5 new federal civil lawsuits have been filed towards Sean “Diddy” Combs over the weekend, bringing forth a contemporary new wave of sexual assault and rape accusations towards the producer between 2000 and 2022.
Among the many plaintiffs, two are males and three are ladies. All the alleged incidents reportedly occurred at events hosted by Combs.
In a single lawsuit, the Jane Doe claims that in 2000, when she was 13 years previous, Combs invited her to attend his MTV Video Music Awards afterparty the place she was allegedly drugged and raped.
She alleges that she accepted a drink on the get together and have become disoriented and dizzy. Quickly after, she claims that Combs threw her towards one other male superstar, identified within the submitting as “Movie star A”, who then eliminated her garments as she grew increasingly disoriented.
She then alleges that she was raped by the superstar whereas Combs and a feminine superstar, named within the go well with as “Movie star B”, watched.
The plaintiff additionally alleges that Combs raped her whereas the Movie star A and Movie star B watched and that he tried to drive her to do oral intercourse on him. Doe claims she resisted by hitting Combs within the neck, and he stopped.
In one other go well with, a 29-year-old unbiased music artist accused Combs of drugging her at a celebration, after which raping and sexually assaulting her.
In one other submitting, Combs is accused of sexually assaulting a person, recognized as a businessman from the Los Angeles space, at a celebration.
One other separate submitting, Combs and a “as of but unnamed superstar” are accused of drugging and repeatedly sexually assaulting a person, recognized solely as John Doe and described as a devoted private coach who labored with celebrities, at one in all his afterparties.
The 5 lawsuits have been all filed within the southern district of New York by the Texas-based legal professional Tony Buzbee.
Buzbee stated in a press release to NBC Information: “The allegations within the filed complaints converse for themselves,” and vowed to “work to see that justice is completed”.
“We anticipate to be submitting instances weekly naming Mr Combs and others as defendants as we proceed to assemble proof and put together the filings,” he added.
Buzbee additionally filed six different fits towards Combs final week.
When requested for touch upon the brand new allegations within the newly filed lawsuits towards Combs, his representatives referred CNN to a earlier assertion from his attorneys by which they denied the allegations in six lawsuits filed final week.
“Mr Combs and his authorized crew have full confidence within the info, their authorized defenses, and the integrity of the judicial course of,” Combs’s attorneys stated within the assertion to CNN. “In court docket, the reality will prevail: that Mr Combs has by no means sexually assaulted anybody – grownup or minor, man or lady.”
CNN additionally reported that two extra lawsuits towards Combs had been filed on Monday in New York superior court docket.
Combs is being held on the Metropolitan detention heart in Brooklyn as he awaits trial. He was denied bail as he faces federal fees of racketeering and intercourse trafficking. His trial is ready to start in Might.
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