DIDDYFiles Motion to Dismiss …SOME STATUTES DIDN’T EXIST IN ’91

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Diddy wants to dismiss some of the claims in one of his ѕєχual αssαult cases … claiming he can’t be sued under laws that didn’t even exist at the time of the alleged incident.

According to new docs, obtained by TMZ … Diddy’s lawyers are firing back at claims made by Joi Dickerson-Neal — a woman who filed a suit against him in November claiming he ᗪᖇᑌǤged and ѕєχually αssαulted her back in 1991.

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Joi filed six causes of action against Diddy … and, now his team’s claiming she can’t sue him for several of those claims because the laws didn’t exist when she says he αssαd her.

For example, Dickerson-Neal’s suing Diddy under the New York Services for Victims of Human Trafficking Law … which Diddy’s lawyers note wasn’t in effect until 2007 — about 16 years after the incident took place.

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Diddy’s also contesting her claims under the New York State Revenge Porn Law, codified in 2019, the New York City Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Law — passed in 2000 — and the 2016 NYC Revenge Porn Law.

In essence, Diddy’s legal team is requesting the dismissal of claims under these laws with prejudice, while also asserting their client’s innocence regarding the alleged acts, including the ѕєχual αssαult she alleges he committed.

It’s important to mention that the attorneys are not presenting the same argument against the initial two charges — common law claims for αssαultand battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress that do not rely on specific statutes — because the arguments regarding the timing of certain statutes being enacted do not pertain to those allegations, which form the crux of her case.

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One more issue Diddy’s lawyers are raising … they say Joi can’t sue Bad Boy Records or Bad Boy Entertainment like she’s trying — ’cause those, too, didn’t exist yet either.

BRENDAN PAULDIDDY’S ASSISTANT CHARGED WITH ᗪᖇᑌǤ FELONY

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Diddy‘s associate, Brendan Paul, has just been charged with one felony count of ᗪᖇᑌǤ possession, and it could spell trouble for the rap mogul.

Paul, a former Syracuse men’s basketball player who worked as Diddy’s main assistant, was arrested in March at the Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport after feds searched his bag and allegedly found cocaine and marijuana candy. He was arrested and taken into custody, at the same time the feds were raiding Diddy’s Miami and L.A. mansions.

The 25-year-old, who had a close relationship with Diddy and was familiar with his activities, entered a plea of not guilty. His lawyer, Brian Bieber, stated to TMZ, “We will be addressing this case in the courtroom, not in the court of public opinion.”

As previously reported, Diddy is under federal investigation, facing allegations of ѕєχ trafficking, illegal possession of firearms, and other purported offenses.

The wild card now is Brendan Paul. The feds are clearly not eyeing this as a major crime, but they’re now in a position to offer Paul a deal … possibly dropping or reducing the charges in return for cooperation in the Diddy case.