Sean “Diddy” Combs faces new sexual assault allegations in a lawsuit filed Monday, with an anonymous male musician claiming the imprisoned music mogul drugged and raped him in 2022.
The lawsuit, filed in New York County Supreme Court by attorney Tony Buzbee, alleges the incident occurred after the victim was approached while performing outside a Los Angeles nightclub in November 2022.
According to court documents, the plaintiff, identified as John Doe, claims he was invited to an “exclusive A-list birthday party” where Combs allegedly provided him with a drugged drink while promising help securing a recording contract. The lawsuit states the incapacitated victim was then “forcefully” coerced into performing oral sex before being raped.
Combs’s legal team strongly denied the allegations, calling them “facially ridiculous.” In a statement, his attorneys expressed “full confidence in the facts and the integrity of the judicial process,” maintaining that Combs “never sexually assaulted or trafficked anyone.”
The music mogul remains in custody after being denied bond multiple times and faces trial on May 5 for separate sex trafficking and racketeering charges. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Buzbee, who claims to represent more than 100 alleged victims of Combs, recently filed additional lawsuits on behalf of two women alleging 1990s assaults. The attorney is simultaneously involved in litigation with Jay-Z, who has accused Buzbee of attempted extortion through threatened litigation.
The plaintiff seeks compensatory damages for physical injuries, emotional distress, and psychological harm, with the amount to be determined at trial.
