1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,879 Speaker 1: What's up, everyone, and welcome to another episode of The 2 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:06,160 Diddy Diaries. In this episode, we're picking up or we 3 00:00:06,280 --> 00:00:10,039 left off, with the Sarah Rivers lawsuit filed against Ditty. 4 00:00:11,080 --> 00:00:15,000 Defendan Diddy controls the group's decisions. After plaintiff in the 5 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:18,160 group moved into their residence in season two, they were 6 00:00:18,199 --> 00:00:21,280 introduced to defendant do Fat, who plaintiff met for the 7 00:00:21,280 --> 00:00:25,280 first time. Defendant dow Fat was assigned by Defendan Ditty 8 00:00:25,519 --> 00:00:31,120 NBBE to produce the group's debut studio album. Plaintiff nor 9 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:33,880 anyone in the group consulted with or hired Defendant do 10 00:00:34,039 --> 00:00:38,280 Fat for production services. After meeting defendant dow Fat, an 11 00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:41,560 individual who was not hired by plaintiff or her group members. 12 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:46,359 Plaintiff then met defendant Fonnsworth. Plaintiff was told Defendant Farnsworth 13 00:00:46,399 --> 00:00:48,759 would be moving into the house and acting as a 14 00:00:48,759 --> 00:00:52,119 tour manager, despite their being no tour Plaintiff was not 15 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:56,119 consulted nor did she have any decision in hiring defendant Fwnsworth. 16 00:00:56,719 --> 00:01:00,560 Plaintiff nor anyone in her group consulted, hired, or contracted 17 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:04,439 with defending Fawnsworth for services despite having no contract with 18 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:06,879 plaintiff or the group, and the fact he had no 19 00:01:07,079 --> 00:01:09,959 not auditioned, or been chosen as a member of the group. 20 00:01:10,239 --> 00:01:13,359 Defending Fondsworth appears on the band's album to Odd for TV. 21 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:18,439 Plaintiff believes defendant Fawnsworth was compensated with proceeds rightfully belonging 22 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:21,480 to plaintiff for his appearance on Plaintiff's group album to 23 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:25,200 Out for TV. After meeting defendant Fondsworth, Plaintiff en er 24 00:01:25,239 --> 00:01:29,280 group members later met defendant d Dot. Plaintiff was told 25 00:01:29,280 --> 00:01:32,799 defendand Dot would be assisting the group with creating an album, 26 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:36,879 though his exact purpose was vague. Plaintiff was not consulted, 27 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:40,280 nor did she have any decision in hiring defendand Dot. 28 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:44,120 Plaintiff nor anyone in her group consulted, hired, or contracted 29 00:01:44,159 --> 00:01:48,519 with defendand Dot for services despite having no contract with 30 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:51,000 plaintiff or the group and the fact that he had 31 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:53,719 not auditioned or been chosen as a member of the group. 32 00:01:53,959 --> 00:01:57,000 Defend ind Dot appears on the band's album to Odd 33 00:01:57,040 --> 00:02:00,680 for TV. Plaintiff did not consent nor a degree to 34 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:03,640 defend Indeed Dot appearing on Plaintiff's group album to Hot 35 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:08,479 for TV. Plaintiff believes defendand Dot was compensated with proceeds 36 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:12,199 rightfully belonging to plaintiff for his appearance on Plaintiff's group 37 00:02:12,199 --> 00:02:16,599 album to Hot for TV during season two. While Plaintiff 38 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:20,159 and the group were interviewing managers, Defendant Lou was presented 39 00:02:20,159 --> 00:02:24,240 as a potential person to interview for management. Defendant's BM 40 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:27,639 and MTV concealed the fact defendant Lou was a creator 41 00:02:27,919 --> 00:02:31,319 of the MTB franchise. Plaintiff in the group did not 42 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:34,240 ask to interview defendant Lou and did not consider him 43 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:37,360 a viable candidate because of his CD reputation that was 44 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:41,199 well known. Plaintiff attempted to bring her attorney, mister Hurts, 45 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:44,120 to serve as manager. Mister Hurts interviewed with the group 46 00:02:44,319 --> 00:02:48,919 for management. Plaintiff offered mister Hurts a management candidate because 47 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:51,520 she did not agree with defend and Phil managing the group. 