Diddy is facing even more lawsuits in which he’s accused of sexual assault.
One such suit, per a report from TMZ on Monday, sees a Jane Doe from Tennessee alleging that she was a 19-year-old college student when she attended what’s described as a photo shoot for Diddy in Brooklyn. Per the suit, the woman alleges she was invited by Diddy, ultimately opting to also attend an after-party event at a Manhattan hotel with a friend.
At this point, the woman alleges, she and her friend found themselves locked in a room with the Bad Boy Records founder. Later, according to the suit, Diddy allegedly threatened both women with violence, forcing one to engage in oral sex and sexually assaulting the other. Additional threats allegedly followed.
Per another TMZ piece, several other newly revealed suits see Diddy being accused of violence by men. One suit, for example, stems from an unidentified man who alleges he was working for Ecko in 2008 when Diddy allegedly forced him into oral sex. The report mentions multiple accusations from across several suits, including one from a man who alleges Diddy told him to reveal his penis to him at a Hamptons party in 1998.
At the time, the suit alleges, the unnamed individual was 16 years old. Diddy is accused of arguing that him being able to see the 16-year-old’s genitalia was a routine practice, with the currently-behind-bars Grammy winner allegedly touching the 16-year-old’s genitals once he complied with a demand to reveal himself.
Working these suits is lawyer Tony Buzbee, a Texas-based attorney who previously made headlines for stating he was representing more than 100 alleged victims. In a statement shared to social media, the Buzbee Law Firm pointed to the Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act as being key in these particular suits.
“The Buzbee Law Firm, along with co-counsel AVA Law Group and New York local counsel Curis Law, is filing six cases this week alleging aggravated sexual assault, sexual abuse, and sexual exploitation against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and those entities with whom he has been affiliated, to include in one case Macy’s department store, and in another Marriott Hotels,” Buzbee said on Monday. “The cases are being brought for conduct that occurred over a span beginning in 1995, through 2021. All of the events occurred in New York and are being filed pursuant to the Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act.”
Buzbee continued, “Three of the alleged victims in these cases are male, three are female. One was sixteen at the time of the alleged occurrences. We will let the allegations in the filed complaints speak for themselves, and will work to see that justice is done. We expect to be filing many more cases over the next several weeks naming Mr. Combs and others as defendants as we continue to gather evidence and prepare the filings.”
Complex has reached out to Diddy’s reps for comment. This story may be updated.
As for Diddy’s New York arrest in September and subsequent unsealed indictment alleging trafficking and racketeering, the latest court update saw word that further charges could be on the horizon. In the meantime, a trial start date has been set for May of next year. Diddy has denied the allegations against him.
For an on-the-scene rundown of the latest hearing in the case, see Shawn Setaro’s reporting here.
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