Sean “Diddy” Combs has been hit by a new batch of lawsuits accusing him of sexual assault against six people, including a 16-year-old boy.
The new wave of lawsuits filed on Monday accuses Combs, sometimes called P Diddy, of raping women, sexually assaulting men and molesting the boy.
At least six lawsuits were filed against the hip-hop mogul in a federal court in New York City. All were filed anonymously – two by women identified as Jane Does and four by men identified as John Does.
More than 100 alleged victims are now believed to be in the process of taking legal action against Combs in the wake of his sex trafficking arrest last month.
One of the John Does, a man living in North Carolina, claims Combs molested him when he was 16 at one of the rapper’s famous white parties in Long Island’s Hamptons in 1998.
The man alleges the assault occurred during a conversation about how to break into the music industry.
The other lawsuits include allegations of rape and drugging to incapacitate victims.
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When responding to earlier claims, his lawyer said he “cannot address every meritless allegation in what has become a reckless media circus”.
“That said, Mr Combs emphatically and categorically denies as false and defamatory any claim that he sexually abused anyone, including minors,” Erica Wolff added in a statement.
“He looks forward to proving his innocence and vindicating himself in court if and when claims are filed and served, where the truth will be established based on evidence, not speculation.”
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Combs, 54, pleaded not guilty last month to a three-count indictment charging him with using his business empire, including record label Bad Boy Entertainment, to transport male and female sex workers across state lines to take part in recorded sexual performances called “freak offs”.
He has been in jail since his arrest on 16 September.
Combs’s representatives did not immediately comment on the latest lawsuits.
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