Sean “Diddy” Combs has extra bother coming his method it appears.
The rap mogul is concerned in a protracted court docket dispute attributable to quite a lot of new accusations of sexual abuse. Tony Buzbee, a widely known lawyer in Texas, revealed that he’s defending 120 folks, together with 25 minors, who’ve come ahead with startling allegations of abuse that span greater than 25 years.
At a press convention that was streamed on-line, Buzbee shared harrowing particulars of the alleged abuse, a few of which concerned youngsters as younger as 9 years previous. In line with him, the claims have undergone rigorous vetting and corroboration.
Amongst Buzbee’s clientele are victims who have been minors in the course of the stated incidents, numbering 60 males and 60 girls. In a single occasion, a 9-year-old youngster claimed to have been sexually assaulted by Combs and different folks in his Manhattan Dangerous Boy studios whereas he was pursuing a document deal. Combs allegedly threatened to make one other younger boy have interaction in sexual exercise away from his dad and mom.
The claims additionally embrace a 15-year-old lady who was allegedly drugged and raped at a celebration in New York Metropolis. In line with Buzbee, such occasions — together with album launch events, New Yr’s Eve celebrations, and Combs’ notorious ‘White Events’ — have been typically the settings the place these alleged assaults occurred. “All have been searching for both TV or some form of music profession with guarantees of, you already know, ‘We’re going to make you a star,” Buzbee stated. “As a substitute, mainly, [Combs] did issues to them in order that they don’t wish to have something to do with the leisure business ever once more,” he stated.
“I anticipate that by means of this course of, many highly effective folks might be uncovered,” Buzbee stated, declining to call any names. “A few of this behaviour occurred at non-public residences of those that everyone knows. … The names that we’re going to call, assuming that our investigators affirm and corroborate what we’ve been advised, are names that may shock you,” Buzbee stated.
Diddy’s Assertion:
In a press release to Rolling Stone, Combs’ lawyer, Erica Wolff, stated the music mogul denies the allegations. “As Mr. Combs’ authorized group has emphasised, he can not handle each meritless allegation in what has grow to be a reckless media circus. That stated, Mr. Combs emphatically and categorically denies as false and defamatory any declare that he sexually abused anybody, together with minors. He seems ahead to proving his innocence and vindicating himself in court docket if and when claims are filed and served, the place the reality might be established based mostly on proof, not hypothesis,” Wolff stated.
Diddy is presently behind bars on expenses of racketeering conspiracy, intercourse trafficking by drive, fraud, or coercion, and transportation to interact in prostitution.
