Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of molesting teen in latest lawsuit – National

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Sean “Diddy” Combs has been hit again with a slew of new lawsuits accusing him of sexual assault, including one claim alleging the hip-hop mogul molested a 16-year-old boy.

Combs, who has been named in more than a dozen sexual assault lawsuits, was sued by six other people in Manhattan on Monday. According to the new documents, Combs abused the victims, who have not been publicly named, at various parties and industry events between 1995 and 2021.

Two of the six lawsuits center on several “white parties” hosted by Combs, where guests wore all-white clothing to celebrate the Fourth of July or Labor Day weekend at his home in the Hamptons.

One accuser said he was 16 at the time of a 1998 party where Combs allegedly asked him to take off his pants and then sexually touched the victim, the Washington Post reported.

Combs told the teen that such behavior was a rite of passage for anyone trying to break into the music industry, the filing said. The man, identified only as John Doe, said he complied out of fear and the hope that Combs would help him secure a successful future.

The White Party’s second accusation comes from a man who said he was hired as security for the 2006 event. The anonymous accuser claimed he was served a drink laced with narcotics. While he was “extremely ill,” the man said Combs raped him in an open van.

In a statement, Combs’ attorneys denied any wrongdoing and said all lawsuits are “clear attempts to garner publicity.”

“In court, the truth will prevail: that Mr. Combs has never sexually abused anyone – adult or minor, male or female,” his lawyers wrote.

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The I will miss you The rapper is expected to be named in more than 100 additional lawsuits, according to attorneys who say their clients’ allegations range from sexual assault and rape to sex trafficking and violent behavior. The latest lawsuits come from the same pool of case files, led by Texas-based attorney Tony Buzbee.

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Attorney representing more than 100 alleged victims of Sean “Diddy” Combs speaks out

Combs, his various business ventures, the Macy’s department store and the Marriott hotel chain were named as co-defendants in the six new lawsuits.

One accuser said she was raped by Combs in 2004 after filming the reality TV show Making the tape. She said Combs invited her and a friend to an “exclusive” afterparty at a Marriott hotel. Upon their arrival, the lawsuit alleges that one of Combs’ staffers told the two women, “You know what you’re here for.”

The unnamed woman said she was 19 when Combs “fondled, molested and ultimately raped” her in the hotel room.

Another accuser said Combs sexually assaulted him in 2008 at the Macy’s flagship store in Manhattan. According to the lawsuit, Combs was there to promote his clothing line, Sean John, when he cornered the John Doe in the warehouse with three of his bodyguards in tow. The man, who worked for a rival fashion brand, said Combs forced him to perform oral sex while his staffers watched.

Combs allegedly threatened the man’s life if he told anyone about the attack, the complaint said. Other accusers said the same thing, claiming Combs threatened them.

In the fifth lawsuit, a woman accuses Combs of being physically violent and raping her at a party celebrating the release of Notorious B.I.G. One more chance music video at Elks Plaza in New York City in 1995.

Most recently, an accuser said he believed he had been served a drink at a party hosted by Combs in 2021. The man, who said he is a consultant working in the music industry, claimed Combs took him to a back room and raped him while he was affected.

Combs has also denied racketeering, sex trafficking and prostitution charges against him in an ongoing federal investigation.

Last week, the rapper and his lawyers accused federal authorities of leaking the video of Combs’ physical attack on his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, among others, to the press in an alleged attempt to deprive Combs of a fair jury trial.

Combs remains in custody and has been repeatedly denied bail. He was arrested last month.

Two judges have concluded that Combs would be a danger to the community if released. On Friday, an appeals court judge denied Combs’ immediate release from jail while a three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals weighs his bail request. One judge deemed Combs a “serious flight risk.”

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs makes his first court appearance

He is scheduled to stand trial on the federal charges on May 5.

— With files from The Associated Press

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