A Guide to the Many Lawsuits Against Diddy

What does the lawsuit say?

Rodney “Lil Rod’ Jones Jr., a record producer from Chicago, filed a 105-page federal complaint against Combs accusing him and the people who work with him of being part of an illegal racketeering enterprise. Jones alleges in his complaint that he has “irrefutable evidence of: (a) the acquisition, use, and distribution of ecstasy, cocaine, GHB, ketamine, marijuana, and mushrooms; (b) the displaying and distribution of unregistered illegal firearms; and (c) the solicitation of minors and sex workers.”

According to Jones, as he alleges in the complaint, Combs reached out to Jones in 2022 to help him produce songs, but Jones claims the work Combs required of him went far beyond producing music. He claims in the lawsuit that he was tasked with procuring drugs and soliciting sex workers to “perform sex acts to the pleasure of Mr. Combs.” Jones alleges that Combs also required him to tape these sex acts and that Combs would “often threaten to inflict bodily harm” on him if he did not comply with his demands. Jones alleged in his complaint that Combs kept “specific bottles of alcohol designated for females” on hand and, “according to Mr. Jones, Mr. Combs forced all the women to drink laced DeLeon liquor. Upon information and belief, Mr. Combs laced the liquor with ecstasy,” the lawsuit claims. He also accuses Combs of sexual harassment and assault for allegedly grabbing him without his consent and forcing him to work while Combs paraded around naked. Jones also alleges that Combs once left him alone in a makeshift studio on a yacht with Cuba Gooding Jr., who he said then began “touching, groping, and fondling” his upper thighs near his groin. He said Gooding did not stop until he forcibly pushed him away.

When was it filed?

February 2, 2024, in Manhattan’s federal court.

What’s the status?

Ongoing. Jones’s lawyer has accused Combs of “harassing behavior,” including “manufacturing stories about Plaintiff on TMZ and dispatching his agents to harass Plaintiff’s 8-year-old daughter, the mother of his child, and ex-spouses, all of whom have expressed fear of potential harm by Defendant Combs.” Jones’s attorney told Judge J. Paul Oetken, who is overseeing the case, that an additional police report had been filed on March 3. Jones is asking the court for a jury trial.

What was Combs’s response?

When reached out to for comment, Combs’s attorney Shawn Holley provided a near-identical statement he provided to The New York Times on February 26, 2024. “Mr. Jones is nothing more than a con man, shamelessly looking for an easy and wholly undeserved payday,” it said. “We have indisputable, incontrovertible proof that his claims are complete fabrications. Our attempts to share this proof with Mr. Jones’ attorney, Tyrone Blackburn, have been ignored, as Mr. Blackburn has refused to return our calls. We look forward to addressing these ridiculous claims in court and intend to take all appropriate action against all who are attempting to peddle them.”

What does the lawsuit say?

Doe alleges that she was gang-raped and sex trafficked by Combs and former president of Bad Boys Records Harve Pierre when she was only 17 and in the 11th grade. She alleges she met Pierre in a lounge in Detroit and he told her he was “best friends” with Combs. Doe claims Combs convinced her to accompany Pierre and a third assailant on a private jet to come to his studio in New York City. She claims she agreed and boarded a jet that flew to Teterboro, New Jersey, and was taken to Combs’s studio. She alleges that, once there, Combs and his associates, including Pierre, plied her with drugs and alcohol and alleges she was subsequently “gang-raped” at the studio by Combs, Pierre, and a third assailant. Her complaint states that “while Mr. Combs was raping Ms. Doe, he complained that he could not ‘get off” unless she pinched his nipples as hard as she could” and that Combs then allegedly watched as the third assailant raped her while she told him to stop. “After Third Assailant was finished, Mr. Pierre took his turn at raping Ms. Doe and then violently forced her to give him oral sex, during which Ms. Doe was choking and struggling to breathe,” according to the complaint.

When was it filed?

December 2, 2023, in federal court in Manhattan.

What’s the status?

Ongoing. Combs and Pierre have denied the allegations against them in this case. Combs’s attorneys have asked the judge to dismiss the entire case and says Combs was a victim of the “cancel culture” frenzy in the courts. The victim has been attempting to remain anonymous. Judge Jessica G. L. Clarke, overseeing the case, has so far denied the woman’s request to continue to remain anonymous but has stayed that ruling until she makes a decision on Combs’s motion to dismiss. The judge has given the woman until March 29 to file a response to Combs’s dismissal motion.

What was Combs’s response?

