New Diddy accuser says he threatened to 'ruin her' at 17 after she was sexually assaulted at one of his famed July 4 white parties
- Sean "Diddy" Combs is facing five new sex assault lawsuits, including one involving a minor.
- One lawsuit alleges Combs sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl at one of his famed white parties.
- Combs' attorney denied the allegations, calling the lawsuits "publicity stunts" by attorney Tony Buzbee.
Sean "Diddy" Combs is facing five new sex assault lawsuits, including one that accuses the hip-hop mogul of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl at one of his famed Fourth of July white parties in the Hamptons.
The plaintiff, now an adult only identified in court papers as "Jane Doe" from Texas, alleges in the lawsuit that as a teenage model she wound up at Combs' July 4, 2004 white-themed A-list bash at his Hamptons mansion.
"The event was lavishly decorated, featured live music performances, and boasted top-tier food and beverages β an atmosphere of opulence and luxury, full of celebrities," the lawsuit, filed late Tuesday in New York federal court, says. "Many unsuspecting individuals, like Plaintiff, were recruited to attend these parties."
The woman alleges that while at the party, she was drugged through a laced drink and ultimately lost consciousness.
"When she awoke, Plaintiff's underwear was missing, and she felt throbbing pains in her vaginal and anal areas," the lawsuit says.
The lawsuit alleges that at some point Combs and two of his bodyguards approached the then-teen and threatened her.
"Combs told Plaintiff that she would be in danger if she spoke about what had occurred, stating that he 'ran New York and would ruin her,'" the lawsuit says, adding, "At this point, Plaintiff recognized that at least Combs had sexually assaulted her while she was unconscious. She feared for her life."
The lawsuit does not say how the plaintiff was able to determine Combs was the person who assaulted her.
Erica Wolff, an attorney for Combs, denied the accusations in the lawsuits in a statement to Business Insider on Wednesday. She slammed the Texas attorney behind the latest batch of suits and a slew of others that have been filed against the "I'll Be Missing You" rapper.
"As his legal team has said before, Mr. Combs has full confidence in the facts and the integrity of the judicial process," said Wolff. "In court, the truth will prevail: that Mr. Combs never sexually assaulted or trafficked anyoneβman or woman, adult or minor."
Tony Buzbee's law firm has brought more than 20 lawsuits against Combs
Following Combs' September arrest and indictment on federal charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution, Texas attorney Tony Buzbee said at a press conference that his firm is representing 120 accusers with sexual misconduct claims against Combs.
Since October, Buzbee's firm has filed more than 20 lawsuits on behalf of anonymous male and female plaintiffs against Combs, with some alleging the drugging and raping of minors. Two of those lawsuits allege that sexual attacks happened at Combs' 1998 and 2006 white parties.
The five new lawsuits lodged this week against Combs, who remains in jail, were among those filed by Buzbee and his firm.
In one of those lawsuits, an unnamed man from Florida alleges he was drugged and raped by Combs at a 2022 house party in Miami where many of the 50 partygoers were "recognizable public figures." The plaintiff said as he lost consciousness, Combs was "wearing a disturbing smile" and told him, "this is what you want."
An unnamed woman alleges in a separate lawsuit that in 2001, when she was 18 years old, she was drugged and ordered by Combs to perform oral sex on his bodyguards and then on him inside a limousine after attending a Halloween party at a Manhattan club.
Another unnamed man alleges in a lawsuit filed this week that in 2001, as an actor auditioning for a role in one of Combs' music videos, he was drugged, anally raped by Combs, and orally raped by a member of his entourage in a New York City hotel room.
The plaintiff, like several others, accuses Combs of using his power in the industry and prominence as a hip-hop mogul to lure him into his orbit.
Another male plaintiff alleges in one of the lawsuits filed this week that in 2022 at a New York City party hosted by Combs, he was drugged and sodomized by Combs.
"Plaintiff, in a state of shock and confusion, forcefully fought Combs off and fled the room, making his way to a nearby bathroom," the lawsuit says.
Buzbee said in a statement posted to his Instagram on Tuesday that he expects to file cases weekly "naming Mr. Combs and others as defendants as we continue to gather evidence and prepare the filings."
Meanwhile, a mystery celebrity accused Buzbee in a lawsuit this week of orchestrating an extortion plot meant to destroy his reputation.
"With Combs behind bars, and payment unlikely to be forthcoming any time soon, Defendants devised a scheme to obtain payments through the use of coercive threats from anyone with any ties to Combs," Monday's lawsuit against Buzbee says.
Buzbee said the lawsuit was "not only without legal merit," but also "laughable."
Wolff, Combs' attorney, told BI on Wednesday, "The extortion lawsuit against Mr. Buzbee exposes his barrage of lawsuits against Mr. Combs for what they are: shameless publicity stunts, designed to extract payments from celebrities who fear having lies spread about them, just as lies have been spread about Mr. Combs."