Overview
- Clayton Howard filed a $20 million federal suit in July 2025 and on May 29, 2026 filed an opposition brief arguing a 2025 criminal jury verdict prevents relitigation of core facts and should allow his civil claims to go forward.
- Howard publicly posted a nearly 10-minute video rebuttal in early June where he disputed media portrayals, denied recent escort work, and accused Cassie and her lawyers of trying to discredit him.
- Cassie filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit and told the court she now lives outside the United States, a fact that could complicate service and the pace of litigation.
- The filings and trial testimony allege graphic incidents—including Cassie losing consciousness after ingesting GHB at a Hamptons motel, an alleged STD, and an unreported pregnancy and abortion—but those civil claims remain unproven in court.
- Procedurally the case is active and contested with no dispositive ruling yet, Diddy remains incarcerated on a 50-month sentence while his team seeks early release, and the court will decide how the criminal verdict and jurisdictional issues shape the civil suit’s next steps.