Combs posted a statement on December 6, 2023, addressing the lawsuit. “Enough is enough. For the last couple of weeks, I have sat silently and watched people try to assassinate my character, destroy my reputation and my legacy,” he said. “Sickening allegations have been made against me by individuals looking for a quick payday. Let me be absolutely clear: I did not do any of the awful things being alleged. I will fight for my name, my family, and for the truth.” Pierre also released a statement vehemently denying the accusations: “This is a tale of fiction,” he said. “I have never participated in, witnessed, nor heard of anything like this, ever. These disgusting allegations are false and a desperate attempt for financial gain. I will vigorously protect my reputation and defend my name. Those who know me recognize that these claims are not true.”

What does the lawsuit say?

Cassie’s 35-page federal complaint accused Combs of sexual assault, battery, and sex trafficking and of requiring her to engage in forced sexual acts. According to her complaint, Combs signed Cassie to his label when she was 19 and he was 37. She claimed he was physically abusive throughout their relationship. “Mr. Combs asserted complete control over Ms. Ventura’s personal and professional life, thereby ensuring her inability to escape his hold.” She also claimed he demanded she carry a firearm for him in her purse, and forced her to engage in sex acts with male sex workers, according to her complaint. She claimed that Combs’s staff and Bad Boy Entertainment employees were aware of the abuse. Ultimately she left her “long-time abuser” in 2018 after the alleged rape. She continues to struggle with intense emotional distress, she said in her court papers.

When was it filed?

November 16, 2023, in Manhattan’s federal court.

What’s the status?

Cassie and Combs mutually agreed to settle the case on November 17, 2023. Four days after filing her lawsuit, Cassie asked the court to dismiss her entire case “with prejudice,” which meant that her claims could not be filed again.

What does the lawsuit say?

Gardner filed a 22-page lawsuit accusing Combs and Aaron Hall of forcing her to have sex with them against her will when she was only 16. Garner claims she met Combs and Hall in New York at an event for the album release for Jodeci. After a dinner for the event, Combs allegedly invited Gardner and her friend to Hall’s apartment for an after-party. She alleged it was there that Combs “coerced” her into having sex with him, and while she was getting dressed after that Hall barged into the room, pinned her down, and allegedly forced her to have sex with him. Gardner claims that she had immense pain vaginally afterward. She said she fled the apartment and later learned that her friend also allegedly had sex with both Combs and Hall. The day after the assault, Gardner alleged that Combs came to her home and began “assaulting and choking” her to the point that she passed out. Gardner’s complaint states that since “being violently and statutorily raped by Combs and Aaron Hall, Ms. Gardner’s life has been overwhelmed by depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and strained relationship with men” and has asked the court for a jury trial.

When was it filed?

November 23, 2023, in New York Supreme Court one day before the deadline ended to file cases under New York’s Adult Survivors Act. The act gave victims one year to bring civil complaints for sexual offenses that had previously been barred by the statute of limitations.

What’s the status?

Ongoing. Both Combs and singer-songwriter Aaron Hall, who was also named in the suit, were served with copies of the complaint against them on March 23, 2024.

What was Combs’s response?

Combs’s representative issued a statement after the lawsuit was originally filed calling the claims “fabricated” and “bogus” and the case a “money grab.” Vulture reached out to Hall for comment but did not hear back.

What does the lawsuit say?

In her 22-page complaint, Dickerson alleges that she met Combs after she had appeared in a music video with him while she was a student at Syracuse University. She claims she later agreed to go out to dinner with him on January 3, 1991, while on school break. During their date, Dickerson alleged that Combs intentionally drugged her. She accused Combs of sexually assaulting her and video recording the sexual assault, according to her complaint. Days later, a male friend allegedly revealed to her that he along with other men had viewed the “sex tape.” She asked her friend who had seen the tape and her friend allegedly told her “everyone.” Dickerson claims from that point her life went into a “tailspin,” and after returning to college she had to be admitted to the hospital for severe depression and suicidal ideation.

Dickerson claims she has “suffered a lifetime of injuries from being drugged, sexually assaulted and abused, and being the victim of “‘revenge porn’ that Sean Combs, or ‘P. Diddy,’ created and distributed.” She is suing him for assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, human trafficking, and revenge porn.

When was it filed?

November 23, 2023, in New York Supreme Court, which was one day before the cut off for civil cases for past sexual offenses under New York’s Adult Survivors Act.

What’s the status?

Ongoing. On March 1, 2024, Dickerson’s attorneys filed papers giving Combs until April 12, 2024, to respond in court to her complaint.

What was Combs’s response?

Through a spokesperson, Combs “denied and rejected the claims of misconduct.” “He recognizes this as a money grab,” the spokesperson said in a statement. “Because of Mr. Combs’ fame and success, he is an easy target for accusers who will falsify the truth, without conscience or consequence, for financial benefit. The New York Legislature surely did not intend or expect the Adult Survivors Act to be exploited for improper purposes. The public should be skeptical and not rush to accept these unsubstantiated allegations.”

