Because of sexual abuse
More lawsuits against Sean “Diddy” Combs
September 28, 2024, 2:54 a.m
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The rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs is said to have abused, threatened and coerced women for decades. He has been in custody since last week. Now another affected person is speaking out – and a law firm is announcing even more lawsuits.
The arrested US rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing further lawsuits. A woman from Florida filed a civil lawsuit against the musician for sexual abuse in New York on Friday (local time). According to her lawyers, the woman does not want to be named.
For several years, Combs put her under pressure and forced her to take non-consensual actions, US media quoted from the lawsuit. Accordingly, she was drugged and suffered injuries, including a bite wound. Sexual encounters were also filmed without her consent.
It was the second lawsuit against Combs this week. On Tuesday, a woman in New York made allegations against the rapper and one of his employees. They include rape, forced oral sex and the creation of video footage of the brutal incident, which Combs later released and sold as pornography. Accordingly, the incident occurred in New York in 2001. The then 25-year-old woman claims in the lawsuit that she was lured to Combs’ studio under a pretext. There she lost consciousness after drinking a drink that was probably laced with drugs. She was tied up and then brutally abused by both men.
There is a risk of further lawsuits
A legal team in Houston raised the prospect of further lawsuits. The law firm said they would represent more than 50 women and men. “I expect many more victims to come forward,” said a statement from attorney Tony Buzbee. They wanted to announce more details next week.
Combs (“Bad Boy for Life”, “I’ll Be Missing You”) was arrested in New York last week. The federal prosecutors’ indictment against the rapper shows that Combs is said to have abused, threatened and coerced women for decades into fulfilling his sexual desires and then remaining silent so as not to damage his reputation. The rapper pleaded not guilty. If found guilty on some or all counts, he could face life in prison. His lawyers failed in their bid to have Combs released from the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn by paying a million-dollar bail.