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Less than a week after he was indicted on sex trafficking and racketeering charges, Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing yet another civil sexual abuse case, this time claiming that he and another man “viciously raped” a woman at his New York City studio in 2001.
In a complaint filed Tuesday in Manhattan federal court, attorneys for Thalia Graves say that Combs and his head of security, Joseph Sherman, isolated her, drugged her and sexually assaulted her at his studio. The lawsuit says the rapper also filmed the attack and later showed it to others.
“For decades, she remained silent and did not report the crime out of fear that defendants would use their power to ruin her life, as they had repeatedly, explicitly threatened to do,” writes Graves’ lawyers, who include well-known attorney Gloria Allred. “To this day, plaintiff suffers from severe depression, anxiety, and panic attacks, and still lives in fear of defendants.”
The case is the latest of at least nine similar civil suits filed against Combs over the past year, each of which accuses him of sexual abuse and other wrongdoing. And it comes just a week after he was arrested and indicted by federal prosecutors on sweeping accusations of sex trafficking and racketeering – charges that, if proven, could see him sent to prison for life.
In the new case, Graves claims she was 25 years old at the time of the attack. She says she was dating one of Combs’ employees, and that he exploited the relationship to “lure” her into meeting him and Sherman alone at the studio.
Once alone, Graves alleges they gave her a drink that was “likely laced with a drug that eventually caused her briefly to lose consciousness.” She says she later “awoke to find herself bound and restrained,” at which time the pair “proceeded to brutally sexually abuse” her. Her attorneys say that “both men were undeterred by plaintiff’s cries for help throughout the attack.”
A representative for Combs did not immediately return a request for comment. Sherman could not immediately be located for comment.
Following the attack, Graves says she “never recovered,” suffering suicidal thoughts and other severe emotional damage. And she says any progress in healing was “dramatically reversed” when she learned last year that Combs had filmed the alleged attack and had “shown the video to multiple men.”
“Plaintiff could not believe that Defendants would record themselves committing such a gruesome crime and then proceed proudly and widely to disseminate the recording of it,” her attorneys write. “This action seeks redress for defendants’ brutalizing, misogynistic, and violent attacks.”
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While more individuals continue to share their negative experiences with Diddy, Ray J says he partied with the mogul on several occasions and never witnessed any criminal activities.
As spotted on TMZ, the tech entrepreneur recently spoke to Chris Cuomo on CUOMO. While he discussed a variety of topics, it was his response to partying with Diddy that was the highlight of the interview. When asked if he was witness to any of the alleged “freak offs,” he made it clear he did not. “We’ve never seen the stuff that’s being said and the stuff that people are finding out, like, I’ve never been in rooms that people are talking about, and I never knew they existed” he explained.
The “Wait A Minute” singer also went on to add that entertainers and high-profile celebrities should learn from this moment. “We’ve all been around him, at least in my era, and have looked up to him,” Ray J said. “And this situation is super unfortunate, but it’s important to learn a lesson right right now and ensure the next generation understands how to move differently with transparency and integrity,” he continued. In closing, Ray J shared that artists of the previous generation need to be “accountable” and said, “I don’t think this is a time to tear anybody down.”
You can view some of the interview below.
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Following Diddy’s arrest, social media has been doing the most in trying to connect everyone who has been in the disgraced musician/mogul’s arrest to his “freak offs” and other shenanigans. Usher is one of those people.
Responding to people speculating something was afoot after tweets that disappeared from his X account, the iconic R&B star responded to sleuths on X, formerly Twitter, that his account was hacked.
“Account got hacked and damn y’all ran with it * laughing emojis*, See you tonight at Intuit Dome,” the “Love In This Club” crafter wrote in a post on his account, just a week after Diddy was arrested for sex trafficking with the Feds finding 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lube in his home.
Previous tweets on the 45-year-old musician’s account have reappeared, but that did not stop the train from pulling into the speculation station.
“u got hacked and the hackers decided to delete all your tweets instead of tweeting random stuff?,” one post in response to Usher’s tweet, read.
