What you should know
- Sean “Diddy” Combs was charged Monday in two lawsuits, one of which alleges he drugged and sexually assaulted a 10-year-old boy in a New York hotel room. in 2005.
- The second lawsuit alleges that the hip-hop mogul assaulted a 17-year-old boy who wanted to participate in the reality show “Making the Band” in 2008.
- The lawsuits filed in New York Supreme Court are the latest in a series of lawsuits in which plaintiffs say they were sexually assaulted by Combs at parties and gatherings over over the past 20 years.
NEW YORK – Sean “Diddy” Combs was charged Monday in two lawsuits, one of which alleges he drugged and sexually assaulted a 10-year-old boy in a New York hotel room. York in 2005.
The second lawsuit alleges that the hip-hop mogul assaulted a 17-year-old boy who wanted to participate in the reality show “Making the Band” in 2008.
The lawsuits filed in New York Supreme Court are the latest in a series of lawsuits in which plaintiffs say they were sexually assaulted by Combs at parties and gatherings over over the past 20 years.
Combs’ attorneys denied the new allegations and accused attorney Anthony Buzbee, who also represents other whistleblowers in previous lawsuits, of seeking publicity.
“Mr. Combs and his legal team have full confidence in the facts and the integrity of the legal process,” an emailed statement said. be, man or woman, old or small.”
Combs, 54, is being held in a New York City jail after pleading not guilty to federal sex-trafficking charges, which were included in an undisclosed trial. sealed a day after his arrest on September 16. The allegations include allegations that he coerced and abused women and silenced his victims through blackmail and acts of violence.
The 10-year-old boy, who was not named in the lawsuit, was an aspiring actor and rapper who had traveled with his parents from California to meet with music industry representatives. During what was supposed to be an audition for Combs, an associate of the businessman gave him a soft drink laced with a narcotic and the Bad Boy Records founder later sexually assaulted him, according to the lawsuit.
Eventually the boy lost consciousness. When he woke up, Combs threatened to seriously hurt the child’s parents if they told anyone what happened, the lawsuit says.
In the second lawsuit, an unnamed 17-year-old alleged that Combs forced him and a bodyguard to perform sexual acts on him during a three-day audition for the television show “Making the Band,” which Combs produced.
When the applicant expressed a desire to express doubts, he was kicked out of the competition and could not return to the music industry for seven years, according to the complaint.
Both lawsuits were filed under New York City’s Sexual Violence Victim Protection law, which allows victims to file complaints even after crimes have ended.
2024-10-29 14:56:00
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