Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Hit With Another Wave of Civil Sexual Abuse Lawsuits
Written by djfrosty on October 21, 2024
Sean “Diddy” Combs was hit with another wave of six civil abuse lawsuits late Sunday, including several cases alleging attacks as late as 2022 and one claiming he sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl.
Filed by anonymous Jane Doe and John Doe plaintiffs, the lawsuits are the latest from attorneys Andrew Van Arsdale and Tony Buzbee, who filed six other cases against Combs last week and warned earlier this month that they represent at least 120 such alleged victims.
In one case, a Los Angeles businessman says Combs exposed himself and groped him during a 2022 promotional event for his Ciroc vodka brand. In another, a musical artist says the rapper drugged and raped her at a 2022 party in New York City. In yet another, a personal trainer says the star similarly dosed him and forced him to engage in repeated sex acts during a 2022 awards after party.
“While in and out of consciousness, individuals at the party forced plaintiff into sexual acts with both men and woman,” the lawsuit reads. “Plaintiff’s physical disposition made it impossible for him to reject their advances or otherwise control his body. These individuals, including Combs, essentially passed Plaintiff’s drugged body around like a party favor for their sexual enjoyment.”
In the most shocking allegation, one case alleges that Combs “drugged and raped a thirteen year-old girl at a house party,” an incident that allegedly followed the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards and took place in the presence of other unnamed celebrities who also participated in the assault.
A representative for Combs did not immediately return a request for comment on the new cases. In a previous statement on Buzbee’s earlier suits, his legal team said he has “never sexually assaulted anyone” and that he has “full confidence in the facts, their legal defenses, and the integrity of the judicial process.”
Once one of the most powerful men in the music industry, Combs has faced a flood of abuse accusations over the past year, starting with a bombshell civil case from his former girlfriend Cassie Ventura and then followed by a dozen additional lawsuits. Last month, he was indicted by federal prosecutors over allegations that he ran a sprawling criminal operation for years aimed at satisfying his need for “sexual gratification.” If convicted on the charges, which include sex trafficking and racketeering, he faces a potential sentence of life in prison.
Many of the previous lawsuits deal with allegations stretching back years, some dating to the early 1990s. Some of Sunday’s new cases include similar claims, including one from an Arizona woman who claims Combs drugged and raped her following a party at Las Vegas’ Planet Hollywood hotel.
But the new cases also include accusations that reach up until December 2022, less than a year before Combs began facing public abuse allegations. In that case, filed by the unnamed musical artist, the plaintiff claims she attended a New York City party hosted by Combs that month; after having a single glass of wine, she says she soon began “slipping in and out of consciousness.”
“Due to the effects of her drugged drink, Combs raped and sexually assaulted plaintiff,” her lawyers say. “Plaintiff could not stop him from doing so, as if she was trapped inside her body not participating but not able to resist.”
Three of the cases on Sunday were filed by men and three by women; five of them were filed in New York federal court, as were Buzbee’s previous lawsuits. But one was filed in Manhattan’s state court, where an unnamed security guard says that Combs drugged him at a 2005 party and “reached into plaintiff’s pants and grabbed plaintiff’s penis and genitals.”
Also on Sunday night, Combs’ lawyers filed a motion asking the judge overseeing the criminal case for a gag order that would bar alleged victims and their attorneys from issuing “extrajudicial statements” about Combs to the press. They argued such victims are potential witnesses in the upcoming criminal trial and that media statements “threaten Mr. Combs’s right to a fair trial.”