Heidi BlakePosts Tagged “Heidi Blake”2 postsPodcast EpisodeMarch 17, 2026Michigan Inmate Wins $100M Diddy Judgment—Then It's VacatedIn September 2024, a Michigan circuit court judge issued a stunning $100 million default judgment against hip-hop mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs after he failed to appear at a hearing. The plaintiff was Derrick Lee Cardello-Smith, a 51-year-old inmate serving time for sexual assault and kidnapping, who claimed Combs had drugged and assaulted him at a 1997 Detroit-area afterparty. Days later, the judgment was vacated.Suing DiddySpotifySean Diddy Combs+35Podcast EpisodeMarch 17, 2026Heidi Blake's Eight-Month Probe Challenges UK's Most Infamous Murder ConvictionInvestigative journalist Heidi Blake has uncovered significant evidence challenging Jeremy Bamber's conviction for the 1985 White House Farm murders in Essex, England—revealing potential crime scene interference by police and a phone call made from inside the farm when Bamber was reportedly elsewhere.In the DarkThe New YorkerUK+16
