Sean "Diddy" Combs, the once-celebrated hip-hop mogul, faces a growing list of allegations from former partners and employees detailing a pattern of coercion, drug-fueled abuse, and sexual misconduct. A new Rolling Stone report, published Tuesday, includes testimonies from an anonymous former girlfriend, identified as "Nicole," and multiple others who describe disturbing encounters with Combs over the years.
Nicole, who was in an on-and-off relationship with Combs for four years, said she last saw him in July 2024, just months before his arrest on federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges. She claimed that during their final encounter, Combs forcibly shoved two pills into her mouth, causing her to black out. When she awoke hours later, she found herself in a wrecked room littered with empty bottles of baby oil, wine, food, towels, and a hookah.
"The person that I was so in love with, that I cared about like family-I'm finding out every single day that this person is a monster," Nicole told Rolling Stone. She later filed a lawsuit accusing Combs of sexual assault and battery.
According to her legal filing, Combs regularly made her perform for him under the influence of ecstasy, often instructing her to coat herself in warmed baby oil. She alleged that the music mogul frequently used excessive amounts of the oil during sexual encounters, sometimes going through an entire bottle in under five minutes. A March 2024 raid on Combs' properties by Homeland Security uncovered large quantities of baby oil, corroborating her claims.
Nicole also said she knew better than to resist Combs' demands. "I feel like the devil that would come out of him was during these turn-up times," she said. "It would be like a switch. We would be having so much fun, and then there's like a time where he's just taken it too far drug-wise, that he wants exactly what he wants."
Combs has denied all allegations, maintaining that his legal troubles stem from an effort to tarnish his reputation. His attorney, Marc Agnifilo, has described the federal case against him as "an unjust prosecution," calling Combs "a self-made entrepreneur, loving family man, and proven philanthropist." Combs has pleaded not guilty to charges of sex trafficking, conspiracy, and racketeering and is currently being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.
The Rolling Stone report also includes allegations from others who claim to have witnessed or been subjected to Combs' abusive behavior. A sex worker, identified as "Nathan," alleged that Combs was a "sex addict" and "obsessive drug addict," describing how he would regularly consume large amounts of ketamine and black out. "He's not reformed. He just wanted to get out of jail. He's the same person," Nathan said.
Another former girlfriend, Kat Pasion, spoke about a conversation with Combs in 2019, during which he made a chilling remark while they watched Surviving R. Kelly, a documentary about the R&B singer's sex trafficking allegations. "There's a little bit of R. Kelly in all of us," Combs allegedly told her. Pasion recalled responding, "There is NOT a little bit of R. Kelly in all of us."
The Rolling Stone report further detailed allegations from Combs' former assistant, Phil Pines, who accused him of sexual harassment and claimed he was ordered to procure sex workers and drugs for Combs' infamous "freak offs." Pines also described the aftermath of these parties, saying he was tasked with cleaning up and ensuring that everything appeared normal the next morning. "It's manipulation at its finest; it's grooming," Pines said. "He has that ability to make you feel like his world comes first. Even if it's at your expense, his needs and his life [come] before yours."
Combs' arrest in September 2024 followed months of legal turmoil, including the release of surveillance footage showing him physically assaulting ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in a hotel hallway. The public backlash was swift, and Combs later issued a now-deleted apology video, calling the incident "rock bottom" and vowing to be a better man.
However, former associates remain skeptical of his claims of reform. "When I watched that [apology] video, I knew he was lying because I knew what I experienced in 2021-five years later," Pasion said.
The report also highlighted a lawsuit filed in April 2025 by yacht stewardess Grace O'Marcaigh, who alleged that a 2022 holiday trip in the Caribbean-intended to be filmed for a Hulu reality series called Diddy+7-was instead a "hedonistic nightmare." O'Marcaigh claimed that drinks were laced with drugs, women were coerced into sex, and that she herself was drugged and sexually assaulted by Combs' oldest son, Christian.
One crew member on the yacht confirmed her account, telling Rolling Stone that Combs appeared to switch personalities depending on whether cameras were rolling. "He would do certain things for the video cameras and then switch into a different person," the source said.
As legal cases mount, Combs is expected to argue that many of the sexual encounters were consensual. Despite multiple accusations and a pending federal trial, he continues to assert his innocence.
"I know he's gonna fight until the end, and it's expected because freedom is what he wants," Pines said. "But I think true freedom comes with the truth and taking some accountability."
The trial is set for later this year, with prosecutors preparing to present what they claim is overwhelming evidence of Combs' long-standing pattern of abuse, coercion, and criminal activity.