Another user on X wrote, “So crazy how it got hacked…but instead of posting crazy stuff, the hacker just DELETED your posts and Diddy just got arrested…and all the stuff with Justin Bieber. Soooooo weird we all “ran with it”. Right bro.”
According to Page Six’s reporting, at the time, the only tweets appearing on his page were from hackers writing about cryptocurrency scams. Pink and actress Megan Fox were also alleged victims of a hack over the weekend.
Welp.
As the fallout from Diddy’s arrest continues, we definitely expect more online speculation floating around anyone who called Sean “Diddy” Combs a friend.
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One of Diddy’s most tenured employees has quit. The Bad Boy founder’s public relations strategist of 20 years has apparently resigned.
As reported by Digital Music News, the Nathalie Moar has worked with the disgraced media mogul for the last two decades. According to the outlet, she was instrumental in shaping his public image as the Executive Vice President of Communications at Combs Enterprises. Additionally, she contributed to some of Diddy’s biggest ventures including Sean John fragrance, the Bad Boy Reunion tour and his very lucrative spirits business. Digital Music News sent her a message to her Combs Enterprises email and received an automated message saying, “THIS EMAIL IS NO LONGER ACTIVE.”
A anonymous source tells Daily Mail that the executive has indeed resigned. “Nathalie is gone. She is 100% gone. She quit today and had no other choice” they said. “She had to quit what else was she going to do? This situation left her with no other option.” The source went on to detail that Moar was such an integral part of Diddy’s staff that she will most likely be questioned regarding his upcoming trial. “Diddy was her entire world. She will surely be deposed for this if she has not been already. She has most likely had her cell phone confiscated—who knows what is on there.”
Nathalie Moar has yet to formally comment on Diddy’s indictment.
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An alleged Kim Porter memoir, comprised of reported diary entries, has landed on Amazon amid Sean “Diddy” Combs’ arrest. Kim’s Lost Words: A Journey for Justice from the Other Side… was released on the retail site on Sept. 6, around a week before Combs was indicted on sex trafficking and racketeering charges.
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According to Daily Mail, the 60-page book was published by Chris Todd, a Los Angeles producer who alleges that the book contains details Porter saved on a flash drive and gave to friends prior to her sudden death almost six years ago. Todd released the unauthorized memoir under the name “Jamal T. Millwood,” per Daily Mail. He’s listed as co-writer along with Porter.
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The book is currently No. 1 on Amazon’s bestsellers list in the category of Western U.S. Biographies.
Todd provided no evidence to prove disturbing allegations in the book, which includes multiple claims of physical abuse.
“I was lucky enough to meet someone that purported to have Kim Porter’s flash drive,” he told the media outlet. “I know the celebrity source pretty well. I know how close they were to Kim and Diddy, and all the people in the hip-hop community. This was supposedly for Kim Porter from the grave, to come forward and tell her story.”
Todd added, “This is a dangerous situation, and I didn’t want to claim ownership of Kim’s words. But now I’m willing to come forward because of the recent arrest of Sean Combs. Now [that] the federal government has finally acted, I feel safer to come forward.”
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Federal authorities arrested Combs in New York City on Monday. The next day, authorities released a 14-page indictment stating in part, “For decades, Sean Combs … abused, threatened and coerced women and others around him to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation and conceal his conduct.”
The 54-year-old rap mogul, who pleaded not guilty to all charges, was twice denied bail and currently remains at Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. His release date is listed as unknown.
As previously reported, Combs has been placed on suicide watch as a procedural measure for high-profile inmates. In a statement to Billboard, Combs’ spokesperson noted, “Mr. Combs is strong, healthy and focused on his defense. He is committed to fighting this case and has full confidence in both his legal team and the truth.”
Porter, a mother of four who shared three children with Combs — son Christian and twin daughters Jessie and D’Lilah – and an elder son, Quincy, with R&B singer Al B. Sure, died from pneumonia in November 2018.
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Now we know why nobody cares about Donald Trump’s alleged second assassination attempt: it’s all Sean “Diddy” Combs’ fault.