48 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:55,000 Plaintiff believed it was a conflict of interest for defendant 49 00:02:55,039 --> 00:02:58,240 Phil to manage them because he already managed defendant Ditty, 50 00:02:58,439 --> 00:03:02,120 and Plaintiff believe defendant Phil loyalty would fall to defendant 51 00:03:02,159 --> 00:03:05,479 Ditty because he was only provided the opportunity to work 52 00:03:05,479 --> 00:03:08,439 in the music industry due to his college friendship with 53 00:03:08,599 --> 00:03:13,520 defendant Ditty. Despite the group interviewing managers, Defendant Phil had 54 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:16,400 already been acting in that role. Plaintiff was forced to 55 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:19,240 deliver the news on MTB two that the group had 56 00:03:19,319 --> 00:03:23,719 chosen Defendent Phil as the manager. Plaintiff feels at defendants BM, MTV, 57 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:27,039 DIDTY and bbe forced her to deliver the news to 58 00:03:27,080 --> 00:03:30,960 contest any future claims Plaintiff might advance regarding the obvious 59 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:35,240 conflict of interest Defendant Phil presented managing both defendant Ditty 60 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:39,120 and the group. Plaintiff fell continuous pressure to conform to 61 00:03:39,159 --> 00:03:42,479 the whims of the group as she constantly was outnumbered 62 00:03:42,479 --> 00:03:45,599 five to one because the other five group members blindly 63 00:03:45,639 --> 00:03:49,759 trusted defendant Ditty and the representations of his employees and agents. 64 00:03:51,039 --> 00:03:55,319 Defendant Ditty intimidates, threatens, and fosters a hostile work environment. 65 00:03:56,439 --> 00:03:59,479 Defendants BM and MTV would film defendan Ditty in making 66 00:03:59,479 --> 00:04:02,800 physical threats to group members. Defendant Ditty threatened to eat 67 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:06,439 the face of one person and kill another. Defendant Ditty 68 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:11,560 was oftentimes yelling and ridiculing plaintiff, especially times plaintiffs thought 69 00:04:11,599 --> 00:04:14,000 him out to address issues that she was facing in 70 00:04:14,039 --> 00:04:18,240 the group. The aggressive and abusive behavior, constant threats made 71 00:04:18,279 --> 00:04:21,399 by Defendant Ditty, and the lack of response from defendants 72 00:04:21,439 --> 00:04:25,240 BM and MTV made plaintiff reasonably fear for her safety. 73 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:30,040 Plaintiff was terrified to disappoint or upset Defendant Ditty due 74 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:34,160 to his behavior and constant threat of violence. Plaintiff was 75 00:04:34,199 --> 00:04:38,279 subject to constant physical altercations throughout filming all three seasons 76 00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:42,800 of MTV two. Defendant BM and MTV would not intervene 77 00:04:42,879 --> 00:04:46,279 during any of the fights. In one particular instance, plaintiff 78 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:48,639 was in the direct path of a fight which she 79 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:52,519 was almost injured. After fights would occur, Defendant Ditty would 80 00:04:52,519 --> 00:04:55,759 ask his staff and staff of defendants BM and MTV's 81 00:04:55,800 --> 00:05:00,319 crew who won the fight. Defendant Ditty encouraged fighting physicality 82 00:05:00,639 --> 00:05:04,800 and verbally, and oftentimes instigated division to foster a negative 83 00:05:04,879 --> 00:05:08,560 environment that would lead to fighting. In season three, Defending 84 00:05:08,639 --> 00:05:12,800 Diddy Yell's fight fight and says finally a fight, describing 85 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:16,480 a verbal altercation between plaintiff and another male group member. 86 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:21,079 Upon information and belief, Defending Diddy, BM, MTV, and BB 87 00:05:21,759 --> 00:05:25,399 encourage fighting and hostility to manufacture drama for the MTB 88 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:30,360 television show. Another example of manufactured drama was when plaintiff's 89 00:05:30,439 --> 00:05:32,920 child was sick and she needed to visit her child. 