Diddy
Says Man's Face Made Contact With His
Hand
(February 18th)
Sean
"Diddy" Combs filed a declaration
in his upcoming assault case stating that
the man suing him in civil court actually
ran into his open hand during an incident
outside of the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood.
In recent depositions, four witnesses
testified under oath that Diddy punched
Gerald Rechnitzer around 2:30 a.m. on
Feb. 26, 2007 after he confronted the
mogul for flirting with his fiancée,
Sofia Sokolov. But according to TMZ.com,
Diddy filed court papers claiming his
hand was open and outstretched as Gerald
"lunged" into it with his face.
Diddy said that Rechnitzer "continued
moving toward me and, without warning,
lunged at me. Instinctively, I outstretched
one of my hands, which the hand was not
closed-fisted, to shield myself ... any
contact between Mr. Rechnitzer and myself
was caused by his forward motion against
my stationary open hand."
Following the incident, Rechnitzer filed
a complaint with the Los Angeles Police
Department. But after a brief investigation,
no charges were filed. The civil suit
against Diddy is scheduled to begin on
May 27.
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