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The Sun
05-07-2025
- The Sun
Diddy spiked my drink – it felt like I had 50 valium… he wanted me to leave with him but I feared I'd be raped
A FORMER gogo dancer in Ibiza clubland believes she had a narrow escape from the clutches of Sean 'Diddy' Combs – claiming he spiked her drink and made sexual advances. Belen Ronda Campesino, 45, says she felt so out of it after encountering the now disgraced hip-hip mogul at the club she worked at, that it felt like she had taken '50 Valium tablets'. 8 8 8 The beautician claims Combs, 55, then tried to drag her to a house party where she fears she might have been raped. Her story comes after Grammy-winning US rapper Combs was convicted on Wednesday of prostitution charges in his sex-crimes trial in New York. He was found not guilty of the more serious crimes of racketeering and sex-trafficking but could still face 20 years in prison. Belen says details from the star's trial — including claims he made two ex-girlfriends have sex with male escorts at drug-fuelled parties referred to as 'freak-offs' — had turned her stomach, made her heart race and given her 'severe anxiety'. She adds: 'It makes me furious to hear during his trial what he has done to women. 'I don't really follow the news but when I saw some pictures of this guy because of his trial I got really nervous. 'I had a similar experience with him to everything that has been coming out now.' Belen says she encountered Combs in 2006 around the DJ booth at the DC-10 club where she worked. She recalls: 'It looked like he had taken a lot of drugs, his jaw was totally out of joint. 'He was with four very large bodyguards. Diddy's 'phantom fixer' breaks her cover after rapper cleared of racketeering 'He made sexual advances on me, telling me that he liked me a lot.' Belen, who lives in Spain, says things had begun to go south, when Combs bought her a drink. She adds: 'I saw that when he went to put the wad of cash away he took out a bag with a white powder in it, which I thought was cocaine. 'But he started to do something weird in his pocket and it really bothered me. 'I turned around and was telling a friend, but then I stupidly drank the juice. 'About 10 or 15 minutes later I started feeling dizzy and sleepy and I was sweating heavily. 'I didn't understand what was going on.' She reveals that she had tried to escape to the VIP area, but he followed her there and tried to get her to a party at his house. 8 8 She says: 'I told him I didn't want to go, that I was not feeling well and needed to go home. 'He squeezed my arm and was pulling on my hand. 'That's when I felt sure they had put something in my drink. 'My friend really wanted to go to the party but I told her we might be raped if we went.' 'Dizzy and sleepy' She says Combs tried to stop her leaving, but she ran to the bathroom and left the club. She reveals: 'The next day I slept the whole day. 'People were calling me and ringing my bell at home but I didn't hear anything. 'It was like I had taken 50 Valium tablets. 'Now I realise I had a very lucky escape.' A party fixer exclusively told The Sun on Sunday last year how Ibiza clubs such as DC-10, Space and Amnesia were Combs' stomping grounds for years. After the verdicts were read out on Wednesday at his trial, Combs dropped to his knees and made a praying gesture. 8 But he was denied bail, remains in jail and is expected to be sentenced over his prostitution conviction on October 3. But due to sentencing guidelines, he is likely to serve less than five years in prison. A lawyer representing more than 100 alleged victims in civil cases against Combs vowed they would fight on despite the sex-trafficking and racketeering not-guilty verdicts. Tony Buzbee said: 'Diddy dodged a big bullet today. 'But that doesn't end the saga.'
The Independent
03-07-2025
- The Independent
New California law requires bars to provide drink lids
California has enacted a new law, Assembly Bill 2375, requiring bars and nightclubs to provide drink lids to customers upon request to combat drink spiking. This legislation builds on a previous law, Assembly Bill 1013, which mandated prominent signage informing patrons about the availability of drug-testing kits. The new bill, which recently came into effect, also requires venues to display signs stating, 'Don't get roofied! drink spiking drug test kits available here. Ask a staff member for details.' Bar owners have expressed minimal concern over the new rule, with the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control set to enforce it through routine visits, initially focusing on education. The bill passed unanimously in both the Assembly and Senate, receiving support from LGBTQ+ advocacy groups and alcohol safety organizations.
