More than 120 people have accused Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexual assault, according to an attorney who plans to file lawsuits against the rapper on their behalf
Content warning: This story discusses graphic violence and sexual abuse.
The legal cases against Sean “Diddy” Combs continue to grow.
As the rapper remains behind bars following his Sept. 16 arrest on charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution, 120 people have come forward with new sexual assault allegations.
“We will expose the enablers who enabled this conduct behind closed doors,” Texas-based attorney Tony Buzbee, who is representing the 120 accusers, told reporters at an Oct. 1 press conference, per NBC News. “We will pursue this matter no matter who the evidence implicates.”
The lawyer said his team had “collected pictures, video, texts,” which would expose, “Many powerful people … many dirty secrets.”
The allegations against Combs Buzbee noted, include, “violent sexual assault or rape, facilitated sex with a controlled substance, dissemination of video recordings, sexual abuse of minors.”
“It’s a long list already,” he continued, “but because of the nature of this case, we are going to make sure, damn sure we are right before we do that. These names will shock you.”
The attorney explained that over 3,000 individuals had come forward with accusations against Combs, and that he and his team would be filing lawsuits in numerous states within the next 30 days. He also added that they will be naming other defendants at a later date.
In the press conference, Buzbee said that 25 of the accusers were minors at the time of the alleged incidents, adding that one accuser was allegedly just 9 years old.
However, Combs’ legal team denies all the allegations against him.
“As Mr. Combs’ legal team has emphasized, he cannot address every meritless allegation in what has become a reckless media circus,” his attorney Erica Wolff said in a statement to E! News. “That said, Mr. Combs emphatically and categorically denies as false and defamatory any claim that he sexually abused anyone, including minors.”
She added, “He looks forward to proving his innocence and vindicating himself in court, where the truth will be established based on evidence, not speculation.”
The forthcoming lawsuits are the latest in a string of legal issues for Combs over the past few months. Most recently, the 54-year-old was accused by an unidentified woman who said he drugged and sexually assaulted her, according to documents obtained by E! News.
The documents—filed on Sept. 27—allege that the music mogul assaulted the woman over a four-year period, claiming that one occasion led her to becoming pregnant, although she later suffered a miscarriage.
At this time, Combs remains in custody as he was denied bail on Sept. 17. He has pleaded not guilty and denied all of the current charges against him and awaits his status hearing on Oct. 9.
