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Sean 'Diddy' Combs and Jay-Z Faced Allegations of sexual assault against a 13-year-old in 2000; a look at the Unidentified Lawsuits against Combs thereby far.
A Texas lawyer, asserting he will eventually represent over a hundred accusers planning to file civil lawsuits against Sean "Diddy" Combs, accusing him of crimes such as sexual assault, rape, and sexual misconduct with minors, amended a lawsuit filed in October to accuse rapper Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, of taking part in raping a 13-year-old girl along with Combs in 2000. Jay-Z dismissed the allegations as "senseless" and strongly denied them.
Chronology
December 8A lawsuit initiated on October 20 by an Alabama woman, making the claim that she was 13 years old in 2000 and was sexually assaulted by Combs and another male celebrity at an MTV Video Music Awards afterparty, with a female celebrity watching, was updated on December 8. The amended suit includes Jay-Z in the allegations, claiming he raped the girl alongside Combs.
In a Sunday evening statement, Carter accused Texas attorney Tony Buzbee of attempting to extort him. He stated: "What he calculated was that the nature of these allegations and the public scrutiny would make me want to settle. No, it only made me want to expose him for the fraud he is in a very public fashion." Carter also expressed his sympathy towards victims of sexual abuse and criticized Buzbee for exploiting their stories for profit.
November 19An unidentified woman from Texas claimed she was 17 years old and working as a model in 2004 when she was invited to Combs' infamous Hamptons Fourth of July party. There, she alleges she was sexually assaulted by the mogul while she was unconscious. She later claimed Combs threatened her career and said he "ran New York" and would ruin her if she spoke up.
November 19A woman from Maryland claimed she attended a Halloween party at a Manhattan club in 2001, when she was 18 years old. She met Combs and his entourage, who then allegedly invited her and several friends into a limousine. They were then drugged and forced to perform oral sex on Combs and his security team.
November 19A man from Florida claimed he was at a party with several well-known individuals in 2022 when he was escorted to a room, became dizzy, and passed out. When he woke up, Combs was allegedly raping him and telling him, "this is what you want." He lost consciousness again and later woke up to be escorted off the property by security.
November 19An unidentified former actor claimed he was traveling to Manhattan to meet with a music video casting director in 2001 when he drank a strange-tasting Diet Coke, passed out, and woke up to be raped by Combs while his bodyguard held him down. The actor claimed multiple people assaulted him and he required several medical procedures to recover.
November 19A man from Georgia claimed he passed out after drinking what he believes to be drugged alcohol at a house party hosted by Combs in 2022 and woke up to be raped by Combs.
November 18An unidentified plaintiff who called themselves a "celebrity" in a filing sued Tony Buzbee, the attorney who has filed 20 anonymous lawsuits against Combs so far, in Los Angeles County Court. The plaintiff claimed they were threatened with a public lawsuit if they did not settle out of court for the rapes of multiple minors who were drugged at parties hosted by Combs. The plaintiff called the allegations "wildly false" and "horrific."
October 28An unnamed plaintiff sued Combs in New York Supreme Court, claiming he was 10 years old when he was drugged and sexually assaulted by Combs while on a visit to Los Angeles, and that Combs threatened to harm his parents if he told anyone about the assault.
October 28An unnamed man claimed in a complaint that he was 17 years old when he was sexually assaulted by both Combs and a bodyguard during a three-day audition process for Combs' reality TV show "Making the Band" in 2008, and claimed he was ultimately eliminated from the competition due to his reluctance to perform oral sex on the bodyguard.
October 20An unnamed Alabama woman filed a lawsuit in New York claiming she was 13 years old in 2000 when she was invited to a Video Music Awards afterparty by an associate of Combs, where she was allegedly served a drugged drink and repeatedly raped by Combs and another male celebrity. A female celebrity, neither of whom were named in the lawsuit, watched until she was able to escape. Combs has not specifically responded to the new allegations but his attorneys stated in a statement last week that he "has never sexually assaulted anyone—adult or minor, man or woman."
October 20An unidentified fitness trainer based in California claimed in a New York lawsuit that he was praised by Combs for his workout routine and was to be featured in a video, but at a party hosted by the rapper, he was allegedly served a drugged drink. Following this, he was allegedly coerced into participating in "intimate activities" with both males and females, including an unnamed celebrity.