The Sun
02-07-2025
- Health
- The Sun
This Morning star reveals terrifying moment she blacked out on boozy night out as she sends warning to fans
THIS Morning star Ashley James has revealed the frightful moment she blacked out on a boozy night out - and feared she had been spiked. The 38-year-old says she feels very lucky because she wasn't mugged or sexually assaulted, but is now extra careful with her drinks on nights out. 6 6 Ashley, who is working alongside Spike Aware UK and CounterSpike in a bid to educate people on the issue, tells us: 'When I went to my brother's university, and I went out with him and his friends, it's the first time that I'd ever completely blacked out. "When I woke up I was in my brother's halls with my brother. 'I'd been sick everywhere and I actually didn't remember anything that happened. But luckily I was with my brother and his friends. 'They teased me that I couldn't handle my drink because I was the younger sister that had gone to visit my brother, but I didn't feel like that. 'My reaction and how sick I was, was not in proportion to what I drank in that situation.' She continues: 'Had it happened now, my brother or me or his friends could have tested my drinks. 'If I had been spiked, there was no mugging or sexual assault. But the next person might not be so lucky, because I imagine a lot of these people that try to spike people's drinks don't just do it once - and if they fail, they don't stop doing it.' Like many people, Ashley didn't tell anyone about her concerns - according to a new survey by CounterSpike only 11% of spiking victims reported it to the police. Now, Ashley is helping to promote SpikeStixx - a spiking test kit that enables people to test their drinks on a night out and get instant results. 'It's literally the same size as my lipstick, so you can put it in your bag, no matter how tiny and impractical your bag is - as mine always is,' says Ashley. 'Ever since I started going out properly, spiking's always been that sort of invisible threat or thing that we have to worry about.' DJ and TV star Ashley first rose to fame during her short stint on Made In Chelsea - she now uses her voice to talk about what's important to her. She often speaks out about double standards for men and women - and refuses to cover up her boobs because other people choose to hypersexualize them. 'I definitely feel like I've got to a point where I realise that there shouldn't be a moral attachment to the clothes that we wear, ' she tells us. 'And actually, we see that, even if you're looking at spiking. But any form of sexual violence, it doesn't just happen because of what we wear. 'I find specifically, the hypersexualization of boobs quite frustrating. I don't deserve to be judged and especially not my morals or sexuality questioned based on my body." She adds: 'I certainly don't think that my body is any more shameful than anyone else's and I think time and time again, we see that it doesn't matter what we wear. 'People are spiking drinks, not because of what we're wearing. People are hurting and killing women, not because of the clothes that they are wearing. It's because those people are bad people who want to harm women.' Despite any concerns Ashley might have on a night out, the mum-of-two is planning to keep on partying for a long time to come. She says: 'I love socialising. I'm such an extrovert and I'm a DJ as well. So I'm always out and about in various different environments where there's drinks. 'I love being around friends. I've got a really good group of mum friends. I've got a really good group of friends in the industry and I feel like I'll never slow down - I'm just a bit more tired.' 6 6 6 6
Yahoo
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
TV Host Says She Was Left 'Unable to Hear or Walk' After Her Drink Was Spiked at Bar: 'Can't Remember How I Got Home'
On the Tuesday, July 1 episode of Good Morning Britain, TV presenter Ranvir Singh revealed how she was once left unable to hear or walk after her drink was spiked in a bar The 47-year-old said she was at a work event in the U.K. when the incident took place 'I remember feeling my legs go ... I can't even remember how I got home," said SinghGood Morning Britain host Ranvir Singh has revealed that she was once left unable to walk or hear after getting her drink spiked on a night out. The TV host, 47, said the incident occurred while at a work event over a decade ago during a segment about the rise of drink-spiking in Britain on the U.K. show on Tuesday, July 1. 'It was about 7:30 p.m., in the evening and it was my first drink. I had gone to the bar and I was waiting, I think it might have been a work thing … but no one else had arrived,' Singh recalled of the scary incident. 'I had arrived early and I went to the bar and bought one glass of wine as you would do,' she continued. 'I probably drank half of it, or maybe three quarters, and I thought I'm just going to nip to the [restroom] before everyone arrives.' At that moment, Singh said 'everything just started to swim." 'I remember feeling my legs go and I went downstairs. And by the time I came upstairs, I sort of managed to get myself up, I couldn't hear anything, my hearing had gone," she recalled. "You instantly know that something weird has happened"@ranvir01 shares how she was spiked at a bar in Manchester. — Good Morning Britain (@GMB) July 1, 2025 After eventually managing to make her way back up the stairs, Singh said she remembered 'looking down the bar thinking, 'I can't go back down there' and I just left,' adding, 'I can't even remember getting home.' Drink spiking is when someone puts alcohol or drugs into another person's drink without their permission, potentially leading to harmful effects. It is illegal in the U.K. and U.S., chargeable with a Class 4 felony which could lead to up to ten years in prison. According to a poll carried out in December 2022, 10% of women and 5% of men in the U.K. reported that a drink of theirs had previously been spiked, with the majority of victims of all spiking offences being women at 74%, per is now available in the Apple App Store! Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up for for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. While appearing on Good Morning Britain, Singh said she didn't report her spiking incident at the time. 'Weirdly, this was probably about 12/13 years ago, so it didn't occur to me to report it,' she said. 'But interestingly … my female producer [she] said that 'it also happened to me.' It's amazing how common it is,' added Singh. Read the original article on People