Fox News has gone from reporting factual news to peddling full-blown conspiracy theories. Fox host Maria Bartiromo told her viewers that Diddy’s arrest was an orchestrated plan to take the attention away from the second “assassination attempt” on the disgraced former president’s life.
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“Don’t you find it ironic, Miranda, that once again they take that same strategy out and that is change the conversation?” Bartiromo asked Australian columnist Miranda Devine.
“The timing of the P. Diddy arrest? Please. They must have had the P. Diddy arrest on the shelf waiting to take it off the shelf for when they needed it,” she alleged of the three-count indictment against the rapper, which includes an extensive racketeering operation.
“And yesterday, boy, oh boy did they need it because the questions were spiking everywhere as far as how it is possible that another assassination attempt happened, that another would be assassin was within a couple of hundred yards of President Trump,” claimed Bartiromo.
“As we’re all asking these questions, boom, they take P. Diddy in and now we’re all talking about that, take it off the front page. This [is the] strategy over and over again. I saw right through it as soon as it happened,” she said.
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Well, Bartiromo failed to tell her viewers that people are no longer interested in Trump’s second “assassination” attempt because the Secret Service revealed that 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh didn’t even get a shot off and ran away after he was scared off.
Republicans have been stuck in conspiracy land since Trump became the leader of the party, pushing other baseless claims like legal Haitian immigrants eating the pets of Springfield, Ohio natives.
These people have lost their minds.
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Sean “Diddy” Combs will remain held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn after his bail request was denied again. The attorneys for Diddy vow to keep working to get their client out of the MDC, which has a notorious reputation for poor conditions, violence, and other issues.
Sean “Diddy” Combs, 54, is reportedly being held in a special unit inside the MDC as reported by ABC News. Judge Andrew Carter ruled on the motion Wednesday (September 18) despite concessions offered by Combs and his team to limit visits to his home from women and other stipulations. Combs currently faces charges of sex trafficking by force, transportation to engage in prostitution, and racketeering.
Judge Carter added in the ruling that the offers made by Combs’ defense team fell short of the requirements needed to move ahead and allow Combs to go free ahead of his sentencing for the aforementioned crimes. ABC News wrote in their report that Combs did not display much in the way of emotion to the bail denial.
Combs’ attorney Marc Agnifilo said their side plans to appeal the ruling and told a gathering of reporters of their plan to move ahead.
“The fight continues, we’re not giving up by a long shot,” Agnifilo said. He also added that the team is undecided on whether or not to waive Combs’ right to a speedy trial but wants his client to wait for the sentencing in the comfort of his Star Island home.
“Mr. Combs has maintained he’s innocent,” Agnifilo added. “He’s a smart guy, he knows what he did and what he didn’t do, he knows what he intended and didn’t intend and I believe him… he’s a man who knows what it’s like to have a jury of 12 New Yorkers look at you and say ‘not guilty’ and he’s looking forward to that happening again.”
Prosecutors in the matter are angling for Combs to remain held due to what they said are patterns of abusive behavior and the power and influence the music mogul wield in several walks in the entertainment business.
Before the hearing concluded, Judge Carter spoke about the disturbing 2016 video footage of Combs hitting and dragging his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura down a hotel hallway. The defense team attempted to frame Combs’ actions as a reaction to their 10-year relationship ending over him stepping outside their relationship.
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Montel Williams blasted a MAGA supporter for purposely confusing him with Diddy online, and social media joined in on the attack on the influencer.
