A federal judge has permanently dismissed most of the $60 million racketeering and sexual assault lawsuit that former Making the Band 2 contestant Sara Rivers filed against Sean Combs in February.

In a ruling issued Thursday, U.S. District Judge Jed. S. Rakoff dismissed “finally and with prejudice” 21 of the 22 causes of action in the lengthy lawsuit that alleged Combs sexually harassed Rivers and stroked her breasts during production of the hit MTV reality show, which started filming in 2002.

The judge said he was holding off on deciding the fate of the last remaining cause of action – count fifteen in the 148-page lawsuit – because he’s waiting for an appeals court decision on whether the claim-revival window opened under New York City’s Gender Motivated Violence Protection Act

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