Diddy has found himself at the center of yet another lawsuit. According to multiple outlets, a John Doe filed a complaint at the New York County Supreme Court alleging that Sean Combs sexually assaulted him on the set of a commercial in 2022 or 2023.
The Southern California-based man explains that they were filming a “high-profile commercial,” where he was contracted to work as a “photographer/production assistant.” The unnamed man then allegedly began speaking with the Bad Boy Records founder, which led the superstar to invite John Doe back to his trailer. Things immediately escalate from there, as Doe recalls Combs demanding oral sex from him, saying, “If you suck right, I’ll make your career take off” — an incident that the man calls “blatant sexual quid-pro-quo.”
Doe’s suit details how the alleged predatory behavior was hidden behind what appeared to be an opportunity to change his life, and he couldn’t refuse a moment of that magnitude.
Host Sean “Diddy” Combs makes an appearance during “The Real White Party” at the Combs’ East Hampton estate on September 2, 2007 in East Hampton, New York.
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“Combs framed this meeting as an opportunity for [Doe] to advance his career. [Doe], although hesitant, could not turn down what appeared to be a career-defining moment few ever receive,” the legal suit reads, per USA TODAY. “The implication was clear, also, that if [Doe] did not perform oral sex on Combs to his satisfaction, his career would be over.”
So, according to TMZ, the straight male claims he complied with Combs’ orders and gave him oral sex under a “coercive threat.” He claims that Diddy eventually “climaxed,” to which the entertainer allegedly told him to carry his “semen in his mouth like a squirrel.” After the man refused that demand, Diddy threatened him with physical violence and kicked him out of his trailer. John Doe went back to work on the commercial, “grappling not only with the trauma of the situation, but with the knowledge that he had Combs’ semen on and inside of his body.”
Diddy performs onstage during the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards at Prudential Center on September 12, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey.
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John Doe’s career didn’t take off from the incident. In fact, the man claims he never heard from Diddy again after the alleged assault. Doe’s suit states that he suffered from emotional and mental turmoil, anguish, and trauma. Doe is looking to be compensated for an undisclosed amount of cash for damages.
Diddy’s legal team responded to the claims with a blanket statement to both outlets, saying, “No matter how many lawsuits are filed—especially by individuals who refuse to put their own names behind their claims—it won’t change the fact that Mr. Combs has never sexually assaulted or sex trafficked anyone—man or woman, adult or minor. We live in a world where anyone can file a lawsuit for any reason. Fortunately, a fair and impartial judicial process exists to find the truth, and Mr. Combs is confident he will prevail in court.”
Meanwhile, Diddy is currently behind bars, where he will stay until his trial on May 5, 2025.
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