Television host Montel Williams called out a MAGA fan’s racist attempt to smear Vice President Kamala Harris on social media by deliberately confusing him with Sean “Diddy” Combs. The situation occurred on Tuesday (September 17) when self-described “ultra-MAGA’ influencer Josh Dunlap shared a video of Williams with Harris (whom he was dating at the time) and his daughter at a Multiple Sclerosis charity event in 1999 in a post on X, formerly Twitter claiming that Williams was the mogul. The former Marine swiftly called out Dunlap in a post quoting the original one, writing: “Here they go again with ‘all black people look alike…’
The post was heinous, as it occurred after a press conference was held by the Office of the Southern District of New York concerning Combs’ arrest after he was indicted on multiple charges of racketeering and sex trafficking late Monday night (September 16). The X platform’s community notes feature would be deployed, spelling out the details of the false claim. Dunlap would later delete the post after Williams’ reposting. The former national talk show host is currently the host of the Lifetime Network series Military Makeover: Operation Career, which shows military members being helped with the transition back to civilian life after completing their service.
Other individuals on X joined in with Williams in calling out Dunlap’s racism. One account on X, formerly Twitter by the name of BadTrumpQuips mocked Dunlap and other right-wing supporters of Republican nominee Donald Trump, writing: “We’re not racist but we can’t tell black people apart – MAGA”. Other users went another route, calling Dunlap out for a previous arrest record of violence. Others shared photos of Diddy with Trump in the past. A couple of users opted to make a joke out of the situation, saying Williams reminded them of the hit singer Montell Jordan.
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Now that the Southern District of New York has officially been indicted Diddy, people are dying to know more details about his alleged sex trafficking ring that allegedly led to dozens of women and men being taken advantage— of and thousands of bottles of baby oil and lubricant ending up in Diddy’s estate.
Luckily for everyone, a docuseries centered around The Diddler is already in development, and no, we’re not talking about the one 50 Cent has in the works. Investigation Discovery (ID) and Quiet on Set producer Maxine Productions have announced that they’re already on the case and will be getting into the nitty gritty surrounding Diddy’s “Freak Off” party committee (y’all can have that bar for free).
With everything from drugs, guns and setting Kid Cudi’s car on fire, ID will have a lot of ground to cover, and we’ll all be here for it. The project is still untitled but per a press release it will delve into the “allegations of violent behavior and illegal activity that have trailed the music mogul.”
The docuseries also plans to use the reporting of Rolling Stone (it is being produced in association with Rolling Stone Films) along with archival footage to bring the full story to light. For now, the doc will be released in 2025 on ID and Max.
Now that Diddy’s facing 15 years to life in prison for his disturbing transgressions, don’t be surprised if the founder of Bad Boy Records decides to save his own ass and go the Tekashi 6ix9ine route in an effort to get himself a lighter sentence. As we all know, the bigger the fish the more likely he’ll be able to get himself off the hook. Lots of music and entertainment heavyweights might be sweating all the bullets as we speak.
Will y’all be tuning into the forthcoming Diddy docuseries surrounding his disturbing actions? Of course you will, but sound off in the comments section anyway.
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Sean Combs, otherwise known as Diddy, was arrested earlier this week and formally charged in New York with sex trafficking, racketeering, and other charges. Diddy is currently serving out his pre-trial detention at a notorious Brooklyn detention center known for the poor state of its facility, violence, and being understaffed among other issues.
Diddy, who was denied bail and will remain housed until his sentencing, is being held at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center. As seen in The Daily Beast, the conditions of the Metropolitan Detention Center, largely known as the MDC, have been fodder for discussion in particular since the closing of the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan. As the outlet noted, the MCC is where Jeffrey Epstein died under what some say were mysterious circumstances.
Combs’ legal team, Marc Agnifilo, and Teny R. Geragos, noted the poor state of the MDC in the filing of a motion for bail on Tuesday (September 17), it was mentioned that housing their client in a place that is “not fit for pre-trial detention” should be out of the question.
Throughout the Daily Beast, several instances are mentioned regarding the MDC’s deterioration, and the critiques levied upon the facility by judges and other officials date back several years. In January 2019, the MDC lost power, leaving the inmates inside suffering from the cold conditions without relief. As a result, a class action lawsuit was brought against the MDC and was settled for $10 million.
The MDC has previously housed other high-profile figures such as R. Kelly, Martin Shkreli, and Sam Bankman-Fried among others.
Agnifilo said on Tuesday after the hearing where charges were read that his team plans to appeal the $50 million bail decision.
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