Druski’s Baby Oil Lawsuit Reignited After Lawyer Questions Phone Alibi

Phone Ownership Dispute Challenges Druski’s Alibi

Druski is again below authorized scrutiny in California after legal professional Ariel Mitchell claimed he misled the courtroom about who owned a cellphone that allegedly positioned him in Georgia throughout a 2018 sexual assault incident.

Mitchell, based mostly in Miami, filed a movement asking a federal decide to rethink potential sanctions towards her within the Ashley Parham v. Sean Combs case. She alleges Druski and his authorized workforce falsely advised the courtroom the cellphone was registered to his mom, when it was truly below his grandmother’s title.

“The court relied on a misleading narrative about which number was his,” Mitchell wrote in her movement. She argues this discrepancy might invalidate the courtroom’s earlier conclusion that Druski was “almost certainly” in Georgia on the time of the alleged assault.

Assault Allegations and Baby Oil Claim

The case stems from a 2018 federal lawsuit filed by Parham, who accused Combs and others of sexually assaulting her at a home close to Orinda, California. Parham later amended her criticism to incorporate Druski, whose actual title is Drew Desbordes. She claimed Druski poured child oil on her and used her “like a slip and slide” through the incident.

Druski has denied all allegations. His authorized workforce submitted cellphone and financial institution data to argue he was in Georgia on the time. U.S. District Judge Rita F. Lin discovered that proof credible and warned Parham’s attorneys that persevering with to pursue claims towards Druski “appears to lack any reasonable basis.”

New Video Evidence Prompts Motion

Mitchell’s newest submitting introduces video footage that she says confirms the cellphone was a part of a household plan below Druski’s grandmother—not his mom, as beforehand said. She claims this element leaves room for doubt about who was truly utilizing the cellphone and the place Druski was through the alleged assault.

Her movement goals to elevate the specter of sanctions and reopen discovery within the case to additional examine Druski’s location on the night time in query.

Broader Legal Battle Involving Combs

Mitchell can also be concerned in different civil instances towards Combs. She represents Sara Rivers, a former “Making the Band” contestant, in a lawsuit that was partially dismissed and is now below enchantment. Mitchell additionally beforehand represented Adria English in a separate New York case towards Combs.

Meanwhile, Combs has filed a $100 million defamation lawsuit towards Mitchell, NewsNation’s father or mother firm Nexstar, and journalist Courtney Burgess. The go well with, which started at $50 million in January, was doubled in August over televised remarks about alleged sex tapes.

Mitchell maintains that the defamation case won’t intervene along with her ongoing civil litigation. She believes the sanctions request from Druski’s attorneys is a tactic to discredit her and keep away from additional authorized publicity.

As of late September 2023, the courtroom has not issued a call on Mitchell’s movement to rethink the sanctions and reopen the case towards Druski.

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