Note: This article contains descriptions of alleged sexual assault.
Sean “Diddy” Combs has been sued by six more people, including two women who claim he raped them, three men who allege that he sexually assaulted them, and a then-16-year-old boy who says Diddy molested him at a party, reports The Associated Press. It’s the first time Diddy has been sued by someone claiming they were a minor at the time. These are the latest in over a dozen lawsuits and criminal charges filed against Diddy, who is currently incarcerated in federal prison. The previously most recent lawsuit arrived at the end of September.
Filed anonymously in federal court in Manhattan, the lawsuits claim that Diddy used his fame and the promise of stardom to draw the Jane Does and John Does to parties where they were drugged, sexually assaulted, and—in some of their claims—beaten. The lawsuits allege that the assaults took place from the mid-1990s on through to 2021, with locations ranging from Diddy’s infamous “white parties” at the Hamptons, a party celebrating the Notorious B.I.G. in Brooklyn, and a room inside Macy’s department store in midtown Manhattan.
One of the John Does claims that, when he was 16, Diddy touched his genitals at one of his white parties in 1998. After Diddy allegedly told the then-teenager that he had “the look” of a star, Doe claims that Diddy ordered him to take off his pants, insisting that it’s a rite of passage and allegedly saying, “Don’t you want to break into the business?” Doe alleges that he did what he was told due to fear, anxiety, and a power imbalance, and didn’t realize it was sexual assault until later on.
In one lawsuit, a Jane Doe claims that when she was a freshman in college, Diddy invited her and her friend to a party at a hotel in 2004. She alleges that the rapper gave them drinks, ordered them to snort cocaine, and raped her inside the locked hotel room. Doe also included claims that Diddy forced her friend to perform oral sex on him and threatened their lives if they didn’t obey.
A different Jane Doe alleged that, at a 1995 party in Brooklyn, for Notorious B.I.G.’s music video “One More Chance,” Diddy brought her into a bathroom to talk privately and began to kiss her. When she tried to pull away, she claims he slammed her head against a wall so hard that she fell to the floor, and he continued to violently attack her. Doe alleges that Diddy raped her in the bathroom and, afterward, threatened her that if she told anyone, then “you will disappear.”
Additional John Doe lawsuits claim Diddy sexually assaulted a security guard after drugging his beverage at a 2006 white party; he forced a different man employed by a rival fashion brand to perform oral sex on him in a Macy’s stockroom in 2008; and he sexually assaulted another John Doe at a party in October 2021.
According to the plantiffs’ lawyers, Tony Buzbee, these six people are part of a group exceeding 100 accusers who are in the process of taking legal action against Diddy. At a public news conference, on October 1, Buzbee announced a major plan for litigation and posted a 1-800 number for accusers to call.
“The press conference and 1-800 number that preceded today’s barrage of filings were clear attempts to garner publicity,” Diddy’s lawyer said in a statement to Pitchfork. “Mr. Combs and his legal team have full confidence in the facts, their legal defenses, and the integrity of the judicial process. In court, the truth will prevail: that Mr. Combs has never sexually assaulted anyone—adult or minor, man or woman.”
Last week, Manhattan Judge Arun Subramanian set a trial date in the federal government’s case against Diddy, slating it to begin on May 5, 2025. Diddy faces charges of racketeering conspiracy; sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion; and transportation to engage in prostitution. He pleaded not guilty, and will remain in federal custody after multiple judges denied him bail, ruling that he presents a risk of threatening or harming witnesses.
If you or someone you know has been affected by sexual assault, we encourage you to reach out for support:
RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline
https://rainn.org
1 800 656 HOPE (4673)
Crisis Text Line
SMS: Text “HELLO” or “HOLA” to 741-741
Source : Pitchfork
