A previously anonymous accuser in a sexual assault lawsuit against Sean “Diddy” Combs has publicly identified herself, signaling a new phase in the mounting legal challenges against the music mogul. Anna Kane, the ex-wife of NHL player Evander Kane, amended her complaint on Friday, removing the pseudonym “Ms. Doe” at the insistence of defense counsel.
“I had hoped to use a pseudonym in pursuing justice for what happened to me as a teenager,” she said in a statement provided to TMZ via her attorney Douglas Wigdor. “Defendants’ demand that I use my name was an attempt to intimidate me, but I am not intimidated. I am prepared to proceed and hold accountable those who have harmed me.”
Anna’s lawsuit, filed in December 2023, details an alleged 2003 encounter in which she claims Combs, who was 34 at the time, along with his longtime associate Harve Pierre and another unidentified man, drugged and raped her when she was 17. According to court documents obtained by Page Six, Anna asserts that “Ms. Kane was gang raped by Mr. Combs, the Third Assailant and Mr. Pierre, in that order.” The alleged incident occurred at Daddy’s House Recording Studio in New York City, owned by Combs and Bad Boy Entertainment.
In her complaint, Anna says she had just completed her 11th grade year when Pierre approached her at a Detroit-area nightclub, telling her she was “hot” and pressing her to meet Combs in New York. She claims Pierre, allegedly under the influence of crack cocaine, forced her into oral sex before boarding a flight to Teterboro Airport in New Jersey. Once at the studio, the lawsuit alleges that Combs, Pierre, and a third man provided her with drugs and alcohol until she became severely intoxicated.
One of the women suing Diddy for sexual assault has been identified as Anna Kane, ex-wife of NHL star Evander Kane, TMZ reports.
Anna claims she was only 17 years old when she was gang-raped by Diddy and others in 2003. pic.twitter.com/MomK1BJ3Yt — XXL Magazine (@XXL) December 7, 2024
“As the night wore on, the 17-year-old Ms. Kane became more and more inebriated, eventually to the point that she could not possibly have consented to having sex with anyone, much less someone twice her age,” the filing states, describing a sequence of alleged assaults that left Anna with “significant emotional distress and feelings of shame that have plagued her life and personal relationships for 20 years.”
Photographs included in the suit purportedly show Anna at the studio that night, though her face is blurred. “Given the brave women who have come forward against Ms. Combs and Mr. Pierre in recent weeks, Ms. Kane is doing the same,” the amended complaint reads, referencing other accusers who have emerged as Combs faces a flurry of allegations.
Combs, 55, has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking, racketeering, and prostitution charges stemming from a separate case. He remains at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn after being denied bail three times. “ENOUGH IS ENOUGH,” Combs said in a prior statement, posted to social media. “For the last couple of weeks, I have sat silently and watched people try to assassinate my character, destroy my reputation and my legacy. Sickening allegations have been made against me by individuals looking for a quick payday. Let me be absolutely clear: I did not do any of the awful things being alleged.”
Anna’s past with Evander Kane had previously generated headlines. In 2021, she accused her ex-husband of domestic violence and sexual assault and alleged he gambled on NHL games. Evander, who now plays for the Edmonton Oilers, vehemently denied those claims and the NHL found no evidence of wrongdoing related to gambling. The couple divorced following a tumultuous split.
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil previously ordered that another accuser, Candice McCrary, also reveal her identity after alleging Combs forced himself on her in 2004. Meanwhile, Judge Jessica G. L. Clarke dismissed all claims in Anna’s case against Daddy’s House Recordings, Inc. and Bad Boy Entertainment Holdings, Inc., ruling that amendments to the Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Law expanding corporate liability do not apply retroactively. The matter now focuses solely on the individual defendants.
Anna’s pretrial conference is slated for January 9, 2025, with both sides to file a jointly prepared case management plan by January 2, 2025. Her willingness to step forward publicly marks another noteworthy development in a series of ongoing legal battles facing Combs.
For those affected by sexual assault, the National Sexual Assault Hotline remains available at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or through their website at rainn.org.