Sean "Diddy" Combs is facing new allegations of sexual assault in a lawsuit filed by a man identified as John Doe, who claims the hip-hop mogul drugged and raped him in 2012 and later threatened his life. The lawsuit, filed in New York, alleges that Combs hired the plaintiff through a Florida-based male companion service and assaulted him at the InterContinental Hotel.
According to the court filing, Doe was initially instructed to perform sexual acts on an unnamed woman. The plaintiff alleges that Combs later drugged him with either a bottle of water or baby oil laced with an unknown substance, causing him to lose control of his body. The lawsuit claims that Combs then followed him into the bathroom and anally sodomized him.
The plaintiff further alleges that Combs warned him to remain silent, threatening his life in the process. "You better not say a word to anybody about this. Did you hear me?" Combs allegedly told him, according to the suit. "I'm not f------ playing with you. If I can get Pac hit, what the f--- do you think can happen to you?"
Combs' legal team swiftly denied the allegations, calling the lawsuit an attempt to exploit the musician's legal troubles. "No matter how many lawsuits are filed-especially by individuals who refuse to put their own names behind their claims-it won't change the fact that Mr. Combs has never sexually assaulted or sex trafficked anyone-man or woman, adult or minor," his lawyers stated. "We live in a world where anyone can file a lawsuit for any reason. Fortunately, a fair and impartial judicial process exists to find the truth, and Mr. Combs is confident he will prevail in court."
This latest lawsuit adds to the mounting legal challenges against Combs, who is currently facing multiple civil suits accusing him of sexual assault, harassment, and sex trafficking. He remains in federal custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where he has been held since his September 2024 arrest on charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, and transportation for prostitution.
Combs has pleaded not guilty to the federal charges, which accuse him of orchestrating what prosecutors have described as "freak-offs"-elaborate, coercive sex parties in which he allegedly manipulated and abused victims. Prosecutors claim Combs used his power in the music industry to lure women into exploitative situations, blackmail them into silence, and subject them to violence, including kidnapping and physical assaults.
The severity of the charges could result in a life sentence if Combs is convicted of racketeering. The sex trafficking charges alone carry a minimum sentence of 15 years. His trial is scheduled to begin in May 2025.
Further complicating his legal troubles, Combs recently sued NBC Universal over a documentary, Diddy: Making of a Bad Boy, which he claims falsely portrays him as a serial murderer and sex trafficker. The lawsuit alleges that the documentary accuses him of involvement in the deaths of former girlfriend Kim Porter, rapper The Notorious B.I.G., and Dwight "Heavy D" Myers. "Indeed, the entire premise of the documentary assumes that Mr. Combs has committed numerous heinous crimes, including serial murder, rape of minors, and sex trafficking of minors," the suit claims, adding that it "maliciously and baselessly jumps to the conclusion that Mr. Combs is a 'monster' and 'an embodiment of Lucifer.'"
Amid the growing list of legal challenges, Combs' defense team has undergone notable shifts. Last week, defense attorney Anthony Ricco abruptly withdrew from the case, citing irreconcilable differences. In a court filing, Ricco stated, "Under no circumstances can I continue to effectively serve as counsel for Sean Combs."