90 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:38,040 Instead of defending Jason presenting the solution of arranging for 91 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:41,279 plaintiff to see her child after their tour performance, which 92 00:05:41,319 --> 00:05:45,720 he did eventually, defending, Jason cause conflict by informing plaintiff's 93 00:05:45,759 --> 00:05:49,399 bandmates that plaintiff just wanted to go home without context 94 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:53,519 or circumstances, in an effort to fabricate conflict where it 95 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:57,959 should not have been. Another example of manufactured drama and 96 00:05:58,040 --> 00:06:01,160 hostile working conditions was when play Plaintiff was contacted to 97 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:05,800 do an editorial appearance in King Magazine. Defendant bm MTV, 98 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:10,160 Diddy and BB edited the MTB two television show to 99 00:06:10,199 --> 00:06:12,920 make it appear that plaintiff made the arrangements to be 100 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:16,160 and King Magazine behind the group's back to promote herself 101 00:06:16,199 --> 00:06:20,040 as a solo artist. What actually occurred is after the 102 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:24,079 group's album listening party, Defendant King approached defendant's Ditty and 103 00:06:24,279 --> 00:06:28,680 Bbe to do an editorial piece on plaintiff. Defendant Ditty 104 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:32,160 and Bbe acquiesce to defend in King's request to Garner 105 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:34,959 Press and promotion for the group's debut album. To offer 106 00:06:34,959 --> 00:06:38,920 for TV, Plaintiff was required to appear in the King 107 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:42,399 magazine at the best of defendant Ditty. Defendant Ditty had 108 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:46,680 creative control over plaintiff King Magazine appearance and made every 109 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:50,000 effort to pay in Plaintiff as an over sexualized vixen 110 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:53,639 and sex object. Plaintiff was accompanied by an employee of 111 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:58,720 defendant Ditty and Bbe during her King Magazine photoshoot. Defendant 112 00:06:58,759 --> 00:07:02,040 didty call the employee to determine Plaintiff's performance at the 113 00:07:02,079 --> 00:07:05,360 photo shoot. Aware of this, Plaintiff wanted to do a 114 00:07:05,439 --> 00:07:08,480 good job at the photo shooting, complied with all requests 115 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:12,000 may by defending King's employees, including her request or remove 116 00:07:12,040 --> 00:07:14,800 her top, something Plaintiff did not want to do and 117 00:07:14,959 --> 00:07:19,639 otherwise would not have done. Plaintiff's appearance in the magazine 118 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:22,120 was so popular she was asked to appear in it again. 119 00:07:22,680 --> 00:07:26,879 Plaintiff was never compensated by defending Ditty, Bbe or King 120 00:07:27,199 --> 00:07:31,639 for either appearance in the publication. Upon information and belief, 121 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:36,079 defending Ditty, Bbe and King greatly benefited financially from the 122 00:07:36,160 --> 00:07:40,199 appearance of plaintiff and King Magazine. After Plaintiff's successful appearances 123 00:07:40,279 --> 00:07:43,920 in King Magazine, Defending Jason then presented plaintiff with the 124 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:48,720 offer that was received, requesting her to do Playboy. Plaintiff 125 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:52,720 adamantly refused the request to appear in Playboy. Plaintiff believes 126 00:07:52,759 --> 00:07:55,720 her refusal to comply to appear in Playboy factored in 127 00:07:55,800 --> 00:07:59,240 Defending Ditty's removal of her from the group and the label. 128 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:03,759 Plaintiff believed she was terminated because she was constantly trying 129 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:07,519 to review contracts, refused to do Playboy, and refuse defendant 130 00:08:07,519 --> 00:08:11,680 Ditty's sexual advances. In Humane treatment and denial of basic 131 00:08:11,759 --> 00:08:17,000 needs by defendant Ditty and MTV. While working for defendant MTV, Ditty, 132 00:08:17,079 --> 00:08:20,199 B b E, and u MG, Plaintiff was subjected to 133 00:08:20,319 --> 00:08:25,079 Defending Ditty's controlling behavior and outrageous demands, including no eating 134 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:29,399 after certain times. Defendant Ditty would prevent plaintiff from eating 135 00:08:29,519 --> 00:08:33,399 until he said she could eat. Defendan Ditty control Plaintiff's 136 00:08:33,399 --> 00:08:38,159 sleeping schedule. Defending Ditty expected plaintiff to perform Forum regardless 137 00:08:38,159 --> 00:08:42,039 of the ungodly hour at his command and behested Defendant 138 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:45,879 Ditty could demand such a plaintiff because he had unfettered 139 00:08:45,919 --> 00:08:49,600 access to plaintiff's residents from defendants B, M and MTV. 140 00:08:50,960 --> 00:08:54,159 In the third season of MTB two, Plaintiff was forced 141 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:56,759 to live with defendant Ditty, where he had further command 142 00:08:56,799 --> 00:09:02,360 a plaintiff's eating and sleeping schedule. Plaintiff believed Defending Ditty 143 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:05,080 was residing in the same residence because she was told 144 00:09:05,159 --> 00:09:08,200 not to go upstairs because it was where defendant resided. 