Sean “Diddy” Combs faces his fourth sexual misconduct lawsuit in lower than one month.
The Unhealthy Boy Leisure CEO was accused most just lately by a girl who says she was raped by him and others as a youngster. The plaintiff within the civil case, who filed the go well with below the pseudonym Jane Doe, alleges that Combs, his longtime producing accomplice Harve Pierre and a 3rd man intercourse trafficked and gang raped her in 2003 when she was a 17-year-old highschool junior.
The “I will Be Lacking You” rapper, 54, fiercely denied the brand new allegations, saying in an announcement, “I didn’t do any of the terrible issues being alleged. I’ll combat for my identify, my household and for the reality.”
The brand new allegation follows the bombshell lawsuit towards him by his ex, singer Cassie, wherein she claimed she was trapped in a “cycle of abuse, violence and intercourse trafficking,” together with being raped in 2018. Diddy settled that lawsuit, however there are two others — along with the brand new one — pending.
Right here is the timeline of the sexual assault accusations and lawsuits towards the singer/producer/mogul:
Nov. 16
Cassie (actual identify: Casandra Ventura), who had an on-off relationship with Combs between 2007 and 2018, filed an explosive civil lawsuit in federal district court docket in Manhattan, accusing him of subjecting her to years of abuse throughout their relationship. She mentioned he managed and sexually trafficked her. She mentioned he gave her medication and beat her. She mentioned he pressured her to have intercourse with different males whereas he filmed the encounters. She mentioned he raped her at her residence, after forcing his manner in, in 2018. The lawsuit was filed below New York’s Grownup Survivors Act, which ran from Nov. 24, 2022, to Nov. 24, 2023, and allowed individuals who say they skilled sexual assault to take authorized motion regardless that the statute of limitations has expired.
An legal professional for Combs, who additionally goes by the nicknames Puff Daddy and P. Diddy, mentioned in an announcement that his consumer had been “subjected to Ms. Ventura’s persistent demand of $30 million, below the specter of writing a harmful e-book about their relationship, which was unequivocally rejected as blatant blackmail” and was “in search of a pay day” by means of the lawsuit, described as “baseless” and stuffed with “outrageous lies.”
Nov. 17
In a shock transfer, the exes introduced that the surprising lawsuit had been settled. Cassie mentioned in an announcement, “I’ve determined to resolve this matter amicably on phrases that I’ve some stage of management. I wish to thank my household, followers and attorneys for his or her unwavering assist.” In his personal assertion, Combs mentioned, “We’ve determined to resolve this matter amicably. I want Cassie and her household all the most effective.”
Nov. 21
The civil lawsuit, which was filed by a Jane Doe in New York Supreme Court docket, accused Pierre, a former president of Combs’s Unhealthy Boy Leisure and Unhealthy Boy Information, of grooming an unnamed assistant between 2016 and 2017, resulting in sexual assault on a number of events and sexual harassment. The assistant, who additionally filed below N.Y.’s Grownup Survivors Act, named Unhealthy Boy Leisure, Unhealthy Boy Information and Combs Enterprises as co-defendants, claiming negligence and gender violence and saying they need to have recognized the accused was “unfit to be able of authority.” An organization spokesperson mentioned the alleged abuse wasn’t reported on the time and that they’re “investigating.”
Nov. 23
Joi Dickerson-Neal filed a civil lawsuit in Manhattan Supreme Court docket accusing the performer of drugging and raping her in New York Metropolis in 1991, when she was a school pupil. Dickerson-Neal, who appeared with Combs in a music video, additionally cited revenge porn, claiming he filmed the assault and shared it with different folks within the music trade. The lawsuit, additionally filed below N.Y.’s Grownup Survivors Act, named Unhealthy Boy Leisure, Unhealthy Boy Information and Combs Enterprises as defendants as effectively.
The identical day, an nameless plaintiff filed a 3rd lawsuit in New York County Supreme Court docket alleging that Combs and R&B singer-songwriter Aaron Corridor took turns raping her and a pal at Corridor’s New York condo in 1990 or 1991.
Diddy’s spokesperson referred to as each fits “fabricated claims falsely alleging misconduct from over 30 years in the past and filed on the final minute. That is nothing however a cash seize.” The spokesperson added, “The New York Legislature certainly didn’t intend or count on the Grownup Survivors Act to be exploited by scammers. The general public must be skeptical and never rush to simply accept these bogus allegations.”
On Nov. 28, Revolt, the hip-hop TV community Diddy co-founded, mentioned in an announcement that Diddy was stepping down because the community’s chairman amid the lawsuits. Combs’s rep referred to as it a short lived scenario.
Dec. 6
A fourth civil lawsuit was filed by a Jane Doe towards Combs in the USA District Court docket within the Southern District of New York alleging that she was intercourse trafficked and gang raped by the star in 2003. She mentioned she was 17 on the time and was flown to New York Metropolis on a non-public aircraft to satisfy Combs, Pierre and an unnamed third male and that the three plied her with “copious quantities of medication and alcohol,” then raped her in a toilet at Combs’s studio. Combs, Pierre, Daddy’s Home Recordings and Unhealthy Boy Leisure are defendants within the go well with, which was filed by the identical legal professional who represented Cassie. Not like the three different lawsuits, this go well with falls below New York’s Gender-Motivated Violence Safety Legislation, which permits survivors a two-year window between March 1, 2023, and Feb. 28, 2025, to file claims even when the statute of limitations has expired.
The fourth lawsuit resulted in Combs breaking his silence, saying in an announcement from his rep and posted to social media, “ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. For the final couple of weeks, I’ve sat silently and watched folks attempt to assassinate my character, destroy my popularity and my legacy. Sickening allegations have been made towards me by people in search of a fast payday. Let me be completely clear: I didn’t do any of the terrible issues being alleged. I’ll combat for my identify, my household and for the reality.”
Pierre additionally slammed the lawsuit in an announcement to TMZ, calling it a “story of fiction. I’ve by no means participated in, witnessed, nor heard of something like this, ever. These disgusting allegations are false and a determined try for monetary achieve.”
The identical day, Tiffany Purple, a Grammy-winning songwriter who managed Cassie, wrote an open letter revealed by Rolling Stone saying she witnessed abuse that Comb inflicted on Cassie and claiming that Diddy “terrified” her. “There have been events after I heard [Combs] yelling at her and making threats” and “noticed her so excessive I used to be afraid of her overdosing at a celebration [Combs] threw for her.”
In the meantime, 50 Cent, an extended rival of Combs, confirmed that his manufacturing firm is making a documentary in regards to the sexual assault allegations towards Diddy. He famous that every one the proceeds will likely be donated to rape victims.
For those who or somebody you realize has been sexually assaulted, assist is on the market. RAINN’s Nationwide Sexual Assault Hotline is right here for survivors 24/7 with free, nameless assist. 800-656-HOPE (4673) and on-line.rainn.org.
