Over 100 people are set to sue rap musician Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs for sexual assault, rape, and sexual exploitation. Texas-based lawyer Tony Buzbee claims that some of the alleged victims include minors who were abused when they were as young as nine years old.
Combs denies the allegations, calling them “false and defamatory.” Buzbee and his team will continue to find potentially liable parties in the alleged abuse or any individual or entity who participated in or benefited from this egregious behavior.
The legal action is the latest against Combs, who was arrested last week and is facing criminal charges of racketeering and sex trafficking. He is currently in federal custody after being denied bail, which he is appealing. Combs has denied all allegations of criminal wrongdoing.
The total number of alleged victims he is representing is 120, with half of them being men and the other half women hailing from more than 25 states across the US. 25 of the alleged victims are minors, marking the first time Combs has been accused of sexually abusing children. The allegations span between 1991 and as recently as this year, with most of the incidents occurring after 2015. Most of the plaintiffs allege they were date raped after parties hosted by Combs, held at well-known venues, private residences, and hotels.
Many young people wanting to break into the industry were coerced into this type of conduct in the promise of being made a star or having Sean Combs listen to their tape.
One man, aged nine at the time, alleges that he was sexually abused by Combs and his associates at a recording studio in New York while trying to land a record deal.
Another man, also a minor at the time, alleged he was told by Combs he would be made a “star” but had to visit the rapper alone without his parents.
The biggest secret in the entertainment industry has finally been revealed to the world, and there will be individual cases filed for each alleged victim.
(BBC)
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