Diddy‘s legal problems have grown, as half a dozen new civil suits were just filed against him, the first batch of 120 against the mogul promised by Texas attorney Tony Buzbee.
Among the lawsuits, all filed on Monday (October 14) in Manhattan federal court, is one from a John Doe who says he was 16 when, he alleges, Diddy sexually assaulted him at one of the star’s famous White Parties in 1998.
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The suits claims that Diddy met Doe at the party and “took an interest” in him.
“They walked to a more private area near the portable restrooms brought in for the party. There, John Doe told Combs he was a big fan of Combs and shared his dreams of becoming a star,” the complaint continues.
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“Despite the pleasant conversation, which occurred, things took an unexpected turn for the worst. Combs abruptly told John Doe that he needed to drop his pants. John Doe, caught completely off guard, confusingly asked Combs to repeat himself. Combs made himself clear. He instructed John Doe to drop his pants and expose his penis so that Combs could inspect it, explaining it was a rite of passage and the route to becoming a star, and also as a way to prove himself…
“Combs remained calm and stood in front of him and stretched out his hand in a cupped position. Out of fear, anxiety and the imbalanced power dynamic between himself and Combs, John Doe then dropped his pants and exposed his penis as Combs previously instructed.
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“Combs moved closer and grabbed John Doe’s penis and genitals with his hand. He firmly cupped and held onto John Doe’s genitals for an extended period of time. During this time, Combs moved his hand in such a fashion to manipulate John Doe’s genitals, squeezing and feeling them. Doe was only sixteen.”
The six allegations filed on Monday span decades and locations, from a circa 1995 promo party for the Notorious B.I.G.’s “One More Chance” video to a 2021 party in New York City. In addition to the alleged White Party assault in 1998, there is a different White Party allegation, from 2006.
All of the plaintiffs are anonymous. Four of them are men and two are women.
Diddy’s attorneys responded to the suits with a statement to HipHopDX: “The press conference and 1-800 number that preceded today’s barrage of filings were clear attempts to garner publicity. Mr. Combs and his legal team have full confidence in the facts, their legal defenses, and the integrity of the judicial process. In court, the truth will prevail: that Mr. Combs has never sexually assaulted anyone — adult or minor, man or woman.”
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As mentioned, all of the suits were filed by Texas attorney Tony Buzbee. At the beginning of the month, Buzbee gave a press conference —to which Diddy’s attorneys referred in their above statement — to announce that he was filing 120 separate civil suits against the embattled mogul, along with multiple other people and entities, for a variety of alleged offenses.
Diddy, through his attorney Erica Wolff, told HipHopDX at the time that he “denies as false and defamatory any claim that he sexually abused anyone, including minors.”
