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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs faces five new lawsuits
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs faces five new lawsuits



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Five new lawsuits against Sean “Diddy” Combs have been filed by both men and women who claim they were drugged and sexually assaulted by the music mogul, who now faces more than 30 civil complaints.

The claims span from 2001 to 2022 in incidents allegedly occurring in New York City, the Hamptons and Miami. Most of the new lawsuits allege the plaintiffs were sexually assaulted at parties hosted by Combs, an incident that allegedly took place at the producer. The White Party in 2004. An accuser claims in his lawsuit that he was assaulted by Combs and his associates at a casting call for a music video.

All accusers filed anonymously as either “Jane Doe” or “John Doe.” The two women claim they were 17 and 18 years old, respectively, when they were allegedly drugged and assaulted by Combs. All three male accusers claim they were drugged and sodomized by Combs.

Attorneys for Combs denied the claims but did not respond to specific allegations in the lawsuits.

“As his legal team has said before, Mr. Combs has complete confidence in the facts and the integrity of the judicial process,” his attorneys told CNN. “In court, the truth will prevail: that Mr. Combs has never sexually assaulted or trafficked anyone – male or female, adult or minor.”

The new lawsuits come from attorney Tony Buzbee, who is representing the five new accusers along with co-counsel Andrew Van Arsdale. Attorneys said at a news conference last month that they represent more than 100 plaintiffs with allegations against Combs. They have filed 20 lawsuits against Combs to date.

In a statement on Instagram, Buzbee wrote that he expects to file new charges against Combs on a weekly basis.

In a statement to CNN, Combs’ lawyers took aim at Buzbee, claiming his “barrage of lawsuits” are “shameless publicity stunts designed to extract payments from celebrities who fear lies are being spread about them, just as lies were spread about Mr. combs.”

This week, Buzbee was sued for extortion by an anonymous celebrity who claims the attorney falsely and maliciously implicated him in the allegations against Combs. Buzbee denied the allegations in that complaint.

The latest lawsuits against Combs feature similar patterns of allegations, including attending or being recruited by Combs’ associates to attend a party or audition and receiving a drink that ultimately made the plaintiff feel dizzy or intoxicated. he loses consciousness before being assaulted.

A Jane Doe was 17 when she claims she was assaulted by Combs at his white Fourth of July party in 2004. She said in her lawsuit that she saw many recognizable celebrities at the event, though none are named or charged of wrong doings.

She claims she was “requested” by Combs’ staff to “hand over her purse and cell phone before entering” the party. After allegedly being drugged and sexually assaulted, Jane Doe claims she was threatened by Combs and his bodyguards, who said she “would be in danger if she talked about what happened, stating that he was “running the New York and will ruin it’.

Another accuser, who describes himself as an actor in the late 1990s and early 1990s at the time he claims he was sodomized by Combs, said in his lawsuit that he was recruited by one of Combs’ casting directors to was auditioning for a music video in New York City in 2001.

According to the complaint, Combs told John Doe to “take off his shirt” at the audition and asked if he was “comfortable doing nude scenes.” John Doe states that he was offered an alcoholic drink by the female casting director, but declined the drink and was handed a Diet Coke in a glass. He believes the soda was spiked with drugs because he “passed out” and then woke up “semi-conscious and disoriented”, realizing his pants were “pulled down to his ankles and his shirt was pulled over his head”.

John Doe details how he was sexually assaulted by both Combs and his bodyguard and sought medical attention for injuries sustained during the alleged incident.

Combs is currently incarcerated at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, awaiting trial set for spring 2025 on racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution charges. He pleaded not guilty.

Prosecutors said they are continuing their grand jury investigation and may replace the indictment with additional charges or more defendants. On Friday, Combs’ attorneys will make their third attempt at bail after two previous petitions were denied.