Homeland Security raided two homes belonging to Sean “Daddy” Combs on Monday, the latest development in months of legal battles for the rapper.
Combs has been facing multiple sexual assault and trafficking charges since November of last year, after the hip-hop star’s alleged “drug mule” was allegedly arrested after his Miami and Los Angeles homes were searched.
Combs has denied all claims.
Here are every accusation and lawsuit the music mogul is facing. Newsweek Combs has been reached for comment by email.
November 2023: R&B singer Casey sues Diddy for rape and physical abuse
In November, Combs’ ex-partner Cassie Ventura, better known as R&B star Cassie, filed a civil suit against the 54-year-old, accusing him of rape and physical abuse during their relationship.
The former couple were first linked in 2007, two years after Ventura was signed to Combs’ Bad Boy Records label. They dated on and off for 11 years, splitting for good in 2018.
In Ventura’s lawsuit, the now 37-year-old singer alleges that Combs physically and emotionally abused her and used his industry connections to keep her from leaving.
Describing the relationship as a “cycle of abuse, violence, and sex trafficking,” Ventura claimed Combs introduced her to drugs and forced her to have sex with male prostitutes while recording encounters on camera. forced to
Four of Combs’ companies — Bad Boy Records, Epic Records, Bad Boy Entertainment and Combs Enterprises — were named as defendants in the lawsuit, with Ventura accusing employees and associates of standing by while the rapper physically assaulted her.
“The beatings were witnessed by Mr. Combs’ staff and employees of Bad Boy Entertainment and Mr. Combs’ related businesses, but none dared speak out against their terrifying and aggressive boss,” the lawsuit alleges. A day later the case was decided.
At the time, Combs’ attorney Ben Brafman said Newsweek: “Mr. Combs vehemently denies these offensive and inflammatory allegations.
“For the past six months, Mr. Combs has been subjected to constant demands for $30 million, clearly described as blackmail, by Ms. Ventura under the threat of writing a damning book about their relationship. Rejected.”
After the settlement agreement, Brafman said: “Just let us be clear, the decision to settle a lawsuit, especially in 2023, is in no way an admission of wrongdoing.
“Mr. Coombs’ decision to settle does not in any way undermine his categorical denial of his claims. He is pleased to have reached a mutual settlement and wishes Ms. Ventura the best.”
November 2023: Joey Dickerson-Neill accuses Daddy of sexual assault
Joi Dickerson-Neal was one of several women who filed a lawsuit against Combs under New York’s Adult Survivors Act. Enacted in 2022, the legislation gave sexual assault victims a one-year window to file claims against alleged perpetrators, even if the statute of limitations had expired.
The California native claimed Combs drugged and sexually assaulted her in 1991, when she was a student at Syracuse University and working as a talent director for Uptown Records.
After Dickerson-Neal’s filing, a representative for Combs said: “These are trumped-up claims falsely alleging misconduct for over 30 years and filed at the last minute. This is nothing but Money is seized.”
November 2023: More women file sexual assault lawsuits against Daddy.
Later this month, an unnamed plaintiff accused Combs and singer Aaron Hall of raping her and a friend in the early ’90s.
The alleged incident took place at an after party at Hall’s apartment following an event held at MCA Records’ New York headquarters.
In the filing, Jane Doe said she was assaulted by both Combs and Hall, later learning that her friend had also been assaulted by the pair in another room.
According to the lawsuit, Combs later assaulted Jane Doe at the house where she and her friend were staying.
“He was enraged and began to assault Jane Doe and choke her,” the documents state.
“Coombs was looking for Jane Doe’s friend because he was worried she would tell the girl he was with at the time what he and Hal had done to them.”
December 2023: Daddy is accused of gang-raping a teenager in 2003.
In December, another woman filed a lawsuit against Combs anonymously. Jane Doe accused the record producer of giving her drugs and alcohol in a New York studio when she was 17, before Combs and two accomplices raped her.
The lawsuit suggested that Jane Doe was brought to New York as part of a “sex trafficking scheme,” in which Combs flew her from his home in Michigan to New York on a private jet.
February 2024: Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones accuses Diddy of sexual misconduct
Record producer Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones sued Combs for $30 million in February, alleging multiple allegations against the rap icon. Jones worked with Combs on his most recent release, The Love Album: Off the Grid, Between September 2022 and November 2023.
Jones accused Combs of sexual misconduct and grooming, with the lawsuit alleging that the rapper “forcefully touched and attempted and/or threatened to touch (Jones)’s private parts and/or (Jones).” Touch the intimate parts of your body.”
The filing also claims that Combs, his 30-year-old son Justin Dyer Combs, and Christina Khurram, his chief of staff at Combs Global Enterprises, along with other associates, participated in a “sex trafficking scheme.” Participated.
Court documents filed in connection with Jones’ lawsuit say that Combs’ influence gave her access to powerful figures in the music industry, including “famous athletes, political figures, artists, musicians and British royal Prince Harry.” International personalities like
In a statement, Combs’ attorney Sean Hawley said: “Lil Rod is nothing more than a liar who shamelessly filed a $30 million lawsuit in search of an undeserved payday.
“His careless name-dropping of events that are pure fiction and simply did not happen is nothing more than a transparent attempt to grab headlines.”
March 2024: The Daddies’ Miami and Los Angeles homes are raided by Homeland Security
On Monday, Combs’ mansion in Holby Hills, Los Angeles, was raided by Homeland Security and local law enforcement, along with his compound in Star Island, Miami.
The searches were conducted in connection with an ongoing sex-trafficking investigation in New York. Homeland Security has not confirmed whether the raids were connected to the lawsuits Combs is currently facing.
After the raids, Combs’ attorney Aaron Dyer said Newsweek: “Yesterday, military-level force was used excessively as a search warrant was executed at Mr. Coombs’ residence. Excessive display of force and hostility by officers or his children and employees who There is no excuse for the way he was treated.
“Mr. Coombs was never taken into custody but spoke to and cooperated with authorities. Despite media speculation, neither Mr. Coombs nor any of his family members have been arrested or charged. Only their ability to travel is restricted in any way.
“This unprecedented ambush, combined with a sophisticated, coordinated media presence, led to a premature rush to judgment for Mr. Coombs and a witch hunt based on baseless allegations in civil cases. There is nothing more than
“There has been no finding of criminal or civil liability associated with any of these allegations. Mr. Coombs is innocent and will continue to fight every single day to clear his name.”
March 2024: Daddy’s ‘drug mogul’ arrested
A man reported to be Combs’ alleged “drug mule” was arrested Monday by Miami-Dade police and Homeland Security.
Brandon Paul was stopped at Miami’s Opa-Locka airport after two beach raids on Coombs’ Miami and Los Angeles homes.
According to arrest records obtained by rolling Stone, an Ohio man was arrested on charges of possession of cocaine and marijuana. He was released on bond Tuesday.
Paul was named in Jones’ lawsuit, with the record producer claiming the 25-year-old “obtains and distributes” drugs and guns for Combs.
“Members of the enterprise and their associates purchased, transported, and distributed ecstasy, cocaine, GHB, ketamine, marijuana, mushrooms, and tuci by packing it into their carry-on luggage and passing it through TSA.”
The lawsuit also accuses police of “ensuring cash payments to sex workers.”
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