145 00:09:08,879 --> 00:09:12,559 Plaintiff was not told that she would be residing in 146 00:09:12,639 --> 00:09:15,159 the same home with Defendan Ditty until she returned to 147 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:19,559 NYC to film season three of m two B. Plaintiff 148 00:09:19,679 --> 00:09:22,759 was extremely uncomfortable with having to live with Boss, but 149 00:09:22,919 --> 00:09:26,679 knew to Dare not to complain because her other complaints 150 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:30,320 had went unheard and she knew if she further complained 151 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:35,440 about Defending Ditty, it would have dire consequences. Defending Ditty 152 00:09:35,519 --> 00:09:37,639 controlled when the group could talk to each other, as 153 00:09:37,679 --> 00:09:40,600 he instructed them to be silent or not communicate with 154 00:09:40,799 --> 00:09:44,080 one another while they were being transported to various locations. 155 00:09:44,639 --> 00:09:48,480 When plaintiff returned to NYC for season two, defendants BM 156 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:52,480 and MTV plays Plaintiff and the other five group members 157 00:09:52,519 --> 00:09:56,519 in a singular room with two twin beds as lodging accommodations. 158 00:09:57,279 --> 00:09:59,840 There was no reason for plaintiff to believe that these 159 00:09:59,879 --> 00:10:02,639 were would be her accommodations, as she auditioned as a 160 00:10:02,679 --> 00:10:06,039 semi finalist. The hotel rooms were two persons and the 161 00:10:06,159 --> 00:10:10,679 other person was the same sex. Plaintiff never anticipated upon 162 00:10:10,759 --> 00:10:13,240 her return to film season two she would be forced 163 00:10:13,279 --> 00:10:15,600 to share a room with four men. As a married woman, 164 00:10:16,399 --> 00:10:19,840 Plaintiff was required to share the small hotel room, bathroom, 165 00:10:19,919 --> 00:10:23,440 and living space with five other individuals, plus a camera crew. 166 00:10:23,919 --> 00:10:27,759 The hotel room chosen for plaintiff and the group was dirty, nasty, small, 167 00:10:28,080 --> 00:10:32,879 and intentionally chosen for its poor quality. Under information and belief, 168 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:36,480 Defendants BM and MTV allow Defendant Ditty to choose the 169 00:10:36,519 --> 00:10:41,399 accommodations or lack thereof, for the group members. Under information 170 00:10:41,519 --> 00:10:46,240 and belief, defending Ditty and BM and MTV allow Defendant 171 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:50,600 Ditty to choose on reasonable accommodations for the exclusive purpose 172 00:10:50,679 --> 00:10:55,840 of manufacturing drama and hostile conditions to exploit for television ratings. 173 00:10:56,799 --> 00:10:59,919 Plaintiff was not allowed to seek alternate accommodations and was 174 00:11:00,080 --> 00:11:02,240 told that if she left or did not stay in 175 00:11:02,279 --> 00:11:05,480 the small hotel room with five other group members, she 176 00:11:05,559 --> 00:11:07,559 would not continue to be a member of the group. 177 00:11:08,399 --> 00:11:11,480 To add insult to injury, Defending Ditty force plaintiff to 178 00:11:11,519 --> 00:11:14,840 read Russell Simmons book at night in the cold outside 179 00:11:14,879 --> 00:11:18,559 for several hours. Plaintiff was forced to learn rap songs 180 00:11:18,720 --> 00:11:22,480 rappers delight in juicy verbatim before Defending Ditty would allow 181 00:11:22,559 --> 00:11:25,159 the group to move out of the single hotel and 182 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:29,919 into their residence. Plaintiff was subjected to uncompensated manual labor, 183 00:11:30,200 --> 00:11:33,480 being forced by Defending Ditty to wash cars, volunteer at 184 00:11:33,480 --> 00:11:37,399 a soup kitchen, and finally, most famously, forced plaintiff to 185 00:11:37,440 --> 00:11:40,799 walk to Brooklyn to get Defending Ditty a cheesecake from 186 00:11:40,919 --> 00:11:44,000 Junior's restaurant. All right, we're going to wrap up right here, 187 00:11:44,240 --> 00:11:46,039 and in the next episode, we're going to pick up 188 00:11:46,080 --> 00:11:49,000 where we left off. 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