Daily Mail
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Good Morning Britain's Ranvir Singh left 'unable to hear or walk' after horror drink spiking incident that left her with 'no memory of getting home'
Good Morning Britain 's Ranvir Singh revealed that she was left 'unable to hear or walk' after a horror drink spiking incident that left her with 'no memory of getting home'. The 47-year-old opened up about what happened while hosts Susanna Reid and Ed Balls spoke to a spiking victim called Rachel Ovens and campaigner Ashley James, while on Tuesday's episode of the ITV show. Rachel spoke about the moment, which occurred in 2022, with the presenters, which led Ranvir to share her own terrifying experience that happened 'years ago' while she was working in Manchester. Ranvir said: 'It was about 7:30pm, in the evening and it was my first drink. 'I had gone to the bar and I was waiting, I think it might have been a work thing, I can't actually remember what I was there for, but no one else had arrived. 'I had arrived early and I went to the bar and bought one glass of wine as you would do. I probably drank half of it, or maybe three quarters, and I thought I'm just going to nip to the loo before everyone arrives. 'And before I had even got to the loo, the loos were down the stairs, everything had just started to swim.' She continued: 'I remember feeling my legs go and I went downstairs. 'And by the time I came upstairs, I sort of managed to get myself up, I couldn't hear anything, my hearing had gone. 'I just remember coming up the stairs and looking down the bar thinking I can't go back down there and I just left. 'I can't remember what happened that evening, I can't even remember getting home.' A shocked Susanna asked if she reported it, to which Ranvir replied: 'I didn't. Weirdly, this was probably about 12/13 years ago, so it didn't occur to me to report it. 'But interestingly, we've just been talking about it, my female producer who is just in the gallery said that "it also happened to me". 'It's amazing how common it is.' It comes after a mum and dad appeared on This Morning to talk about the heartbreaking death of their son last week. Colin and Mandy Mackie lost their 18-year-old son Greg back in 2017 after he was found dead in his university halls of residence located in Edinburgh. A toxicology report showed that he had the equivalent of five ecstasy tablets in his system, but no trace of alcohol. The parents - who are campaigning to change the laws around spiking - believe that their son was spiked, but no justice has been served seven years on from their devastating loss. Recalling the moment that their lives changed forever, Mandy said: 'We got a call at 6am and it was two police officers that called us, [who] come knocking on the door. 'They just come in and "Your son has died from an overdose". 'Greg had nothing to do with drugs, Greg has never had anything to do with drugs.' She continued: 'He was a very cautious person. 'He had already done some filming on depression and was actually at the time, he was doing studies and putting a programme together on drugs. 'He was very aware of everything, would never have taken his eye off the ball. So for them to say it was a drugs overdose, plus he was into his sports, he was into speedway, he was into boxing. It was something that never was part of our life. 'It never entered our lives. So for someone to come and tell me something like that, "No you've got this wrong. There's no way!"' Colin went on to explain that they felt as if they weren't given much support after they were told what had happened to their son, and that they had to keep 'chasing' the police for more information. 'For a very challenging time, we just felt really let down,' he told Cat and co-host Ben Shephard, 50. 'That's why we've moved on to where we are now, which is campaigning.' Ben asked what the police's reaction was when they shared that they thought he had been spiked, after it was found he had the equivalent of five ecstasy tablets in his system, with no alcohol. Many said: 'What had happened was, the statements they had got, they had interviewed 74 people in the halls of residence, they said he had been drinking and he had taken the tablets himself. 'We were going "Nah. No, definitely not." He wouldn't do that. 'You know your child. And obvious;y when the report came through and he hadn't been drinking, and the equivalent of five ecstasy tablets, then it was a totally different ball game. 'We said "Look, we told you". If he had been drinking, everyone could possibly take one. 'But they even turned around and said even people that mess with drugs would never have taken that many. 'They know that's a dangerous limit.' Colin revealed that they did do a 'long investigation', but nobody has been charged. 'At the end of it, the police officer that they were dealing with said he'd got it down to two suspects, in his opinion, but didn't have enough evidence to get it over the line,' Colin said. 'So he could never prove it actually happened, and eventually dropped the case. 'They said that's it, it's as far as they can go.' The couple have set up a charity called Spike Aware. 'We've got to change this,' Colin told the presenters. 'We want to raise awareness of it and get changes in the law. The law wasn't substantial enough,' Colin said. Mandy explained Colin was reading through it and found a slight loop hole, stressing: 'A few of the lawyers looked at it and thought "Yeah you're right here. There is a loop hole."' Cat pointed out: 'And it's to be tougher on the perpetrator?' Colin explained: 'Currently there's a loop hole, you've got to show intent. 'This is the gap, we have a discussions with Joe Roberts, an MP, he put forward an amendment last week to try and strengthen up the wording of the bill. 'It was voted down and it will go the House Of Lords. We're not giving up.' This Morning airs weekdays from 10am on ITV1 and is available to stream on ITVX.
