Why were April Lampros' 1990s rape claims against Diddy dismissed? Reason explained

April Lampros' rape claims against Diddy, also known as Sean Combs, had initially come up back in May 2024, when she filed her lawsuit in New York State Supreme Court. On July 8, 2025, the judge dismissed most of the claims, leaving only one allegation from 2000–01 under New York's Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Law, as per reports by TMZ.

Most of her allegations spanned from 1995 to early 2001 and alleged multiple sexual assaults, battery, and emotional distress. The reason behind the judge dismissing most of April's claims is due to time limits, meaning the lawsuit was filed too late for most of the claims to be legally valid, and a lack of details.

Reasons behind April Lampros' claims against Diddy being dismissed

On Tuesday, the judge dismissed most of April's claims against the music mogul. April's claims included battery, sexual assault, and emotional distress stemming from incidents in the mid-90s.

Diddy's team, however, argued that the claims were past the statute of limitations. The court also did not find enough details surrounding the incidents, about where or how the incidents took place, which weakened the legal standing of the case.

April's lawsuit, which was filed by Tyrone Blackburn, also listed Bad Boy Records and Sony Music's Arista Records as defendants. The lawsuit claimed that the company allowed Diddy to carry out the alleged crimes; however, the claims against the record have also been dismissed, as per USA Today.

Out of all the claims filed by April, only one claim survives under New York’s Victims of Gender‑Motivated Violence Protection Law (GMVPL). This claim relates to an incident that took place in late 2000 or early 2001. As per this claim, April alleged that she and Diddy had bumped into each other in NYC, and then Diddy had gone back to her apartment and 'violently grabbed and forced himself on her.' She then alleged that she was able to fight him, and then he left.

Hence, since one claim survives, the case will continue but in a much more limited form focused solely on the 2000–01 assault. On July 2, Combs had received the verdict on his federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial, after nearly two months.

Combs was convicted on two counts under the Mann Act for transportation to engage in prostitution and was acquitted of two serious charges, including racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking. Judge Arun Subramanian had denied bail for Combs and ruled that he must remain in custody until sentencing.

He cited his history of violence as the reason behind denying him bail. His sentencing is scheduled for October 3, 2025, according to the BBC. Combs is currently held at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, New York, since his arrest in September 2024.

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