What does the lawsuit say?

Sean Combs’s 26-year-old son Christian “King” Combs is being sued for sexual assault, battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress, among other allegations.

The 31-page lawsuit brought by Grace O’Marcaigh claims that she was sexually assaulted while working as a yacht deckhand for the family during Christmas break in 2022 in the Caribbean. She is also asking that Sean “Diddy” Combs be held liable for his son’s actions for charting the yacht assuming responsibility for his guests throughout the Caribbean trip.

O’Marcaigh alleges that there was “a constant rotation of suspected sex workers and other A-List celebrities such as French Montana and actor Cuba Gooding Jr.” on the yacht. O’Marcaigh alleges “sex workers were sprawled out unconscious about that yacht and it was difficult to distinguish which bottles of alcohol were laced with drugs and which bottles were not.” In the early morning of December 28, 2022, a “heavily intoxicated” Christian Combs physically assaulted her, according to her complaint. She alleges that Christian blocked her from leaving, took off all his clothes, and tried to force her to “perform oral copulation” on him. O’Marcaigh is suing Diddy, blaming him for fostering an “environment of debauchery” filled with suspected sex workers, violence, alcohol allegedly laced with drugs, and “disrespect” for crew.

When was it filed?

April 4, 2024, in Los Angeles Superior Court.

What’s the status?

Ongoing.

What was Combs’s response?

Aaron Dyer, an attorney for the father-son duo, called the lawsuit’s claims “lewd and meritless.” “This complaint is filled with the same kind of manufactured lies and irrelevant facts we’ve come to expect from Blackburn,” he said, referring to the lawyer also representing Rodney Jones. “This is exactly why the federal judge in New York slapped him two days ago for a ‘pattern of behavior’ in ‘improperly [filing] cases in federal court to garner media attention, embarrass defendants with salacious allegations, and pressure defendants to settle quickly,’ and why he was referred to the disciplinary committee in the Southern District of New York. We will be filing a motion to dismiss this outrageous claim.”

What does the lawsuit say?

McKinney says she met Combs when she was a 22-year-old model and a designer flew her into New York City to attend a Fashion Week event at Cipriani. The unnamed designer handpicked her clothes — a black leather coat, a translucent chiffon beige V-cut shirt — which McKinney says she has kept unwashed in plastic wrap after the “traumatic events.” McKinney alleges Combs told her that he had power in the industry and was going to help her advance her career. Later that same night, McKinney alleges she met Combs at a studio where he gave her a laced joint, plied her with alcohol, followed her to the bathroom, and forced her to perform oral sex on him. After the alleged assault, McKinney believes Combs “blackballed” her in the modeling industry. She’s since suffered depression and even attempted suicide.

When was it filed?

May 21, 2024, in federal court in Manhattan.

What’s the status?

Ongoing.

What was Combs’s response?

Representatives for Combs have not yet responded to requests for comment.

What does the lawsuit say?

April Lampros filed a 22-page lawsuit against Sean Combs accusing him of battery, sexual assault, negligent infliction of emotional distress, and committing a crime of violence motivated by gender. Lampros’s complaint, filed in New York State court, alleges that Lampros  met Combs in early 1994 when she was a college student at the Fashion Institute of Technology.

Initially, Lampros says, Combs promised to mentor her and “showered her gifts and flowers.” Lampros says she endured “four terrifying sexual encounters” up until the 2000s. The first occurred in 1995 when she felt uneasy after he pressured her to drink. Lampros alleges that Combs took her to a hotel, ignored her pleas, and raped her, according to the lawsuit.

Lampros says months after Combs continued to sent her gifts and flowers, believing the first rape was a “mulligan,” she decided to give him a second chance. The second accusation occurred in a parking lot in view of a parking-garage attendant. She says Combs “forced his erect penis into her mouth and demanded” she perform oral sex.

During the third encounter, in 1996, he allegedly forced her and an ex of his, the singer Kim Porter, to take ecstasy and have sex with each other. Combs allegedly masturbated and then raped Lampros, according to the complaint. Lampros says the fourth incident occurred at the end of 2000, when Combs was dating Jennifer Lopez. She claims he came over to her apartment with his security and tried to get her to have sex with him, but she was able to refuse his advances by opening the door and demanding that he leave. Years later, at an event in 2023, Lampros says a man informed the person she was with that he had seen a tape of Lampros having sex with Combs filmed without her consent.

When was it filed?

May 23, 2024, in New York County Supreme Court.

What’s the status?

