Hip-hop mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs faces seven new sex abuse lawsuits

Hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing seven new lawsuits accusing him of sexual abuse.

Five of the complaints were filed Sunday in U.S. District Court in New York City, and two were filed Monday in New York state court.

The lawsuits from four men and three women cite incidents that allegedly occurred in New York, Los Angeles and Las Vegas, the victims’ lawyer, Tony Buzbee, posted on Facebook.

Some of the lawsuits involve unidentified celebrities who took part in the abuse. Mr. Buzbee noted that the cases involve incidents as far back as 2000, but most occurred in 2022.

“We expect to be filing cases weekly naming Mr. Combs and others as defendants as we continue to gather evidence and prepare the filings,” Mr. Buzbee wrote.

The Buzbee Law Firm and AVA Law Group have said previously they are representing 120 alleged victims.

Mr. Combs, 54, faces roughly two dozen civil lawsuits accusing him of sexual abuse.

One accuser said she was 13 at the time in 2000 when she was invited to an MTV Video Music Awards after-party set up by Mr. Combs in New York City. She was given a drink that she says was drugged and woke up to Mr. Combs saying, “You are ready to party!”

She claims she was raped by another male celebrity while Mr. Combs and a female celebrity looked on, and was then raped by Mr. Combs next while the two other celebrities watched.

Another accuser said that when he was a 17-year-old aspiring musician he was chatting with Mr. Combs in a Manhattan hotel when he drank a drugged drink. He alleged Mr. Combs assaulted him by grabbing his genitals.

Mr. Combs’ attorneys maintain that the mogul “and his legal team have full confidence in the facts, their legal defenses, and the integrity of the judicial process.”

“In court, the truth will prevail: that Mr. Combs has never sexually assaulted anyone — adult or minor, man or woman,” Mr. Combs’s attorneys said in the statement.

Mr. Combs was arrested and charged last month sex trafficking by force, transportation to engage in prostitution and racketeering conspiracy. The unsealed indictment painted a picture of Mr. Combs as an all-powerful sex fiend presiding over “freak offs.”

He was denied bail twice and maintains that he is not guilty.

Over the weekend, Mr. Combs’ attorneys asked the judge overseeing the case to impose a gag order on possible witnesses and their counsel to stop them from talking about the allegations against Mr. Combs.

His trial is set for May 5.