What is known about the case

The allegations against the powerful producer and rapper Sean Combs have been piling up for months. We are talking about a whole system of drug abuse, rape, blackmail. This is probably one of the biggest abuse cases in show business.

On September 16, Combs was arrested at a hotel in Manhattan, New York. A day later, prosecutors issued an indictment against Combs. He is accused of, among other things, sexual exploitation and blackmail. At the same time, several people are suing him for sexual abuse. Combs are in custody. He pleads not guilty. The process is expected to begin in the spring of 2025.

This week, a New York law firm filed six new lawsuits against Sean «P. Diddy» combs installed. Four women and two men have accused Combs of sexual assault or rape. The crimes are said to have occurred between 1995 and 2021. According to the indictment, the anonymous plaintiffs also include a person who was a child at the time of the crime.

What is known about the life of Sean Combs? How were the allegations made public? The most important questions and answers.

Who is “Puff Daddy?”

Sean Combs, «P. Diddy” or “Puff Daddy”, as he is also known, is one of the most powerful men in show business. He was born in New York in 1969 and grew up in difficult circumstances in the Harlem area .The mother was a model and a school teacher, the father was a drug dealer.The father was shot when Combs was two years old.

Combs studied business administration as a young adult. However, he dropped out to work as a producer at an influential record label in New York. He later founded his own label: Bad Boy Records. This was the beginning of his success as a producer.

Big singers and rappers like Faith Evans and Notorious BIG were signed to Combs. In 1997, Notorious BIG was killed and Combs wrote a song about it, “I’ll Be Missing You.” The melody of the song comes from “Every Breath You Take” by the English band The Police. The song made Combs famous around the world.

What’s up with Combs?

Dozens of women and men have accused Sean Combs of sexual harassment or rape. A law firm in Houston, Texas, announced at the end of September that they were representing 120 people who had been abused by Combs.

The head of this law firm, Tony Buzbee, is a famous person. In 2022, he negotiated settlements with football player Deshaun Watson for 20 women. Watson allegedly sexually harassed her during massage appointments.

According to the New York Times Buzbee’s lawyer encouraged people via Instagramcall him if you have been abused by Sean Combs. In mid-October, his New York law firm filed a lawsuit from six clients. More would follow, it was said. Many of the crimes Combs is accused of are prohibited by statute. Lawsuits are only allowed because of New York’s law relating to crimes of gender-based violence lawsuits are also possible outside the statute of limitations.

One of the plaintiffs describes an incident at a party at the Combs mansion in the Hamptons in 1998. The plaintiff was 16 years old at the time. Combs asked him to take off his pants. Combs then touched his genitals. Another plaintiff claims Combs raped her in 1995 at a party hosted by rapper Notorious B.I.G.

Prosecutors in New York accuse Combs of being the mastermind of a criminal network for years, responsible for kidnapping, forced labor, extortion and sexual exploitation. During raids on Combs’ properties in Miami and Los Angeles, police found dozens of cameras and smartphones, narcotics and more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant.

What happened at the “freak-offs”?

In the lawsuits against Combs, “freak-offs” are mentioned again and again. These are famous events that Sean Combs has been running since the 1990s. In 2002, he described what happened there on Conan O’Brien’s late night show. There was talk of orgies that lasted several days in luxury hotels, about drugs, alcohol, naked women.

But it was only in the last few months that what happened there became public. Several women told how they were lured to the “freak-offs” with false promises of their careers. Then the drug was given to them and they had to have sex. Combs secretly filmed the events – and then blackmailed the women with the recordings.

As more information is known about the “freak-offs”, the conspiracy theories about these events have proliferated. Lists of celebrities who would attend the parties include: Justin Bieber, Jay-Z, Usher, Beyoncé. There are no official charges yet.

How were the allegations made public?

In November 2023, Combs’ former partner, singer Cassie Ventura, filed a lawsuit against Sean Combs. She said Combs drugged her and asked her to sleep with other men. Combs watched and masturbated, she said. Ventura and Combs were a couple from 2007 to 2019. Ventura was the first to publicly report the “freak-offs”.

After Ventura’s lawsuit was made public, other women came forward to report similar experiences of abuse by Combs. Combs denied everything. Ventura and Combs eventually settled out of court and the lawsuit was dropped.

In late February, producer “P. Diddy’s latest work, the “Love Album”. Producer Lil Rod said he lived with Combs for nine months during the album’s production. During this time he was abused several times. He also saw Combs drugging and abusing young people on several occasions.

I am in May 2024 The television station CNN published a video from 2016, which informed the public about the allegations against Combs. The recording comes from a surveillance camera at a hotel in Los Angeles. It shows Combs pulling his then-partner to the ground in a hotel hallway and kicking him. Later in the video, he appears to throw a vase at her.

What does Sean Combs say?

In November 2023, Combs responded to the allegations with a post on X. He said that he looked quiet while attempts were made to attack him. The “disgusting allegations” are coming from people who want a quick buck, Combs said. He fights for the truth.

At a hearing in early October, Combs pleaded not guilty. He showed himself as a loving father and son. His attorneys reiterated that Combs’ mother came specifically for the hearing. His children were also present.

Combs’ lawyers asked for bail. The court rejected this because of his pirates and history of drug abuse.