Ongoing.

What was Combs’s response?

Combs’s rep has not yet responded to Vulture’s request for comment.

What does the lawsuit say?

Derrick Lee Cardello-Smith filed a personal-injury complaint against Combs alleging that the singer sexually assaulted him, according to news reports.

Cardello-Smith, who is currently incarcerated in a Michigan correctional facility until 2026, told Michigan judge Anna Marie Anzalone, who held a virtual hearing with Cardello-Smith from jail in July, that he recently had a meeting with Combs in which Combs told him that he would make him an offer to settle the case “because of other things that he stated he had going on in his life that required his money right now and he wants to see everything off.” Cardello-Smith claimed Combs offered him $2.3 million to “allow what happened to me to go away.”

When the settlement money never materialized, Cardello-Smith asked the judge for a preliminary temporary restraining order injunction that prevented Combs from selling his Los Angeles mansion for $70 million for 90 days. Judge Anzalone granted Cardello-Smith’s request and then at a hearing September 9 granted his additional request for a $100 million default judgment against Combs for failing to appear at the hearing, according to court records.

This is not Cardello-Smith’s first jailhouse lawsuit. He’s filed three others while incarcerated. According to the Detroit Metro Times, he is known for his “long history of challenging the judicial system with civil lawsuits.”

When was it filed?

June 10, 2024 in Michigan’s Lenawee County Circuit Court.

What’s the status?

A judge has set aside the $100 million judgment because the notice of the case was not properly sent. There will be another hearing on November 4.

What was Combs’s response?

After the judgment was issued, Combs’s attorney Marc Agnifilo released this statement on behalf of his client to the multiple media outlets:

“This man is a convicted felon and sexual predator, who has been sentenced on 14 counts of sexual assault and kidnapping over the last 26 years,” the statement reads. “His résumé now includes committing a fraud on the court from prison, as Mr. Combs has never heard of him let alone been served with any lawsuit. Mr. Combs looks forward to having this judgment swiftly dismissed.”

What does the lawsuit say?

Thalia Graves filed a lawsuit accusing Combs of “viciously raping her” in 2001 after having her tied up naked with her hands behind her back when she was unconscious. Graves, 53, alleges that she was just 25 when Combs summoned her to his studio to talk about the performance of her then boyfriend, who was an executive at Bad Boy Records at the time.

Combs and his bodyguard Joseph “Big Joe” Sherman picked Graves up at her mother’s house in Queens and drove her to the studio. During the car ride, Combs gave her a glass of wine, which later caused her to briefly lose consciousness, according to her lawsuit.

When she awoke, Graves said she was naked with her hands tied behind her back. Sherman, she said, slammed her face on a pool table then Combs walked into the room naked, put lubricant on his penis and violently anally and vaginally raped her. She also alleged that afterward Sherman forcibly inserted his penis into her mouth and hit her until she lost consciousness again.

After Combs and Sherman left her, Graves said she dressed and she left “crying uncontrollably.” A driver took her to a hospital and tried to convince her to report the rape, but Graves said she was going through a divorce at the time and was scared she would lose custody of her young child.

“The violation that I have experienced during the assault has had lasting effects on my body, causing ongoing health problems and complications,” Graves said on September 24 during a press conference with her attorney Gloria Allred at her side. “I want to continue on this journey toward recovery and healing. I am glad that he is locked up, but that’s a temporary feeling of relief.”

When was it filed?

The 26-page lawsuit was filed in Manhattan’s federal court.

What’s the status?

Graves has filed a request to issue a summons to inform Combs of the lawsuit and that he is being sued. Her attorney has asked that the summons be sent to Combs at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. Graves has also filed a request for a summons and a copy of the lawsuit to be sent to Sherman.

What was Combs’s response?

Combs’s legal team has not yet responded to Graves’s allegations in the lawsuit she filed against him.

What does the lawsuit say?

In a new 18-page lawsuit, a woman, who is choosing to remain anonymous, has shared allegations of abuse against Diddy. She alleges that Diddy drugged her and that she was sexually assaulted on various trips that she felt forced to go on with him.

The woman says she met Combs in 2020 overseas when she was invited on a trip that he paid for. That the next year, she says, Combs’s employees would arrange for her to travel to Combs’s homes in Los Angeles, New York, and Miami at a monthly basis. The woman alleges that Combs would send drivers to pick her up before she had even agreed to attend a trip. Among her allegations, she says she was forced to ingest ketamine, Combs forced her to have sex without her consent, and, in one instance, she woke up with bruises and bite marks on her body. At one point after being allegedly drugged, she says she took a pregnancy test and learned it was positive. She alleges that Combs’s employee and ex-girlfriend, rapper Yung Miami, harassed her to have an abortion and she later suffered a miscarriage. She also says, mirroring Graves’s allegations, that Combs would record his sexual encounters with her without her permission. Doe alleges that the abuse spanned four years, up until Homeland Security raided his home in July 2024.

