Two new lawsuits have been filed against Sean “Diddy” Combs, accusing the music mogul of sexual assault.
The lawsuits, filed in New York, include allegations by men who were underage at the time of the alleged assaults.
One of the alleged victims was 10 years old at the time, while the second accuser claims Mr. Combs assaulted a teenage boy who was auditioning for the popular MTV reality show “Making the Band”, which the rapper produced.
In response to the accusations, representatives for Mr. Combs stated that he “never sexually assaulted or trafficked anyone – man or woman, adult or minor.”
However, more than two dozen lawsuits have been filed against him in recent months, alleging rape, drugging, underage assaults, intimidation, and sexual extortion. The rapper is also facing federal criminal charges in an alleged sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy and has pleaded not guilty.
The two lawsuits filed on Monday were brought by attorney Tony Buzbee, who claims to represent over 100 alleged victims and plans to file dozens of lawsuits against Mr. Combs in the coming weeks.
In the first lawsuit, the plaintiff alleges that Mr. Combs assaulted him in 2005 when he was 10 years old and aspiring to be an actor and rapper. The alleged assault took place during a meeting arranged by an industry consultant in New York.
The lawsuit claims that Mr. Combs disrobed and ordered the boy to perform a sex act, threatening to harm his parents if he told anyone.
In the second lawsuit, an unnamed male alleges he was sexually assaulted by Mr. Combs in 2008 during an audition for the MTV reality competition the rapper produced. The plaintiff was 17 at the time.
Mr. Combs is currently being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, following his arrest in September on federal charges. He was denied bail and will remain in custody until his trial in May.
