The court documents mention a NewsNation segment aired in late September where Mitchell allegedly “falsely stated” that tapes of Combs in compromising positions with other celebrities had been leaked in Hollywood. Mitchell also claimed that people were unknowingly being recorded in Combs’ home. The NewsNation host allegedly responded by saying, “[I]t sounds like there was probably a lot of hidden cameras as well,” despite having no evidence to support Mitchell’s claims.
The lawsuit alleges that NewsNation didn’t conduct an investigation before broadcasting the false allegations and didn’t reach out to Combs’ representatives for comment before airing the segment.
It’s also alleged that Burgess and Mitchell made similar statements to reporters on the day Combs appeared before a grand jury in his sex crimes case, repeating false and defamatory claims that Burgess possessed videos depicting Combs sexually assaulting celebrities, including minors. Burgess served as a witness for the grand jury hearing. Mitchell also appeared in Peacock’s “Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy,” where she described Combs as “a man who has done awful things to hundreds, maybe thousands of people.”