When was it filed?

The lawsuit was filed on September 27 in New York Supreme Court.

What’s the status?

Ongoing.

What was Combs’s response?

Combs had not yet responded to a request for comment.

What does the lawsuit say?

John Doe, who lives in Georgia and has filed his case anonymously, is suing Combs for rape, assault and battery, and aggravated sexual abuse. According to his complaint, he alleged that he was invited to one of Combs’s parties in October 2021 through his industry connections working for a management company at the time. He alleged he was immediately offered ecstasy, which he refused. He said instead he limited himself to just one drink but afterward felt disoriented. He said he tried to leave the party but a male voice told him to “hold on.” The next thing he remembered is being in a bedroom essentially “paralyzed” and unable to move or speak as multiple men then sexually assaulted him and sodomized him. He also recalled seeing Combs above him, naked, at one point during the assault, according to his complaint. He claimed in his lawsuit that Combs “fancied the use of the popular date-rape drug Rohypnol” and would often secretly mix the drug into an alcoholic beverage, typically Champagne or “lemon drops,” and that partygoers were forced to consume them.

When was it filed?

October 14, 2024, in New York Federal Court.

What’s the status?

Plaintiff, the alleged victim, is fighting to keep his name anonymous. His attorney has asked the judge to maintain his client’s anonymity over fear of violence in retribution for coming forward with his allegations.

What does the lawsuit say?

John Doe, who currently lives in Ohio, is suing Combs over an aggravated sexual assault that he alleged took place in a Macy’s department store. In May 2008, Doe said he was working as an adviser for Ecko clothing in Macy’s flagship when Combs, who had his Sean John brand in stores at the same time, and three of his bodyguards entered. Doe claims suddenly someone hit him with a pistol and the blow forced him to his knees. He alleged that Combs said, “Suck my dick, Ecko” and orally raped him until ejaculating and said, “You like that, white boy?,” according to his complaint. He said he immediately reported the assault to Macy’s security. He said he was then subsequently fired, which he alleged was related to Macy’s signing a multimillion-dollar deal with Combs’s clothing line.

When was it filed?

October 14, 2024, in New York Federal Court.

What’s the status?

Plaintiff, the alleged victim, is fighting to keep his name anonymous. His attorney has asked the judge to maintain his client’s anonymity over fear of violence in retribution for coming forward with his allegations.

What does the lawsuit say?

John Doe, who lives in New Jersey, said in 2006 he accepted a last-minute job at Combs’s East Hampton house to provide security for an event for executives. During the party, he alleged that Combs gave him a drink, leaving him feeling ill. Combs pushed him into a truck and sodomized him, according to the complaint. Doe claimed he told his supervisor at the time of the assault.

When was it filed?

October 14, 2024, in New York Federal Court.

What’s the status?

Doe’s attorney has asked the judge to let his client remain anonymous, as he still fears retribution over the traumatic incident.

What does the lawsuit say?

New York resident Jane Doe said she met Combs in June 1995 at a promotional party for a Biggie Smalls video. She alleged that Combs approached her at the event and asked to speak to her privately, and she followed him to the bathroom, where Combs started kissing her. When she pulled away, he violently struck her and then raped her, according to her complaint. She claimed Combs also threatened her that she would “disappear” if she ever told anyone about the assault.

When was it filed?

October 14, 2024, in New York Federal Court.

What’s the status?

She filed court documents asking to keep her name anonymous. District Judge Lewis Liman granted her request on October 16, stating that the nature of her sexual assault allegations was highly personal and that revealing her identity may lead to “significant, potentially harmful attention from media and the public.

What does the lawsuit say?

John Doe, who now lives in North Carolina, said in 1998, when he was just 16 years old, he was recruited to attend one of Combs’s White Parties in the Hamptons. After receiving an invitation through a mutual connection, he thought it would be an opportunity for him to make connections to “break into the music industry.” At the party, he spoke to Combs about his ambitions and, per the lawsuit, Combs told him he needed to inspect his penis because it was a rite of passage for anyone trying to break into the industry. Combs then cupped Doe’s genitals for an extended period of time and told him people would be in touch with him, according to the complaint.

When was it filed?

October 14, 2024, in New York Federal Court.

What’s the status?

He filed court documents asking to keep his name anonymous. On October 17, District Judge Jennifer Rochon granted his request.

What does the lawsuit say?

