LOS ANGELES (NEWSnet/AP) — Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs disputed a woman's lawsuit that accuses him of sexual assault, filing a motion Friday to dismiss some claims.

The motion, filed in a New York court, claims Combs cannot be sued because some laws did not exist when Joi Dickerson-Deal made the allegations against him in 1991.

The music mogul's lawyers want specific statutes from Dickerson-Deal's claims, such as revenge porn and human trafficking, to be dismissed with prejudice.

In a filing in November 2023, she said Combs “intentionally drugged” her then brought her home and sexually assaulted her after a date in Harlem when she was a 19-year-old college student.

Dickerson-Deal’s claim came nearly three decades after his alleged misconduct and the New York State Revenge Porn Law was not codified until 2019, Combs’ lawyers said.

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