Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of raping 13-year-old along with other celebrities in new lawsuit

The attack is said to have taken place during a VMA after-party in 2000. The music mogul denies the accusation.

Another disturbing accusation has been made against Sean “Diddy” Combs. In a new lawsuit filed Monday in federal court, the hip-hop mogul is accused of drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl at an afterparty for the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) in 2000. The lawsuit alleges that Combs is guilty committed this crime along with two other celebrities, but does not mention the names of those people. Through his attorneys, Combs denies all criminal allegations.

According to the lawsuit, filed by attorney Anthony Buzbee on behalf of Jane Doe, now 37, the plaintiff was dropped off at Radio City Music Hall in New York City by a friend on September 7, 2000, and attempted to talk. her way to the VMAs. A limo driver said she “fit what Diddy was looking for” and invited her to Combs’ afterparty. There, she allegedly drank something that made her feel “woozy and light-headed, requiring her to lie down” — likely because the drink was mixed with the date rape drug rohypnol, or GHB, as the lawsuit claims the was standard practice at Combs’ now infamous parties.

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After the accuser found what she believed was an empty bedroom to rest in, she was allegedly followed by Combs and two other unnamed celebrities (one man and one woman). The lawsuit alleges that the anonymous male celebrity vaginally raped the 13-year-old girl while Combs and the female celebrity watched; then Combs allegedly raped her while the other two watched. When Combs then allegedly tried to force the girl to perform oral sex, “she resisted by punching Combs in the neck; he stopped.” The plaintiff then fled the property and made her way to a nearby gas station where she called her father to pick her up, but “after the attack, the plaintiff fell into a deep depression that continues to affect every facet of her life,” the prosecutor said . the lawsuit.

When reached for comment by Entertainment weeklyCombs’ legal team strongly denied the allegations.

“The press conference and the 1-800 call that preceded today’s barrage of filings were clear attempts to garner publicity,” Combs’ attorneys said in a collective statement. Combs and his legal team have full confidence in the facts, their legal defense and the integrity of the judicial process. In court, the truth will prevail: that Mr. Combs has never sexually abused anyone – adult or minor, male or female.”

Combs’ legal team (led by attorneys Marc Agnifilo and Teny Geragos of the law firm Agnifilo Intrater) also filed a request with Judge Arun Subramanian for “an order requiring all potential witnesses and their counsel to refrain from taking extrajudicial statements that have a substantial probability. to interfere with Mr. Combs’ trial.”

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Combs’ legal troubles began last November, when ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura filed a lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault and years of physical abuse. The lawsuit was subsequently settled, but other similar lawsuits followed. Since then, more than 120 people have accused him of sexual assault and misconduct. Combs has denied all allegations.

In March, Combs’ properties in Los Angeles and Miami were raided by federal authorities. He was arrested in Manhattan in September after being indicted by a grand jury on charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges but remains in custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn after multiple judges denied him bail.

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