Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and Son Named in New Lawsuit Alleging Sexual Assault on Luxury Yacht

Sean “Diddy” Combs and his youngest son, Christian “King” Combs, 26, have been named in a new lawsuit that accuses the younger Combs of sexually assaulting a woman who was working on a luxury yacht chartered by the Combs family for a 2022 winter trip in St. Martin.

Allegations and Lawsuits

The 31-page complaint, filed late Thursday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, comes after a recent series of lawsuits alleging that Sean Combs, 54, sexually assaulted four women and one man on separate occasions between 1990 and 2023. Combs, whose homes were raided as part of a federal sex trafficking probe, has denied the allegations, calling them shakedowns.

The latest lawsuit, filed by lawyers Tyrone A. Blackburn and Rodney S. Diggs, alleges that Christian “insisted” that the plaintiff, Grace O’Marcaigh, take a shot of tequila that he poured for her while she was working as the yacht’s sole on-duty steward in the predawn hours of Dec. 28, 2022. She says that soon after she acquiesced to be polite, “the mood changed, and things became sinister.”

She claims Christian forcefully grabbed her arm, prevented her from leaving the sundeck, and forced her to take another shot. “Plaintiff was quite scared and realized she was in a very dangerous situation,” the paperwork states, adding that O’Marcaigh began to feel strange and “quickly suspected the tequila was spiked.” O’Marcaigh alleges Christian then proceeded to kiss her neck and face as he groped her legs, breasts, anus, and vagina.

According to the lawsuit, Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones, a music producer who was working with Diddy on the yacht and filed his own sex assault lawsuit against the music mogul in February, was present during the exchange and caught it on an audio recording. An alleged transcript of the recording included in the complaint claims that O’Marcaigh asked Christian if she was being drugged and later requested that he stop touching her legs and “ass.”

Accusations and Claims

O’Marcaigh, 25, alleges that a short time later, Christian cornered her in the yacht’s cinema and became “extremely aggressive,” stripping off his clothes, grabbing her arms, and “trying to force plaintiff to perform oral copulation” on his “erect penis.” She began fighting to free herself and finally managed to leave when her partner on board went looking for her out of concern and entered the cinema, the lawsuit states. She says she complained to the ship’s captain, but the incident was not properly investigated. She alleges Sean Combs paid the captain a generous tip as part of a “cover-up.” The lawsuit includes color photos showing bruises on O’Marcaigh’s arm she claims were caused by Christian.

News and Further Allegations

In her suit, O’Marcaigh also claims that she observed a number of unsettling things while working on the yacht for Combs, including one alleged sex worker who became “extremely upset” and locked herself into a massage room while hysterically crying. “[The woman] said she did not feel safe and wanted to leave,” the suit claims.

Combs’ accused drug “mule” Brendan Paul was present on the yacht, once allegedly telling O’Marcaigh that he had to “watch Combs have sex with multiple women,” in case Combs “needed him to get him something while he was in the middle of the act.” Paul was the only known person arrested during the raids, taken away from Miami-Opa Locka airport in handcuffs, charged with possession of cocaine and marijuana.

Christian, whose mother, Kim Porter, died in 2018, made headlines last week when he was detained alongside older brother Justin Combs, 30, during the raid on their dad’s Los Angeles compound. Photos showed him handcuffed outside his dad’s Holmby Hills mansion. He was later released.

Justin’s mother, Misa Hylton, shared new video from the surprise search in an Instagram post, claiming that the overzealous actions during the raid would not have been the same had the celebrity been non-Black.

Past Lawsuits and Investigations

Federal officials have yet to disclose the exact basis for the search warrants, saying only that they were served as part of an “ongoing investigation” involving Homeland Security agents out of New York. Several unnamed individuals have already been interviewed by investigators regarding an alleged sex trafficking probe.

These recent events follow a string of lawsuits and accusations against Combs. He has been accused of vicious beatings, sex trafficking, and rape by various individuals. Combs has denied all allegations, and his lawyers have cited the suits as fabricated and for financial gain.

Further Fallout and Consequences

Amidst the legal battles and controversies, Combs has faced repercussions in his professional life. He stepped down from the chairmanship of his media company, Revolt TV. Several companies have cut ties with his e-commerce platform. Combs has also ended his affiliation with tequila brand DeLeón and Cîroc vodka.