One other spherical of lawsuits have been filed towards Sean “Diddy” Combs, together with the allegation that he drugged and raped a 13-year-old woman with an unnamed “male celeb” as an unnamed “feminine celeb” watched.
The Buzbee Legislation Agency, which stated on Oct. 1 that it might be presenting 120 extra lawsuits towards Combs, filed 5 new fits within the Southern District of New York on Sunday night time. Two extra fits had been additionally filed in Las Vegas and Los Angeles, respectively.
One of many fits comes from a Jane Doe who was 13 years outdated on Sept. 7, 2000, when she tried to attend the MTV Video Music Awards. She couldn’t get in to the awards present with no ticket, and due to this fact approached a number of limousine drivers after the occasion to see if she might attend an afterparty. One of many drivers allegedly labored for Combs, and drove the plaintiff to a celebration, the place she signed a non-disclosure settlement and accepted a drink.
After only one drink, the plaintiff alleged that she “started to really feel woozy and lightheaded” and made her option to an empty bed room to lie down. Quickly after, Combs allegedly entered the room with “a female and male celeb.” She then alleges that she was raped by the male celeb as the feminine celeb watched, earlier than allegedly being raped by Combs as each celebrities watched. The go well with goes on to allege that after the assault, the plaintiff — who now lives in Alabama — “fell right into a deep melancholy which continues to have an effect on each side of her life.”
A consultant for Combs didn’t instantly reply to Selection‘s request for touch upon the brand new lawsuits. Combs has repeatedly denied all allegations towards him. In a earlier assertion to Selection, his attorneys stated: “Mr. Combs and his authorized workforce have full confidence within the details, their authorized defenses, and the integrity of the judicial course of. In courtroom, the reality will prevail: that Mr. Combs has by no means sexually assaulted anybody — grownup or minor, man or lady.”
Combs is at present incarcerated on the Metropolitan Detention Heart in Brooklyn, N.Y. after being arrested on Sept. 16 by Homeland Safety on expenses of of racketeering, intercourse trafficking and transportation to have interaction in prostitution. He pleaded not responsible to the fees. Combs was denied bail by two separate judges, and is about to stay behind bars till his trial in Could of subsequent 12 months. If discovered responsible of racketeering, Combs might face life in jail.
Combs’ events, significantly these following the VMAs and his “white celebration” within the Hamptons through the summer time, had been referred to as celeb hotspots. Main as much as his trial, it stays to be seen if any massive names can be implicated within the allegations towards Combs.
