Diddy is facing seven new sexual abuse lawsuits and has been accused of assaulting a minor in one of them.
were filed Monday in Manhattan federal court, the first in a wave of dozens of civil cases expected to be filed in the weeks ahead.
Five of the cases on Monday were filed by men and two were filed by women. In one, a woman claims that Combs lured her into a bathroom at a 1995 promotional event for a. music video, then violently raped her. “You better not tell anyone about this, or you will disappear,” he allegedly told her after the attack.
“Combs abruptly then let go of John Doe’s genitals and told him that his people would be in touch,” the lawyers write in that lawsuit. “Combs continued with his party as if nothing had happened, but for John Doe, everything had changed.”Combs, also known as Puff Daddy and P. Diddy, was once one of the most powerful men in the music industry. But last month, he wasover accusations of sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson and bribery.
In addition to the criminal cases, Combs has also faced a slew of civil lawsuits over the past year, including at least 12 filed prior to Monday’s new lawsuits.
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