufacture drama for the MTB
television show. Another example of manufactured drama was when plaintiff's
child was sick and she needed to visit her child.
Instead of defending Jason presenting the solution of arranging for
plaintiff to see her child after their tour performance, which
he did eventually, defending, Jason cause conflict by informing plaintiff's
bandmates that plaintiff just wanted to go home without context
or circumstances, in an effort to fabricate conflict where it
should not have been. Another example of manufactured drama and
hostile working conditions was when play Plaintiff was contacted to
do an editorial appearance in King Magazine. Defendant bm MTV,
Diddy and BB edited the MTB two television show to
make it appear that plaintiff made the arrangements to be
and King Magazine behind the group's back to promote herself
as a solo artist. What actually occurred is after the
group's album listening party, Defendant King approached defendant's Ditty and
Bbe to do an editorial piece on plaintiff. Defendant Ditty
and Bbe acquiesce to defend in King's request to Garner
Press and promotion for the group's debut album. To offer
for TV, Plaintiff was required to appear in the King
magazine at the best of defendant Ditty. Defendant Ditty had
creative control over plaintiff King Magazine appearance and made every
effort to pay in Plaintiff as an over sexualized vixen
and sex object. Plaintiff was accompanied by an employee of
defendant Ditty and Bbe during her King Magazine photoshoot. Defendant
didty call the employee to determine Plaintiff's performance at the
photo shoot. Aware of this, Plaintiff wanted to do a
good job at the photo shooting, complied with all requests
may by defending King's employees, including her request or remove
her top, something Plaintiff did not want to do and
otherwise would not have done. Plaintiff's appearance in the magazine
was so popular she was asked to appear in it again.
Plaintiff was never compensated by defending Ditty, Bbe or King
for either appearance in the publication. Upon information and belief,
defending Ditty, Bbe and King greatly benefited financially from the
appearance of plaintiff and King Magazine. After Plaintiff's successful appearances
in King Magazine, Defending Jason then presented plaintiff with the
offer that was received, requesting her to do Playboy. Plaintiff
adamantly refused the request to appear in Playboy. Plaintiff believes
her refusal to comply to appear in Playboy factored in
Defending Ditty's removal of her from the group and the label.
Plaintiff believed she was terminated because she was constantly trying
to review contracts, refused to do Playboy, and refuse defendant
Ditty's sexual advances. In Humane treatment and denial of basic
needs by defendant Ditty and MTV. While working for defendant MTV, Ditty,
B b E, and u MG, Plaintiff was subjected to
Defending Ditty's controlling behavior and outrageous demands, including no eating
after certain times. Defendant Ditty would prevent plaintiff from eating
until he said she could eat. Defendan Ditty control Plaintiff's
sleeping schedule. Defending Ditty expected plaintiff to perform Forum regardless
of the ungodly hour at his command and behested Defendant
Ditty could demand such a plaintiff because he had unfettered
access to plaintiff's residents from defendants B, M and MTV.
In the third season of MTB two, Plaintiff was forced
to live with defendant Ditty, where he had further command
a plaintiff's eating and sleeping schedule. Plaintiff believed Defending Ditty
was residing in the same residence because she was told
not to go upstairs because it was where defendant resided.
Plaintiff was not told that she would be residing in
the same home with Defendan Ditty until she returned to
NYC to film season three of m two B. Plaintiff
was extremely uncomfortable with having to live with Boss, but
knew to Dare not to complain because her other complaints
had went unheard and she knew if she further complained
about Defending Ditty, it would have dire consequences. Defending Ditty
controlled when the group could talk to each other, as
he instructed them to be silent or not communicate with
one another while they were being transported to various locations.
When plaintiff returned to NYC for season two, defendants BM
and MTV plays Plaintiff and the other five group members
in a singular room with two twin beds as lodging accommodations.
There was no reason for plaintiff to believe that these
were would be her accommodations, as she auditioned as a
semi finalist. The hotel rooms were two persons and the
other person was the same sex. Plaintiff never anticipated upon
her return to film season two she would be forced
to share a room with four men. As a married woman,
Plaintiff was required to share the small hotel room, bathroom,
and living space with five other individuals, plus a camera crew.
The hotel room chosen for plaintiff and the group was dirty, nasty, small,
and intentionally chosen for its poor quality. Under information and belief,
Defendants BM and MTV allow Defendant Ditty to choose the
accommodations or lack thereof, for the group members. Under information
and belief, defending Ditty and BM and MTV allow Defendant
Ditty to choose on reasonable accommodations for the exclusive purpose
of manufacturing drama and hostile conditions to exploit for television ratings.
Plaintiff was not allowed to seek alternate accommodations and was
told that if she left or did not stay in
the small hotel room with five other group members, she
would not continue to be a member of the group.
To add insult to injury, Defending Ditty force plaintiff to
read Russell Simmons book at night in the cold outside
for several hours. Plaintiff was forced to learn rap songs
rappers delight in juicy verbatim before Defending Ditty would allow
the group to move out of the single hotel and
into their residence. Plaintiff was subjected to uncompensated manual labor,
being forced by Defending Ditty to wash cars, volunteer at
a soup kitchen, and finally, most famously, forced plaintiff to
walk to Brooklyn to get Defending Ditty a cheesecake from
Junior's restaurant. All right, we're going to wrap up right here,
and in the next episode, we're going to pick up
where we left off. All of the information that goes
with this episode, including my contact information, can be found
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