Jane Doe, who lives in Tennessee, said she was invited to a Combs photo shoot in 2004, which was taking place across the street from her college campus in Brooklyn. The then-19-year-old was later invited to a “more exclusive party” back at Combs’s hotel, and she brought along a friend. Once in the hotel suite, one man, whom she believed to be Combs’s bodyguard, told them, “You know what you are here for.” She claimed the guard then locked them in a room with Combs and then forced her friend to give him oral sex, threatening to kill her, according to the complaint. Combs then “turned his sights” on her, she claimed, ordering her to undress before raping her, the lawsuit states.

When was it filed?

October 16, 2024, in New York Federal Court.

What’s the status?

She is asking the court to proceed with her lawsuit anonymously over fear of violence in retribution for coming forward with her allegations.

What was Combs’s response to these six lawsuits, case no. 13 to case no. 18?

After attorney Tony Buzbee held a press conference on October 1 announcing that he was filing 120 lawsuits in total, Combs’s attorney, Erica Wolff, told Newsweek in a statement: “As Mr. Combs’s legal team has emphasized, he cannot address every meritless allegation in what has become a reckless media circus.”

What does the lawsuit say?

John Doe, who lives in California and owns a business renting luxury cars and jewelry, said he was sexually assaulted at a Cîroc party in Los Angeles in 2022. He alleged that Combs pulled him aside at the party, exposed himself, and then grabbed his genitals. He said the assault stopped when a professional athlete, whom he doesn’t name, entered the room, according to his complaint.

When was it filed?

October 20, 2024, in New York Federal Court.

What’s the status?

The judge in this case is asking the alleged victim to file a request to receive permission to proceed anonymously by October 28, or else he will dismiss the complaint.

What does the lawsuit say?

John Doe, a personal trainer who lives in California, alleged that he was drugged and repeatedly sexually assaulted by Combs and a yet-unnamed celebrity at a 2022 awards-show after-party at Combs’s house in the Hollywood Hills. He said when he entered the house, he was asked to sign an NDA and handed a drink. The lawsuit states he was brought into a room where he saw several “well-known figures who were engaging in group-sex activities.” He said he then began to feel disoriented and weak and later realized someone had drugged him. Combs allegedly approached him, began performing “non-consensual oral sex on him,” and then directed him to perform oral sex on the celebrity, according to his lawsuit. The plaintiff claimed as he slipped in and out of consciousness that he was passed around like a “party favor” for the other guests for the party’s enjoyment, according to his complaint.

When was it filed?

October 20, 2024, in New York Federal Court.

What’s the status?

The judge in this case is asking the alleged victim to file a request to receive permission to proceed anonymously by October 25, or the case could result in a dismissal.

What does the lawsuit say?

Jane Doe, who lives in Alabama, said on September 7, 2000, when she was 13, a friend dropped her off at Radio City Music Hall, where she tried to get into the Video Music Awards by approaching drivers. Combs’s driver told her she “fit what Diddy was looking for” and later took her to Combs’s after-party. When she arrived, she was given an NDA to sign and then given a “reddish yellow” drink that tasted bitter, per the complaint. She felt woozy and lightheaded and found an empty bedroom in which to lie down. Combs, she alleged, then entered with both a female and male celebrity. She alleged that the male celebrity raped her while Combs and the female celebrity watched. Afterward, Combs allegedly tried to force her to perform oral sex, but she fought him off, according to her lawsuit. Later, she was able to escape and called her father to pick her up.

When was it filed?

October 20, 2024, in New York Federal Court.

What’s the status?

Ongoing.

What does the lawsuit say?

On Memorial Day weekend in 2014, Jane Doe flew with two friends to Las Vegas for a stay at Hotel Rio. At the hotel, she was invited to a poolside party and later to an after-party at Combs’s suite at Planet Hollywood. She said Combs directed her to the bar area at the party and told her to help herself from any of the open bottles of Cîroc-branded vodka. After a few sips, she claimed 40 minutes later she started to feel dizzy and lost control of her motor functions. She said that she was directed to rest in a bedroom, where she passed out. When she woke up the next morning, she recalled being sore, with a shirtless Combs yelling at someone over the phone. “Plaintiff eventually got up and realized she was naked and her general soreness was
more aggravated in her genital area” and “was horrified to realize that she was raped by Combs,” according to her complaint.
She located her belongings, including her dead cell phone, and made her way back to Hotel Rio,
where her friends were staying.

When was it filed?

October 20, 2024, in New York Federal Court.

What’s the status?

Ongoing.

What was Combs’s response to these four lawsuits, case No. 19 to case No. 22?

