Sean “Diddy” Combs has been hit with a brand new sexual assault lawsuit, this time by a producer who accuses the music mogul of harassing and trafficking him.
Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones, in a lawsuit filed on Monday in New York federal courtroom, alleges he was compelled to have interaction in intercourse acts by Combs and solicit intercourse staff for him for over a yr whereas he was working for the Dangerous Boy Information founder on his newest album.
In a press release, Shawn Holley, a lawyer for Combs, referred to as the lawsuit “pure fiction.”
“His reckless name-dropping about occasions which are pure fiction and easily didn’t occur is nothing greater than a clear try and garner headlines,” Holley added. “We’ve got overwhelming, indeniable proof that his claims are full lies.”
The grievance marks at the very least the fifth go well with filed in opposition to Combs since his former longtime companion Cassie, whose actual title is Casandra Ventura and was as soon as underneath his label, sued him in November for sexual assault. Cassie, who reached a settlement with Combs, accused him of repeatedly raping and bodily abusing her for almost a decade. Combs has denied the allegations, which have additionally come from an unidentified girl who was a minor on the time of the alleged assault and Joi Dickerson-Neal, who briefly appeared in one among Combs’ music movies, amongst others.
In response to the grievance, Combs forcibly touched Jones as a part of his “sample and apply” of partaking in sexual misconduct, which prolonged to sexually trafficking and drugging the producer.
“Mr. Jones believes Mr. Combs drugged him,” the grievance states. “Mr. Jones remembers waking up bare, dizzy, and confused. He was in mattress with two intercourse staff and Mr. Combs.”
Jones alleges Combs was “grooming him to go him off to his associates.”
The grievance contains a number of pictures of events at Combs’ home by which minors and intercourse staff have been allegedly trafficked and provided medicine, in addition to alleged intercourse acts he says he was compelled by the music mogul to have interaction in.
The go well with additionally names Combs’ chief of workers, Kristina Krorram; his son, Justin; Common Music Group CEO Sir Lucian Grainge and the label; former Motown Information CEO Ethiopia Habtemariam and the label; and Combs Enterprises, amongst a number of others. They’re accused of conspiring with Combs and profiting off of his alleged crimes in a RICO enterprise, which is basically organized crime.
“The members of the RICO enterprise all share a standard objective: to complement themselves financially and sexually on the expense of producers, musicians, writers, creators, and artists by maximizing Defendants’ revenues by fraudulent means,” the grievance states. “Defendants benefitted financially from their scheme to defraud Plaintiff, by intimidating Plaintiff with threats of violence, threats of isolation from the music and leisure business, threats of nonpayment for work accomplished, faux guarantees of money funds, producer of the yr Grammy awards, and assured entry to future initiatives.”
The grievance brings claims for assault, intentional infliction of emotional misery and violations of intercourse trafficking legal guidelines, amongst others. Jones seeks at the very least $30 million.
