Three women have filed lawsuits against rapper and music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, including his ex and singer Cassie, accusing him of sexual assault and revenge porn.
A Jane Doe filed the most recent lawsuit under the Adult Survivors Act that expired after Thanksgiving. She alleged that Diddy and singer-songwriter Aaron Hall raped her and her friend in 1990 or 1991, only to become violent towards them days later, Rolling Stone reported.
She included MCA Music Entertainment and Geffen Records as defendants in the lawsuit.
Jane Doe recalled her and her friend meeting Diddy and Hall at an event MCA Records hosted in the company’s New York offices. She stated the two entertainers were “flirtatious and handsy” with the two, offering them drinks that night.
Later, Hall and Diddy reportedly invited the women to an “afterparty” at Hall’s apartment, where they offered them more drinks. Jane Doe alleged she was “coerced into having sex with [Diddy].”
“After [Diddy] finished his business, Jane Doe laid in bed, shocked and traumatized. As she was in the process of getting dressed, Hall barded into the room, pinned her down and forced Jane Doe to have sex with him.”
According to the filing, Diddy and Hall alternated between the two women. Once Hall was finished with Jane Doe, she immediately dressed and left his apartment. When she spoke to her friend, she confirmed they both reportedly raped her.
Days later, the Bad Boy Records founder reportedly visited the home where the two women resided and went on a rampage, choking Jane Doe until she passed out.
“[Diddy] was searching for Jane Doe’s friend because he was worried that she would tell the girl he was with at the time what he and Hall had done to them.”
Jane Doe eventually informed her family and friends about what she experienced and got medical treatment.
A spokesperson denied the claims in a statement.
“These are fabricated claims falsely alleging misconduct from over 30 years ago and filed at the last minute,” the spokesperson said on Friday. “This is nothing but a money grab. Because of Mr. Combs’ fame and success, he is an easy target for anonymous accusers who lie without conscience or consequence for financial benefit. The New York Legislature surely did not intend or expect the Adult Survivors Act to be exploited by scammers. The public should be skeptical and not rush to accept these bogus allegations.”
The second lawsuit, filed on Thursday by former Syracuse University student Joi Dickerson-Neal, accused the “I’ll Be Missing You” hitmaker of drugging and sexually assaulting her when she was a student in 1991.
Dickerson was in a few clips of a music video.
Dickerson recalled “reluctantly” going to dinner with him and leaving her drink unattended as she went to the bathroom, which is when she believed he drugged her, “resulting in her being in a physical state where she could not independently stand or walk.”
Diddy took her “to a place he was staying” and allegedly sexually assaulted her. She said she couldn’t fight him off because of her state.
She said Diddy recorded the whole ordeal, and she discovered from a male friend that he and “everyone” saw the video.
This caused Dickerson to go on a downward spiral, falling into a deep depression to where she required hospital care.
She initially tried to press charges, but many witnesses were scared Diddy would “retaliate” against them, destroying their careers in the music business.
She decided to disassociate herself from Combs until singer-songwriter Cassie Ventura filed her suit against Diddy.
In Cassie’s lawsuit, she accused the rapper of abusing his wealth and position of power as a music executive to take advantage of her at 19 years old, according to Today. She accused Diddy of physical abuse, claiming he’d beat her on multiple occasions and force her to hide out in hotels for her wounds to heal.
She recalled Diddy “stomping on her face” after learning she spoke to another music manager at a Los Angeles Party.
Cassie accused Didy of forcing her to perform sexual acts with a man he hired and would watch and masturbate. She said he called the arrangement a “Freak Off” or “FO,” which would reportedly happen weekly and would require her to ingest dangerous amounts of alcohol and drugs like ketamine, marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy, etc.
The two eventually settled the $30 million lawsuit the day after she filed it for an undisclosed amount.
