Sean “Diddy” Combs is confronting a contemporary wave of assault accusations following a brand new civil lawsuit filed on Sunday within the Southern District of New York. Texas-based lawyer Tony Buzbee claims that Combs sexually assaulted a person in 2022. Buzbee has indicated that he plans to file extra lawsuits in opposition to Combs, stating, “We’ll let the allegations within the filed complaints converse for themselves, and can work to see that justice is completed.”
This lawsuit comes lower than per week after Buzbee filed six different fits in opposition to the music mogul. Combs’ authorized group denied all accusations in an announcement to NBC Information final week, asserting that he has “by no means sexually assaulted anybody—grownup or minor, man or girl.” The assertion expressed confidence within the judicial course of, claiming that the reality would prevail.
At the moment, Combs is being held with out bail on the Metropolitan Detention Middle in Brooklyn on federal racketeering and intercourse trafficking fees, along with his trial scheduled to begin on Might 5. Federal prosecutors have revealed that they’re reviewing knowledge from over 90 units seized throughout raids at his properties, in addition to throughout his arrest in New York earlier this yr.
In a current listening to, Combs’ authorized group filed a movement requesting the general public identification of his accusers within the federal intercourse trafficking case to facilitate a correct protection. The continuing authorized battles come after a number of lawsuits, together with one from his former girlfriend, Casandra Ventura, which was rapidly settled. Different plaintiffs embody Daybreak Richard, a former member of the woman group Danity Kane, who has accused Combs of groping, assaulting, and threatening her life.
Because the authorized troubles intensify, Combs continues to disclaim all allegations in opposition to him, emphasizing his intent to battle again in opposition to the claims.
