Jimmy Iovine has one less lawsuit to worry about, as his sexual assault accuser has just dropped her case against him.
According to Rolling Stone, the anonymous woman’s attorney released statement stating that the matter had been satisfied to his client’s satisfaction.
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“The matter was resolved to the satisfaction of the parties,” Roger Wigdor said in a statement to the outlet on Tuesday (February 20), while pointing out that a discontinuance had been filed with the court on February 15.
The discontinuance filed on the 15th has been filed with prejudice, meaning that the matter can never again be brought before the court.
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The original document was filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York County on November 22 by a woman who was only identified as Jane Doe.
Doe was suing for assault and battery, as well as violations of the New York City Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act and the New York City Human Rights Law.
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She alleged she was “sexually abused, forcibly touched, and subjected to sexual harassment and retaliation” in August 2007.
A spokesperson for the Interscope Records co-founder told Rolling Stone that they were “shocked and baffled” by the summons.
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“This inquiry is the first we’ve heard of this matter. No one has ever made a claim like this against Jimmy Iovine, nor have we been contacted or made aware of any complaint by anyone, including this unknown plaintiff prior to now.”
Just hours before the news on Jimmy Iovine was reported, Diddy’s former Bad Boy president, Harve Pierre, was sued for sexual assault by his ex-assistant.
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Pierre allegedly groomed and sexually assaulted the female employee — whose identity has been kept secret — in the mid-2010s, according to court documents obtained by Rolling Stone.
In her suit, which was filed in New York County Supreme Court, the alleged victim claims that the record executive “sexually assaulted her on multiple occasions from 2016 to 2017,” causing her “physical, emotional and psychological injuries, along with pain and suffering.”
She is seeking punitive damages and wants to be “fully and fairly” compensated.
The lawsuit against Pierre was filed less than a week after Cassie sued Diddy for allegedly raping and abusing her during their decade-long relationship.
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The mogul (real name Sean Combs) vehemently denied the allegations. The following day, he and Cassie “amicably” settled the lawsuit, with his lawyer Ben Brafman stating that his decision to settle “is in no way an admission of wrongdoing.”
“Mr. Combs‘ decision to settle the lawsuit does not in any way undermine his flat-out denial of the claims,” the attorney added added. “He is happy they got to a mutual settlement and wishes Ms. Ventura the best.”
