Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ former protégée Dawn Richard was ‘absolutely terrified’ of him, her lawyer Lisa Bloom claimed this week.

Diddy, 55, is currently in jail awaiting trial after his dramatic downfall amid allegations he committed crimes such as rape and Sєxual ᴀssault.

He was indicted on charges including Sєx trafficking in September, months after video footage surfaced of him violently ᴀssaulting his ex-girlfriend Cᴀssie Ventura.

Just days before Diddy’s arrest in September, Richard sued him for ‘terrorizing and Sєxually abusing’ her – allegations Diddy has denied.

Richard, 41, crossed paths with Diddy in 2004 while appearing on his MTV series Making The Band and became a member of the girl group Danity Kane on the show.

Now Bloom – who controversially advised Harvey Weinstein as the Sєxual misconduct claims against him gathered steam – has spoken out on Richard’s behalf.

Bloom stated that Richard accused Diddy of having ‘groped,’ ‘grabbed’ and ‘Sєxually ᴀssaulted’ her, during an appearance on the BBC’s Newsnight.

Sean ‘ Diddy ‘ Combs’ former protégée Dawn Richard was ‘absolutely terrified’ of him, her lawyer Lisa Bloom claimed this week; Diddy pictured last year

Just days before Diddy’s arrest in September, Richard (pictured) sued him for ‘terrorizing and Sєxually abusing’ her – allegations Diddy has denied

In Bloom’s words, Richard insisted that Diddy ‘groped and grabbed her body parts, Sєxually ᴀssaulted her, that he not only failed to pay her money that was promised to her, but actually prevented her from eating and sleeping during those years – just treated her terribly.’

Bloom added that Richard claimed to have seen Diddy engaging in ‘some severe acts of violence’ against women including Ventura.

‘And when she spoke out, she says she was threatened with more physical violence,’ said Bloom, the daughter of famed feminist lawyer Gloria Allred. ‘She said Sean Combs had a vicious temper and she was absolutely terrified of him.’

In her lawsuit, obtained by DailyMail.com, Richard claims that she was ‘manipulated’ by Combs on promises that he would help her music career.

She also alleged that during the audition process for Making The Band, Sean had called female contestants various names, such as ‘fat’, ‘ugly,’ ‘b****es’ and also ‘h***.’

In response, Erica Wolff, an attorney for Sean Diddy Combs, told DailyMail.com: ‘Mr. Combs is shocked and disappointed by this lawsuit. In an attempt to rewrite history, Dawn Richard has now manufactured a series of false claims all in the hopes of trying to get a pay day — conveniently timed to coincide with her album release and press tour.’

Wolff continued: ‘If Ms. Richard had such a negative experience with Making the Band and Danity Kane, she would not have chosen to continue working directly with Mr. Combs for Dirty Money, nor would she have returned for the Making the Band reboot in 2020 or agreed to be featured on The Love Album last year. It’s unfortunate that Ms. Richard has cast their 20-year friendship aside to try and get money from him, but Mr. Combs is confidently standing on truth and looks forward to proving that in court.’

Dawn claimed that Combs did not like her because of her eagerness and excitement to work alongside a big star.

In the lawsuit, Richard claims that she was ‘manipulated’ by Combs on promises that he would help her music career; seen in 2009 in NYC

In the documents, she claimed that she was a victim of Diddy’s abuse in the past, stating that she had been forced to have 48-hour rehearsals without a break.

Due to the exhaustive practices and lack of sleep, Richard claimed that she suffered weight loss, dehydration and health issues such as rashes.

Dawn alleged that she had also been asked to go to the rapper’s home in Miami, and found him inside only wearing his underwear.

After asking that he put clothes on, she claimed that the star denied her request and said, ‘This is my f***ing house!’

Richard also claimed that Diddy’s treatment towards her progressively got worse from 2009 through 2011.

In the documents, the Damaged songstress claimed that Combs had entered her dressing room located at his recording studio when she was fully undressed. She claimed that the music artist placed his hands on her breasts and ʙuттocks.

Dawn claimed another incident occurred when the rapper locked her in a car for two hours. She tried to get help but she claimed the windows were tinted, and eventually had to call her father.

Richard claimed that her father traveled to New York to help his daughter and also approached Combs about his behavior.

Diddy, 55, is currently in jail awaiting trial after his arrest in September; a courtroom sketch of his hearing this Thursday is pictured

However, Dawn alleged that in response, the music artist responded with, ‘Think about your daughter’ as well as ‘think about your daughter’s career.’

In the lawsuit, the singer claimed that she had witnessed Combs abusing other women, such as his ex, Kim Porter.

She alleged that back in 2005, she saw Porter leaving his recording studio in tears with injuries on her face.

Dawn claimed that she witnessed Sean throwing his ex, Cᴀssie, against a wall at his home in Los Angeles in 2009, followed by him ‘choking her and dragging her’ up stairs when he was high on drugs.

At another time, Richard alleged that she saw the rapper throw a H๏τ pan of eggs at Cᴀssie as he said, ‘I’ve been asking you for my s**t; I can’t stand you b***h, you never do it right!’

Dawn claimed in the lawsuit that she and other women came to Cᴀssie’s aide and encouraged her to break up with Diddy.

However, the music artist found out and said, per TMZ, ‘Y’all b****es don’t get in my relationship.’

Richard also claimed that Diddy’s treatment towards her progressively got worse from 2009 through 2011, per TMZ; seen in 2023 in London

‘Don’t tell my b***h [Cᴀssie] what she need to be doing…Just make money and shut the f**k up…I end artists…I shelve careers…You could be missing…You b***es want to die today.’

Former Danity Kane member, Aubrey O’Day, shared in June that she immediately supported Cᴀssie after she accused her ex-boyfriend Diddy of Sєxual abuse, while talking to Us Weekly. 

‘[I was] the first one who came out and stood for her. It was a little too silent for my liking.’

Last year in November, he settled a federal lawsuit with singer and ex, Cᴀssie – who accused him of rape and claimed he forced her to have Sєx with male prosтιтutes.

At the time, O’Day took to social media to share a message of solidarity to Cᴀssie.

‘I had it up within the first five minutes of seeing it because Cᴀssie is a victim and she has an insane amount of bravery,’ O’Day told the outlet.

The artist’s November Instagram post read: ‘Been trynna tell y’all for years. Prayers up for this queen @cᴀssie.’

O’Day had been picked to be a part of Diddy’s girl group Danity Kane on 2005’s Making the Band, but she later ᴀsserted that he fired her because she ‘wasn’t willing to do what was expected of [her] – not talent-wise, but in other areas.’