The lawyer representing a man who was allegedly assaulted by Sean “Diddy” Combs this past weekend has refuted claims that his client and the Bad Boy mogul are working on settlement.
As reported earlier, Diddy is accused of punching Steven Acevedo twice in the face after they got into an argument over a woman outside the Kiosk store in New York on Saturday night (October 13).
Reports would surface early Tuesday (October 16) that Diddy would be turning himself in to be charged with misdemeanor assault, but hours later, a lawyer representing the Bad Boy honcho would release a statement claiming that the reports were ‘inaccurate’ and his client wouldn’t be surrendering to police.
The lawyer, Benjamin Brafman , would also claim the disagreement was “among acquaintances [and] not a criminal assault.”
Hours after Brafaman’s statement surfaced, various media outlets word report that Diddy and Acevedo were spotted trying to settle their differences on Monday (October 15) at Butter, a New York nightclub.
Acevedo’s lawyer, Mark Heller
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“My client did not interface in any way, shape or form with Sean Combs [at Butter].That report is inaccurate,” Heller said. “At this point, the altercation between Sean Combs and Steven Acevedo, which took place the other evening, has given rise to an extensive criminal investigation, and no civil proceedings have been initiated yet, pending the outcome of the criminal investigation and subsequent criminal prosecution, should one be initiated.”
“[Acevedo] has no place other than that he's a victim, and as a good citizen, he will be called upon to address what happened,” Heller explained. “As a victim, he'll have an impact statement, and if there's a prosecution, he will no doubt be asked to participate. This is something that is now in the mechanics of the judicial system.”
“It's certainly premature to presume that any resolution has been reached at this point, either in the criminal proceedings or in any civil arena,” he added.
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