“This individual was sexually abused allegedly by Sean Combs and several other people at the studio in the promise to both his parents and to him himself of getting a record deal.”
Entertainer Sean "Diddy" Combs was once given the key to New York City by its embattled mayor, Eric Adams. But Diddy must be wondering now if he’ll ever see the key to his house again as his legal problems aren’t just growing but escalating to the heights of Mount Everest. On Tuesday, Combs was hit with the news that 120 new alleged victims have accused him of sex abuse over a 25 year period. Many of them are children, one as young as nine, who said he was drugged and sexually assaulted, the Daily Mail reported.
In response to the allegations, Elon Musk questioned "How many people in music & entertainment knew about this?"
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View on XThe rap star was first arrested and charged with sex trafficking, racketeering and transporting prostitutes. His lawyer says Combs will testify at his trial. He remains in solitary confinement and is reportedly afraid to eat the prison food because he believes it could be poisoned.
Texas lawyer Tony Buzbee, who is representing all 120 of the new victims, announced the claims by saying he believes the cases are legitimate. Of the 120 claims, 25 of those were from persons who were underage at the time of the alleged incident. Approximately half are male. The youngest victims were 9, 14 and 15, the lawyer told a news conference in Houston on Tuesday.
“This individual, who was 9 years old at the time, was taken to an audition in New York City with Bad Boy Records,” the attorney said. “This individual was sexually abused allegedly by Sean Combs and several other people at the studio in the promise to both his parents and to him himself of getting a record deal.”
“Other boys were there to audition as well,” Buzbee stated. “All of them were trying to land a record deal. All of them were minors.”
Comb’s legal team quickly responded to the news as soon as Buzbee concluded his news conference. “Mr. Combs emphatically and categorically denies as false and defamatory any claim that he sexually abused anyone, including minors,” Combs' lawyer Erica Wolff told DailyMail.com. “He looks forward to proving his innocence and vindicating himself in court, where the truth will be established based on evidence, not speculation.”
Buzbee said another minor was allegedly promised stardom by Combs but told that he must first see the rap star privately. Combs then allegedly forced the child to perform oral sex.
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