Jodeci Singer DeVante Swing Dismissed from Lawsuit Accusing Him of Aiding Diddy in 1990 Assault

Beloved Jodeci frontman DeVante Swing has been dismissed from one in every of Diddy’s quite a few lawsuits.

On January fifteenth, Liza Gardner, the alleged sufferer, filed a discover of voluntary dismissal in opposition to Swing within the swimsuit she had filed final yr, which accused him of “aiding” Diddy within the alleged rape of Gardner, a 16-year-old, in 1990. The dismissal was made with out prejudice, leaving open the potential of re-filing costs sooner or later.

Gardner had initially claimed that Swing, who was in his early 20s on the time, was current through the assault.

“Unbeknownst to Ms. Gardner at the time, Defendant Swing was in the room when this assault took place and did not take any steps to prevent this abuse from occurring,” the preliminary authorized paperwork learn.

A witness had additionally testified that Swing was “leaning against the wall or furniture or something, watching whatever Puffy was doing to Liza.”

Gardner accused Swing of trafficking her and coercing her to journey throughout state strains beneath false pretenses, offering alcohol, and marijuana, and allegedly prostituting her to the Unhealthy Boy founder. On the time, Jodeci was signed with Uptown Information. Diddy was beforehand an intern and expertise director with the label earlier than launching his personal firm.

Gardner’s case got here to mild after accusations from Diddy’s ex-girlfriend Cassie, who filed a swimsuit accusing him of intercourse trafficking and assault. Gardner alleged that each Diddy and singer Aaron Corridor took turns assaulting her after assembly her at MCA Information. Diddy denied all allegations, calling them “fabricated claims” geared toward monetary acquire.

This isn’t the one lawsuit that has talked about Swing’s title. A separate case, filed by Joie Dickerson-Neal, claimed that Diddy sexually assaulted her in 1991 and recorded the act. Dickerson-Neal stated in her submitting that Swing had knowledgeable her that he’d seen a intercourse tape of her and the disgraced hip-hop icon.