New York, NY — Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing lawsuits from three men who allege that the music industry giant drugged and raped them. Filed anonymously in New York state court, these claims add another layer to the ongoing sexual assault allegations against the rapper and record executive. Combs is also currently battling federal sex trafficking charges, which intensify the scrutiny under which he is operating.
Represented by attorney Thomas Giuffra, the plaintiffs accuse Combs of leveraging his influence and affluence to exploit them, subsequently using intimidation to keep them silent. Giuffra expressed that while legal action cannot reverse the damage inflicted, it offers the victims a means to reclaim some sense of power and esteem that was allegedly taken by Combs.
Combs’ legal team, however, has dismissed the accusations as wholly unfounded. In a resolute statement, Combs’ attorneys criticized the charges as fabricated, pledging to disprove them in court and to pursue sanctions against the lawyers who lodged these “fictional claims.”
According to the lawsuit details, the incidents spanned from 2019 to 2022, involving situations where the men, all referred to as John Doe, claim they were unknowingly given drinks laced with drugs, leading to their subsequent assaults by Combs and his associates. As they seek a jury trial, the men have not specified the amount of damages they are pursuing from Combs.
In one case from 2020, a plaintiff alleges an assault occurred in Combs’ suite at the InterContinental hotel in Times Square during a meeting about compensation owed for his long-term employment with Combs. Another accuser recounts a 2019 encounter that escalated at a Manhattan nightclub and continued similarly at an afterparty in Combs’ Park Hyatt hotel suite. This individual claimed he was incapacitated by the drugged beverage, later finding himself assaulted with the ordeal recorded by an accomplice of Combs, who handed him $2,500 post-attack.
A third man’s allegations place him at a summer 2020 party at Combs’ East Hampton mansion, where he says he was drugged and assaulted by Combs along with others from the record label.
In a broader legal context, Combs has already entered a not guilty plea regarding federal allegations describing his role in orchestrating so-called “Freak Offs.” These events allegedly involved coerced, drug-fueled sexual performances with male sex workers. Prosecutors claim that Combs and a network of associates ensured the silence of the involved parties through blackmail, violence, and other coercive means.
As Combs continues to fight these charges, his request for bail has been denied three times, leaving him in custody in a Brooklyn federal jail with a trial set for May.
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