Ex-model allegedly drugged in Diddy's New Year's Eve party VIP booth before acting "erratically" and knocked unconscious
Amid Diddy's ongoing legal issues, a new accusation has come up from a former model named Jo Eskridge. Jo has claimed that she was drugged at the music mogul's New Year's Eve party back in 2008. Eskridge recalled the incident in an October 16 interview with The Mirror.
She claimed that the incident happened at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami where she and her sister ended up in Diddy's VIP section. The former model said that after she took a shot of alcohol she began feeling "weird."
"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 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," recalled Jo.
Eskridge further mentioned that several celebrities like Tyrese Gibson and Jamie Foxx were present at the party. The ex-model added that she didn't know that Combs was going to be there at the hotel.
"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."
She recalled the date and added that her sister even met the music mogul, as well as Beyoncé and Jay-Z. According to Eskridge, she stopped drinking for the next ten years after victim-blaming herself for a prolonged period. She felt it was her fault that she got too drunk.
Eskridge even remembered getting into a physical altercation with a security personnel after allegedly being drugged.
Jo Eskridge had her sister accompany her to Diddy's 2008 party, where she allegedly got drugged
Jo Eskridge has become one of the latest names to make allegations against Sean "Diddy" Combs. Her accusations included getting drugged at the mogul's party in 2008. While talking to The Mirror, she recalled the day when she allegedly got her drink spiked.
According to the former model, she was enjoying the night until she began feeling uneasy. She further talked about the moment when the situation escalated and she got into a fight.
According to Jo Eskridge, she was never a violent drunk, however, that night she allegedly behaved out of character. Recalling the night, the former model explained that during the fight she was hit in the head with a flashlight which eventually led to her being unconscious.
Speaking about her usual nature, Eskridge said:
"I think I was spiked because I turned into the Tasmanian devil. That is not me."
Eskridge and her sister reportedly didn't get on the yacht for the afterparty, following her fight with the security. She said that over the years, she had heard allegations about Diddy drugging people and concluded by extending sympathies to all others who have allegedly become Diddy's victims.
As for the music mogul, he is behind bars after being denied bail. On September 16, 2024, he was arrested in Manhattan on multiple counts of "federal s*x trafficking and racketeering." As per the Associated Press, his indictment lists assault allegations going back to the late 2000s. He has maintained his innocence.
