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Judge Explains Dismissal of ‘Making the Band’ Member’s Sean Combs Lawsuit

Cheyenne Roundtree

created: Aug. 20, 2025, 8:06 p.m. | updated: Aug. 21, 2025, 6:40 p.m.

A judge elaborated on his decision to dismiss the majority of former Making the Band member Sara Rivers’ $60 million lawsuit against Sean Combs, saying her allegations were well outside the statute of limitations. “The vast majority of the conduct … took place over twenty years ago, whereas the most generous limitations period applicable to any of Rivers’ claims is ten years,” the judge wrote. In a 148-page lawsuit filed in February, Rivers alleged she endured “inhumane” working conditions and wasn’t compensated adequately during the filming of the popular MTV reality show between 2002 and 2004. She also alleged that Combs blackballed her from the music industry, ruining a once-promising career after he dismantled their group on the show. The court agreed, finding no legal basis to allow them to proceed,” Combs’ civil lawyer Erica Wolff said in a statement.

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