Sean 'Diddy' Combs accused of raping three men after plying them with spiked drinks
Lawyer Thomas Giuffra, who is representing the men, said the way Combs allegedly went after them was "very consistent". His legal team argues the complaints are "full of lies".
Thursday 12 December 2024 21:24, UK
Three men have accused Sean "Diddy" Combs of plying them with drinks laced with drugs, then raping them while they were unconscious.
The separate lawsuits, seen by Sky's US partner network NBC News, allege similar incidents in hotel rooms or his private home between 2019 and 2022.
Combs's legal team has described the complaints as "full of lies", adding in a statement: "We will prove them false and seek sanctions against every unethical lawyer who filed fictional claims against him."
The new allegations are the latest in a series of lawsuits filed in recent months against Combs - the American rapper previously known as Puff Daddy - accusing him of assault and rape dating back to the 1990s.
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In one of the lawsuits, filed on Thursday in New York state's Supreme Court, a long-time employee of Combs spoke to NBC News, alleging he was raped in a hotel in early 2020.
The man said he worked for Combs from 2006 to 2018 running errands and wanted to discuss money he claimed he was owed.
Once inside the hotel room, the man said Combs served him a drink and in "two minutes, I start to feel like, just very tired, very sleepy".
When he came to, he said Combs was raping him and he tried to stop him.
Lawyer Thomas Giuffra who is representing the three men said the way Combs allegedly went after them was "very consistent".
She told NBC News: "He would hit them with the drinks, knock them out," adding that when they woke up "he'd be raping them".
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Another complainant said he met Combs at a Manhattan nightclub in 2019 and was invited to the Park Hyatt hotel "for an exclusive afterparty".
He said in the lawsuit, Combs offered him a "cocktail" which he had personally made. After losing consciousness he later woke to Combs raping him, which was allegedly filmed.
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Court papers say that the next morning he was given $2,500 (£2,000) by the man who was filming, who said it was from Combs.
In the third lawsuit, a man alleged that he "fell victim to one or more criminal sex acts" at the hands of Combs "and his associates" from 2020 to 2022, including during a party at Combs's mansion in East Hampton, New York.
At the party, he "began feeling ill... faded in-and-out of consciousness," and was sexually assaulted and raped, according to the lawsuit.
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Combs, 55, has been in detention since September when he was arrested by federal agents and accused of engaging in a scheme to sexually abuse and exploit women.
He has pleaded not guilty to charges of racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. A criminal trial is scheduled to start in May.
Combs has denied all the claims against him, calling them "sickening allegations" from people looking for "a quick payday".