The round of lawsuits against Sean Combs is far from stopping. The last ones were from last week: six on Monday, for sexual abuse; and then another from Wednesday, from a woman who accused him of raping her in 2018but the week has started again with seven more lawsuits. All of them are anonymous and there is hardly any data on them, other than that they have been filed by four men and three women who suffered sexual abuse by Combs between the years 2000 and 2022; Of them, all but one claim that they were drugged by the musician. Two of the complainants, a man and a woman, were minors when they suffered the abuse: they were 17 years old, in 2022; and she was just 13, in the year 2000. Furthermore, the then girl has explained that not only Combs raped her, but also another famous person whose name she does not reveal.
On Sunday, October 20, five complaints initially arrived (three from women and two from men) but, as Texan lawyer Tony Buzbee had announced, later two more were filed (from two men), bringing the total to seven. The first five were filed in the court of the Southern District of New York, and the other two in the city’s Superior Court of Justice.
The now 37-year-old woman who was then, in 2000, a 13-year-old girl who was raped by the artist – also known as Puff Daddy or Diddy – has explained that the events occurred at a party at the rapper’s apartment in New York. It was after she tried to sneak into the MTV Video Music Awards, a famous music video awards show held at the city’s Radio City Music Hall in September of that year. The girl approached the place and, when she couldn’t get in, she spoke to the limousine drivers, and one of them commented that “Combs liked young girls and said: ‘That’s what Diddy is looking for’ and encouraged her to stop by.” later that night for a party.”
According to her testimony, as soon as she arrived at the house she was forced to sign a confidentiality agreement and, later, she says, she was drugged with a drink, something that Combs’ victims have also reported in recent months. “You’re ready for the party!” Combs told the victim, according to his complaint, where he also remembers that he had “a crazy look.” According to her, before Combs raped her, she was also raped by another famous man, whose name she does not give, and a famous woman, whose identity she also does not reveal, observed the scene.
The man who has reported suffering abuse when he was a minor has explained that he was an aspiring artist two years ago, in 2022. He was then 17 years old and was invited to a party by Combs, who offered him a drink, drugged him and then abused him. him sexually. The lawsuit states that “he assured him that he could make him a star,” a pattern also common with many of his victims.
In addition to New York, the rest of the sexual abuse complaints take place in the cities of Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Two of the women have also claimed they were drugged by Combs and then raped. One of the men says that he was drugged by Combs, who then sexually assaulted him; In addition, he also claims that a famous person, whose name he also does not give, also abused him at that time. Another man explains that Combs made unwanted touching on him at a party for his vodka company in Los Angeles, California.
These seven victims are represented by the law firm of Tony Buzbee, a prestigious Texas lawyer who a few weeks ago, On October 1, he revealed that he represented 120 people who had reported Combs for abuseamong them, 25 minors. In a press conference, Buzbee said that they had received 3,200 calls from possible victims of the rapper. On this occasion, in a statement, Buzbee stated: “We will let the allegations in the complaints filed speak for themselves and we will work to see that justice is done. We look forward to filing cases weekly naming Mr. Combs and others as defendants as we continue to gather evidence and prepare filings.”
Combs is in a famous prison in Brooklyn, New York, awaiting trial, which is expected It will be held on May 5, 2025. The musician has been indicted by a grand jury for sex trafficking, illicit association and transportation for prostitutionand the penalties for such crimes can mean spending the rest of your life in prison. The judges have decided to deny him the possibility of leaving prison on bail, for which his lawyers have offered 50 million dollars, for fear that he will tamper with evidence or the victims. As the prosecutor has already warned, more charges are expected to be filed in these months.
The lawsuits against the rapper and businessman They started in November 2023 thanks to Casandra Ventura, an artist known as Cassie, who dated Combs for years. She was the first who dared to denounce her ex-partner for beatings, groping, abuse, rape and a series of crimes. Although withdrew the lawsuit a day later, reaching an out-of-court settlementopened the doors to dozens of subsequent victims who managed to have a federal investigation opened against the rapper and, finally, for him to be formally charged and awaiting trial.