Combs’s family issued this statement on October 22: “The past month has devastated our family. Many have judged both him and us based on accusations, conspiracy theories, and false narratives that have spiraled into absurdity on social media. We stand united, supporting you every step of the way. We hold onto the truth, knowing it will prevail, and nothing will break the strength of our family. WE MISS YOU & LOVE YOU DAD.”

Quincy, Justin, Christian, Chance, Jessie & D’Lila

What does the lawsuit say?

The alleged victim, an independent music artist who currently lives in North Carolina, says she was 29 when she was invited to a New York party hosted by Combs in December 2022. While she claims she saw “widespread use of drugs” at the party, she only drank one glass of wine. Combs approached her, expressed interest in her music career, and then suggested they continue their discussion in his office, she states. Once in the office, she recalls feeling disoriented and slipping in and out of consciousness, and she alleges that it became clear to her that she had been drugged. “Due to the effects of her drugged drink, Combs raped and sexually assaulted [her],” the lawsuit states. “[She] could not stop him from doing it, as she was trapped inside her body not participating but not able to resist.” She woke up the next morning with blood on her legs and bruising on her lips and found deep imprints on her arms and wrists, according to her lawsuit, suggesting she had been tied with ropes.

When was it filed?

October 22, 2024, in New York Federal Court.

What’s the status?

On October 24, U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni ruled that the alleged victim in this case was allowed to continue to pursue her case against Combs anonymously.

What does the lawsuit say?

A John Doe living in California said he was introduced to Diddy in 2005 when he was only 10 years old and interested in breaking into the entertainment industry. He alleges that he was introduced to Combs by a consultant his parents had hired who took him to an “audition” with Combs in a hotel across from the one he was staying in with his parents. During the audition, he performed several rap songs before Combs allegedly asked him “how badly he wanted to be a star.” He claims Combs then gave him a soda to drink which made him feel “a little funny.” Combs allegedly forced him to perform oral sex and he lost consciousness. When he awoke, his “pants were undone and his anus and buttocks hurt badly,” according to the lawsuit. Combs, he alleges, threatened him against telling anyone what happened. Despite the warning, he says he immediately told his parents, who were
“terrified of the potential consequences of reporting the abuse.”

When was it filed?

October 28, 2024, in New York Supreme Court.

What’s the status?

Ongoing.

What does the lawsuit say?

John Doe, who lives in California, alleges that Combs and his bodyguard sexually assaulted him during a Making the Band audition in New York. In 2008, when he was just 17 years old, he participated in a three-day audition for Combs’s reality show where Combs met with each of the contestants in a private room. On the first day, he recalls Combs asked him “hypothetical questions” about how he would handle situations involving sexual pressure, according to his lawsuit.

“As Combs described these scenarios, he began to sexually assault Plaintiff by touching Plaintiff both over and under his clothing, including groping and fondling his penis and instructing Plaintiff to undress,” the lawsuit states. He also alleges Combs masturbated. During the second day, Doe alleges Combs escalated to sexual assault. On the third day, Combs introduced his bodyguard “T” and forced the accuser to give the bodyguard oral sex while Combs sexually assaulted him again. Ultimately, he was told that he was eliminated from the competition. Combs claimed he was “untrustworthy due to his reservations about performing oral sex on his bodyguard,” according to the complaint.

When was it filed?

October 28, 2024, in New York Supreme Court.

What’s the status?

Ongoing.

What was Combs’s response to these three lawsuits?

Combs’s attorneys issued this statement:

“The lawyer behind this lawsuit is interested in media attention rather than the truth, as is obvious from his constant press appearances and 1-800 number. As we’ve said before, Mr. Combs cannot respond to every new publicity stunt, even in response to claims that are facially ridiculous or demonstrably false. M. Combs and his legal team have full confidence in the facts and the integrity of the judicial process. In court, the truth will prevail: that Mr. Combs never sexually assaulted or trafficked anyone — man or woman, adult or minor.”

What does the lawsuit say?

DeWitt Gilmore, who describes himself as an author, public figure, and resident of Atlanta, alleges that one night in the summer of 1996 he was assaulted by Sean Combs and his bodyguard after exiting a club. Gilmore says he was in his car, an Isuzu Trooper, when Combs and his bodyguard pulled up in a gold convertible. Combs and his entourage blocked his car, brandished firearms, and fired shots and that he feared for his life as he drove away “narrowly escaping a deadly ambush,” according to his complaint. He is suing Combs for assault, battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress and seeking $5 million in damages.

When was it filed?

November 3, 2024, in New York Federal Court.

What’s the status?

Case is ongoing. Gilmore is also representing himself.

How did Combs respond to the lawsuit?

