Sean “Diddy” Combs has extra hassle coming his manner it appears.
The rap mogul is concerned in a protracted courtroom dispute as a consequence of numerous new accusations of sexual abuse. Tony Buzbee, a widely known lawyer in Texas, revealed that he’s defending 120 individuals, together with 25 minors, who’ve come ahead with startling allegations of abuse that span greater than 25 years.
At a press convention that was streamed on-line, Buzbee shared harrowing particulars of the alleged abuse, a few of which concerned kids as younger as 9 years outdated. In accordance with him, the claims have undergone rigorous vetting and corroboration.
Amongst Buzbee’s clientele are victims who have been minors throughout the stated incidents, numbering 60 males and 60 ladies. In a single occasion, a 9-year-old little one claimed to have been sexually assaulted by Combs and different individuals in his Manhattan Unhealthy Boy studios whereas he was pursuing a report deal. Combs allegedly threatened to make one other younger boy have interaction in sexual exercise away from his mother and father.
The claims additionally embrace a 15-year-old lady who was allegedly drugged and raped at a celebration in New York Metropolis. In accordance with Buzbee, such occasions — together with album launch events, New Yr’s Eve celebrations, and Combs’ notorious ‘White Events’ — have been usually the settings the place these alleged assaults occurred. “All have been in search of both TV or some type of music profession with guarantees of, you realize, ‘We’re going to make you a star,” Buzbee stated. “As an alternative, principally, [Combs] did issues to them in order that they don’t need to have something to do with the leisure trade ever once more,” he stated.
“I count on that by way of this course of, many highly effective individuals might be uncovered,” Buzbee stated, declining to call any names. “A few of this behaviour occurred at non-public residences of those who everyone knows. … The names that we’re going to call, assuming that our investigators verify and corroborate what we’ve been instructed, are names that may shock you,” Buzbee stated.
Diddy’s Assertion:
In an announcement to Rolling Stone, Combs’ lawyer, Erica Wolff, stated the music mogul denies the allegations. “As Mr. Combs’ authorized staff has emphasised, he can’t handle each meritless allegation in what has turn into a reckless media circus. That stated, Mr. Combs emphatically and categorically denies as false and defamatory any declare that he sexually abused anybody, together with minors. He appears to be like ahead to proving his innocence and vindicating himself in courtroom if and when claims are filed and served, the place the reality might be established primarily based on proof, not hypothesis,” Wolff stated.
Diddy is at present behind bars on costs of racketeering conspiracy, intercourse trafficking by drive, fraud, or coercion, and transportation to interact in prostitution.