October 20An anonymous woman from Arizona brought forth allegations in a New York court, stating that she was raped by Combs at one of his infamous parties in Las Vegas during Memorial Day weekend in 2014. She claimed that she had consumed drinks laced with drugs, which led to her losing control of her motor functions incrementally.
October 20An unnamed man accused Combs of sexually assaulting him when he was a 17-year-old aspiring musician in 2022, having attended a party under the promise of meeting the mogul and connecting with industry leaders.
October 20A man from California filed a lawsuit in New York, accusing Combs of exposing himself and groping him at a launch party for Combs’ Ciroc vodka brand in 2022, an incident during which an unnamed professional athlete intervened and stopped the assault.
October 20A New York man who worked in the music industry in 2005, when he was 21 years old, sued Combs in New York Superior Court, claiming he was pressured into consuming a drug-laced drink at a party and was then sexually assaulted by Combs. The assault stopped when the plaintiff's wife entered the room and intervened.
October 14An Ohio man who worked in fashion during Combs' Sean John clothing line alleges that in 2008, at Macy’s flagship store in Manhattan, Combs and two large bodyguards approached him, hit him in the neck and allegedly forced him to perform oral sex on Combs while making threats. The man's complaint, which also names Macy’s as a defendant, alleges that the department store ignored his attempt to report the assault and had him fired to protect its relationship with Combs.
October 14An unidentified North Carolina man alleged that he was 16 years old and trying to break into the music business when he was fondled by Combs at one of the rapper's parties in the Hamptons in 1998. This incident, according to the lawsuit, continues to cause him humiliation and shame.
October 14A New Jersey man claimed in a separate complaint that in 2006, he was working security at a party when he was given two alcoholic drinks by Combs, which he believes were spiked with ecstasy and other drugs. He was allegedly forced into an open van and sexually assaulted by Combs.
October 14An unnamed New York woman claimed that Combs asked to speak with her privately at a Biggie Smalls promotional party in 1995 before allegedly slamming her head into a wall and raping her. She was allegedly threatened with disappearance if she spoke out.
October 14A Georgia man working for a management company in New York claimed that at a party hosted by Diddy in 2021, he was given a drugged drink that left him "paralyzed" and "trapped in his own body." At least three men, including Combs, allegedly sexually assaulted him.
October 14An unnamed woman accused Diddy of inviting her and her friend to a hotel room, where he threatened to "have them both killed" before making them drink and do drugs. She was then allegedly fondled, molested, and raped by him. She was a 19-year-old student in Brooklyn at the time and had been invited to a party near her campus.
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Points to Watch
A federal judge ruled on Oct. 31 that one of Buzbee’s clients, who claimed she was raped when she was 19 years old, would have to reveal her identity if she wanted her case to proceed. She is currently the only anonymous accuser who has been told she must disclose her identity. Buzbee has stated that she is willing to reveal her identity.
Notable Quotation
"Mr. Combs and his legal team have full confidence in the facts, their legal defenses, and the integrity of the judicial process," Combs' attorneys said in a statement in October, reiterating their continuous denials of any wrongdoing. "In court, the truth will prevail: that Mr. Combs has never sexually assaulted anyone — adult or minor, man or woman."
Lawyer Tony Buzbee, who previously represented Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton during his impeachment proceedings and former Texas Gov. Rick Perry following his charging, held a speech in October's early days to announce his representation of 120 individuals with accusations against Combs. Initially believed to be a collective lawsuit, Buzbee has shifted to filing individual cases for his clients, who reside in various parts of the nation. He revealed that his legal actions will unveil the allies who aided in this misconduct in private settings, mentioning "several influential figures." Thousands of individuals have reported incidents with Combs, according to Buzbee, and his clients span 25 different states. Additionally, more than two dozen of the accusers were minors at the time of their alleged mistreatment—with one plaintiff claiming they were just 9 years old when they interacted with Combs.
Additional Sources
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In response to the allegations made by Tony Buzbee, Jay-Z accused him of attempting to extort him in a statement, claiming that Buzbee was trying to leverage the public scrutiny to pressure him into settling out of court.
Despite the ongoing legal battles, Sean "Diddy" Combs continues to have a significant presence in Texas, with attorney Tony Buzbee representing several accusers against him in various lawsuits.
