[KARAH RUCKER]

RAPSTAR SEAN “DIDDY” COMBS IS FIGHTING ‘FREAK OFF’ ACCUSATIONS IN A DEFAMATION SUIT FILED THIS WEEK.

THE RAPPER IS SUING NEXSTAR MEDIA, THE PARENT COMPANY OF NEWSNATION, COURTNEY BURGESS AND ATTORNEY ARIEL MITCHELL FOR 50 MILLION DOLLARS IN DAMAGES.

COMBS ACCUSES THE DEFENDANTS OF “FUELING A MEDIA FRENZY” AND POTENTIALLY TAINTING HIS PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE BEFORE HIS CRIMINAL TRIAL IN MAY.

NEWSNATION AIRED AN INTERVIEW WITH BURGESS AND MITCHELL IN OCTOBER.

IN THE INTERVIEW, BURGESS TOLD NEWSNATION COMBS POSSESSED VIDEOS OF HIMSELF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING MINORS IN SO-CALLED “FREAK-OFFS.”

BURGESS SAID HE HAD 11 FLASH DRIVES BELONGING TO COMBS’ AND HIS LATE EX-GIRLFRIEND KIM PORTER, WHICH HE SAYS CONTAINED 8 VIDEOS SHOWING CELEBRITIES BEING SEXUALLY VICTIMIZED BY COMBS.

BURGESS SAYS HE TURNED THE VIDEOS INTO FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS.

COMBS SAYS THE VIDEOS WERE NEVER TURNED OVER TO INVESTIGATORS BECAUSE THEY DON’T EXIST. 

HE ALSO SAYS IN THE LAWSUIT, NEWSNATION AIRED BURGESS’ ACCUSATIONS WITHOUT VERIFYING WHETHER THEY WERE TRUE.

COMBS’ LEGAL TEAM SAYS THE VIDEOS ARE A LIE AND BURGESS’ AND MITCHELL’S “FREAK-OFF” ALLEGATIONS ARE “POISONING THE MINDS” OF POTENTIAL JURORS IN COMBS UPCOMING TRIAL.

HE PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO SEX TRAFFICKING AND FEDERAL RACKETEERING CHARGES IN SEPTEMBER. .

MITCHELL, BURGESS AND NEXSTAR MEDIA, HAVE NOT COMMENTED ON THE DEFAMATION LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST THEM.

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FOR STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS– I’M KARAH RUCKER.