“As we’ve said before, Mr. Combs cannot respond to every new publicity stunt, even in response to claims that are facially ridiculous,” representatives stated. “Mr. Combs and his legal team have full confidence in the facts and the integrity of the judicial process. In court, the truth will prevail: that these accusations are pure fiction.”

What does the lawsuit say?

John Doe, who lives in Georgia, alleges in his 20-page complaint that in 2022, when he was 39 years old, he attended a “glamorous” party at Sean Combs’s home in New York City. He says after consuming a drink, he began to lose control of his body and lose consciousness. When he awoke, he says he was horrified to find Combs on top of him sodomizing him. He claims he forcibly fought off Combs and fled to a bathroom where he realized his anus was bleeding.

When was it filed?

November 19, 2024, in New York Federal Court.

What’s the status?

His attorney, Tony Buzbee, has asked the court to serve Combs with a copy of this complaint in jail.

What does the lawsuit say?

John Doe, who lives in Texas, says in his complaint that in the late ’90s through early 2000s he was working as an actor regularly traveling for auditions. He traveled to New York in October 2001 after speaking with a casting director about a role playing a police officer in a music video. After meeting Combs, he recalls being told he was selected as the “white guy for the cop role” in the video. The casting director gave him a Diet Coke he claims tasted strange. Then, he went to the bathroom where he passed out. He alleges when he woke up he was lying face down across a large ottoman and realized that Combs was sexually assaulting him. He says he tried to fight but Combs’s bodyguard was holding his arms down. He recalls when Combs “finished,” his bodyguard put a condom on himself and later a caucasian man orally sodomized him. When he found his clothes and ran out, he remembers someone saying “Hope you had fun.”

When was it filed?

November 19, 2024, in New York Federal Court.

What’s the status?

His attorney, Tony Buzbee, has asked the court to serve Combs with a copy of this complaint in jail.

What does the lawsuit say?

Jane Doe says she was just 17 years old when Combs assaulted her at the Fourth of July party at his house in New York, according to her 20-page lawsuit. Jane, who lives in Texas, was attending a modeling gig when she says two men in an SUV approached her and gave her a flyer to attend a party. She called the number on the flier, and a car came to pick up her and her friend.

At the party, she alleges she saw numerous celebrities and was immediately required to hand over her purse and cell phone when she walked through the door. She took a drink, began to feel disoriented, then lost consciousness. She claims when she awoke, her underwear was missing and she felt throbbing pains in her vaginal and anal areas, according to her complaint. She said out of fear of retaliation she did not contact police or seek medical attention.

When was it filed?

November 19, 2024, in New York Federal Court.

What’s the status?

Her attorney, Tony Buzbee, has asked the court to serve Combs with a copy of this complaint in jail.

What does the lawsuit say?

Jane Doe, who lives in Maryland, alleges she was 18 year olds when she was the victim of a violent sexual assault outside a Halloween party at a nightclub in New York City. She says Combs’s security guards escorted her and two friends to a large black SUV limousine where Combs was sitting in the back. At least six members of his security were also in the vehicle, according to her complaint. She claims she was given a drink and began to feel disoriented. She recalls Combs yelled profanities while spraying Champagne over the women and forcing them to perform sex acts against their will.

When was it filed?

November 19, 2024, in New York Federal Court.

What’s the status?

Her attorney, Tony Buzbee, has asked the court to serve Combs with a copy of this complaint in jail.

What does the lawsuit say?

John Doe is suing Combs for a violent sexual assault and rape that he alleges occurred at an after-party hosted by Combs in Miami in 2022.  He says there were around 50 people at the party, many that he recognized as public figures. Combs allegedly gave him a drink and offered a tour of the house. The tour came to an end in a bedroom where there were five individuals, three men and two women. Combs demanded the women perform sex acts on the three men. Doe says he suddenly began to fall in and out of consciousness.  He woke up with a sharp pain in his anus  and claims he saw Combs fully naked trying to insert his penis into his anus. However, the drugs he had been given prevented him from fighting back, according to his lawsuit.

When was it filed?

November 19, 2024, in New York Federal Court.

What’s the status?

His attorney, Tony Buzbee, has asked the court to serve Combs with a copy of this complaint in jail.

What was Combs’s response to these new lawsuits?

“The extortion lawsuit against Mr. Buzbee exposes his barrage of lawsuits against Mr. Combs for what they are: shameless publicity stunts, designed to extract payments from celebrities who fear having lies spread about them, just as lies have been spread about Mr. Combs,” attorney Erica Wolff stated. “As his legal team has said before, Mr. Combs has full confidence in the facts and the integrity of the judicial process. In court, the truth will prevail: that Mr. Combs never sexually assaulted or trafficked anyone — man or woman, adult or minor.”