A former model has come forward with allegations that she was drugged during a New Year’s Eve celebration in P Diddy’s VIP box, and was filmed as she began to vomit.
Jo Eskridge, 43, attended the party at Miami’s Fontainebleau Hotel alongside her sister. They claim to have spotted the rapper in a private booth, with Jay Z, Beyonce, Jamie Foxx and Tyrese Gibson also reportedly present.
This revelation comes as Combs continues to be held in jail awaiting trial following his arrest in New York City last month. The founder of Bad Boy Records faces charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation for prostitution purposes.
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In addition, Combs is dealing with a slew of allegations presented in multiple civil lawsuits. The rapper vehemently denies all charges and allegations levelled against him.
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Jo recounts how her sister managed to get them into the VIP area where champagne bottles and shots were being distributed among guests. She claims she started feeling “weird” halfway through her drink, reports the Mirror.
She soon found herself unable to walk, “falling all over the place”, leading her to believe her drink had been tampered with. Due to her condition, security escorted Jo out before the party relocated to P Diddy’s yacht.
She alleges that she began acting “erratically” and “got into a fight with security”, resulting in her being struck on the head with a flashlight and knocked unconscious.
Jo, hailing from Los Angeles, California, recalled: “At the time I was a model living in New York City and a promoter friend of mine was hosting a party at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami. I didn’t even know P Diddy was going to be there – I had no idea. I remember my sister meeting P Diddy, Beyonce and Jay Z. After that night I stopped drinking for 10 years, I was embarrassed and I blamed myself. I thought I had too much to drink and I was too drunk – I victim blamed myself.”
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The ex-model Jo and her sis were lured to the bash on December 31, 2008, by a mate who promoted events. The duo reckoned it’d be a fab chance to rub shoulders with new faces, but they hadn’t a clue that P Diddy along with a bunch of other A-listers would rock up.
Jo said: “My sister and I were having champagne at the bar. My sister got us into the VIP section and that is where P Diddy was – he had his whole party in the VIP section. We went in and everything was cool. They gave everyone a bottle of champagne, it was New Year’s Eve – everything was fine.”
Jo revealed that she and her sister were separated upon entering the VIP section, feeling they were “targeted” by Combs’ personal entourage, resulting in them spending the entire night apart. After consuming half a bottle of champagne, Jo began to feel “weird”.
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She explained: “I started feeling animated, a little loopy – it was like an over-exaggerated buzz. I was a 27-year-old model living in New York, I could handle my drink. I started to feel weird – that something was off. Shots were being passed around the room. My sister could see me from across the room and said after I took that shot everything went downhill.”
Suddenly, Jo found herself unable to walk and began vomiting in the VIP area. Alone, she was escorted out by bouncers. She continued: “Everyone was heading onto the Diddy yacht for an after-party and my sister was invited. The next thing I know, a security guard grabbed me – I was in fight or flight mode.”
“I started fighting, it felt like I was fighting for my life. I had three people on top of me, at some point, they hit me on the head with a flashlight and I went unconscious and was bleeding from the head. It is not in my nature to fight, I am not a violent drunk – I think I was spiked because I turned into the Tasmanian devil. That is not me.”
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The next thing Jo knew, she was being whisked away in the back of a cop van down to Miami’s Dade County Jail. Recalling the ordeal, Jo admitted: “In a way that night saved us. My sister was ready to go on the yacht but she didn’t get on as she went searching for me. For years I thought I had ruined this connection and I was so embarrassed of myself.”
Jo added: “Over the years I heard all these allegations about P Diddy and how he is known for passing bottles of champagne and drugging people. I know other women who have experienced the same thing – this was hip-hop culture. My heart goes out to the victims that have been sexually assaulted. It also goes out to the hundreds of people like me who have been spiked. And my heart goes out to the ones who have lost their lives and the victims currently dealing with what they went through.”
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