Current:Home > StocksSean ‘Diddy’ Combs faces new sex assault allegations in woman’s lawsuit -Wealth Empowerment Academy
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs faces new sex assault allegations in woman’s lawsuit
View
Date:2025-04-21 10:39:50
Sean “Diddy” Combs was hit with new sexual assault allegations Friday as a woman filed a lawsuit in New York saying she was repeatedly raped and drugged at the music mogul’s homes and became pregnant after one of the encounters.
It’s the latest of several similar lawsuits by women against Combs, who also was arrested last week on a federal sex trafficking indictment.
The lawsuit was filed against Combs, his companies and several associates and seeks undisclosed damages for physical injuries, severe emotional distress, humiliation, anxiety and other harms. A lawyer for Combs, his company and one of his representatives did not immediately return emails seeking comment Friday.
The woman in the latest lawsuit, identified by the pseudonym Jane Doe, accuses Combs of sexually assaulting her while she was unconscious from drugs, and it alleges Combs and his acquaintances recorded sexual encounters without her permission. She says that she met Combs overseas in fall 2020 and that the assaults and harassment continued through July this year.
Doe says she often was coerced and harassed into traveling to Combs’ homes in New York, Los Angeles and Miami and other cities, including monthly in 2021 and 2022.
“At every visit, (Combs) would make her ‘perform a show’ for him and would ply her with alcohol and substances until she passed out — she would wake up with bruising and injuries but with no recollection of how she sustained her injuries,” the lawsuit says.
In a July 2022 encounter with Combs at his Los Angeles home, the woman alleges in the lawsuit, she was forced to ingest drugs she believes included ketamine and blacked out. She later took a pregnancy test and told Combs it was positive, she says. A Combs associate repeatedly demanded she get an abortion, and she had a miscarriage, she asserts.
This past July, Doe says, Combs “commanded” her to go to his home in Miami, where she alleges Combs shoved two pills in her mouth. She says that the next morning, she felt ill and confused and could not remember what had happened the night before, and that the bedroom was in disarray.
Doe, being represented by attorneys Marie Napoli and Joseph Ciaccio, also alleges Combs and his associates tracked her location and monitored her conversations. She says Combs discouraged her from working and gave her an “allowance” that he used to control her.
“Powerful figures in the entertainment industry have long exploited aspiring artists and fans,” Napoli said in a statement. “Recent high-profile lawsuits aim to hold these celebrities accountable, potentially transforming industry practices and providing justice for victims. No one is above the law. Fame and wealth do not protect Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs from serious allegations of sex trafficking and abuse.”
On Tuesday, another woman sued Combs, alleging that the music mogul and his head of security raped her and recorded it on video at his New York recording studio in 2001.
Combs remains jailed without bail in New York on the federal charges alleging he ran a vast network that facilitated sexual crimes and committed shocking acts of violence, using blackmail and other tactics to protect Combs and those close to him.
He pleaded not guilty to racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking. His attorney said he is innocent and will fight to clear his name.
Earlier this month, Combs admitted that he beat his ex-girlfriend Cassie in a hotel hallway in 2016 and apologized after CNN released video of the attack.
Combs, 54, is one of the best-known music executives, producers and performers across hip-hop, having won three Grammys and worked with artists such as Notorious B.I.G., Mary J. Blige, Usher, Lil Kim, Faith Evans and 112. He founded Bad Boy Records in 1993, the influential fashion line Sean John, a vodka brand and the Revolt TV network. He sold off his stake in the latter company in June of this year.
veryGood! (3)
Related
- Arkansas State Police probe death of woman found after officer
- Pregnant 18-year-old who never showed for doctor's appointment now considered missing
- Drone fired from Iran strikes tanker off India's coast, Pentagon says
- As migration surges, immigration court case backlog swells to over 3 million
- Are Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp down? Meta says most issues resolved after outages
- National Weather Service warns of high surf for some of Hawaii’s shores
- Israel launches heavy strikes across central and southern Gaza after widening its offensive
- US online retailer Zulily says it will go into liquidation, surprising customers
- Sarah J. Maas books explained: How to read 'ACOTAR,' 'Throne of Glass' in order.
- Buffalo Bills playoff clinching scenarios for NFL Week 17: It's simple. Win and get in.
Ranking
- 2 killed, 3 injured in shooting at makeshift club in Houston
- Feds want to hunt one kind of owl to save another kind of owl. Here's why.
- Purdue still No. 1, while Florida Atlantic rises in USA TODAY Sports men's basketball poll
- Worried about taxes? It's not too late to cut what you owe the government.
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Triathlon
- Mississippi prison guard shot and killed by coworker, officials say
- Widower of metro Phoenix’s ex-top prosecutor suspected of killing 2 women before taking his own life
- Taylor Swift spends Christmas Day cheering for Travis Kelce at Chiefs game
Recommendation
Jamie Foxx gets stitches after a glass is thrown at him during dinner in Beverly Hills
Live updates | Israel’s forces raid a West Bank refugee camp as its military expands Gaza offensive
UN appoints a former Dutch deputy premier and Mideast expert as its Gaza humanitarian coordinator
Bill Granger, chef who brought Aussie-style breakfast to world capitals, dies at 54
The city of Chicago is ordered to pay nearly $80M for a police chase that killed a 10
Spend Your Gift Cards on These Kate Spade Bags That Start at $48
Tamar Braxton and Jeremy JR Robinson Engaged Again 2 Months After Break Up: See Her Ring
1st Amendment claim struck down in Project Veritas case focused on diary of Biden’s daughter