Former Bad Boy President, Label Sued for SA, Negligence amidst diddy accusations

A longtime executive at Bad Boy Entertainment, Harve Pierre, is facing a lawsuit for allegedly grooming and sexually assaulting his assistant, just DAYS AFTER Sean “Diddy” Combs, the founder of the company, was sued for rape and sex trafficking by R&B singer Cassie.

The Jane Doe plaintiff claims that Harve Pierre, who met Diddy at Howard University and became the former president of Bad Boy, victimized her “on multiple occasions in New York City and other locations throughout the country,” according to the complaint filed in New York County Supreme Court and obtained by Rolling Stone.

“Pierre used his position of authority as plaintiff’s boss to groom, exploit, and sexually assault her,” the filing says. “Pierre engaged in a year-long pattern of grooming plaintiff, leading to sexual harassment of plaintiff, and sexual assault.”

The unnamed assistant says she endured physical, emotional, and psychological injuries, along with pain and suffering. She’s seeking damages that will “fully and fairly compensate” her. (Pierre did not immediately reply to a request for comment.)

The lawsuit also holds Bad Boy Entertainment, Bad Boy Records, and Combs Enterprises responsible, accusing the companies of negligence and gender violence. “Defendants knew or should have known that Pierre was unfit to be in a position of authority before Pierre sexually assaulted plaintiff,” the lawsuit asserts. It alleges the companies failed to “properly supervise” Pierre, especially considering his access to “individuals like plaintiff.”

Pierre joined Bad Boy in 1991, left the company but came back to eventually become its president until December 2017. He now identifies himself as a “partial owner” of the company that helped launch the careers of Notorious B.I.G., Craig Mack, Ma$e and Faith Evans, according to his LinkedIn profile. The suit was filed as a result of the Adult Survivors Act, which allowed a one-year window for those in New York to bring civil lawsuits alleging sexual abuse even if the statute of limitations had passed. It’s set to expire on Friday, November 24, 2023. According to the Associated Press, the legislation led to more than 2,500 lawsuits, with many – including Cassie’s suit against Diddy and a Jane Doe lawsuit against Russell Brand – being filed in the final days leading up to the deadline.