Sean “Diddy” Combs scandal explodes: over 100 alleged victims come forward

The law firm says it is now representing more than 100 alleged victims in new lawsuits filed against Sean “Diddy” Combs in connection with his sex trafficking case.

On Tuesday, Buzbee’s law firm and the legal group AVA held a news conference, saying they had reviewed thousands of calls from people claiming they were molested by Combs, 54.

“The entertainment industry’s biggest secret, which wasn’t really a secret at all, has finally been revealed to the world. The wall of silence has been broken and victims are coming forward,” Texas attorney Tony Buzbee said during a news conference.

Buzbee said the charges would include: “aggravated sexual assault or rape, facilitation of sexual intercourse using a controlled substance, dissemination of video recordings, sexual exploitation of a minor.”

“At this point, our team has been contacted by over 3,285 people claiming to have been victims of Sean Combs. Behind closed doors, we will expose those who enabled this behavior. We will pursue this case regardless of who the evidence points to, Buzbee said.

“It’s a long list, but due to the nature of this case, we’re going to make sure we get it right,” Buzbee said. “These names will shock you.”

He said that of the 120 alleged victims, 60 were men and 60 were women.

“Our youngest victim is nine years old. We have a person who is 14 years old. We have one that is 15 years old,” Buzbee said.

He claimed that 62 percent of new accusers were African American. The new accusers come from 25 states, most of them from New York, California, Georgia and Florida.

Buzbee said 25 of the accusers were minors at the time of the events, which took place between 1991 and 2024.

“Most of these events and incidents happen at parties, usually after parties, album release parties, New Year’s Eve parties, Fourth of July parties, what they call Puffy Party, white party.”

“Several of these events occurred repeatedly during auditions, especially for young people who wanted to break into the industry and were coerced into this type of behavior under the promise that they would become a star,” Buzbee said.

Newsweek has reached out to Combs’ attorney, Mark Agnifilo, for comment.

Combs faces charges of racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation for the purposes of prostitution – all of which he denies. He was arrested on September 16 and has since been denied bail twice. His next court appearance is scheduled for October 6.

No trial date has been set.

Context

Combs was arrested on September 16 at the Park Hyatt New York. He pleaded not guilty Tuesday to federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges and was twice denied bail on $50 million.

The music and business mogul’s arrest came nearly six months after federal authorities investigating sex trafficking raided his homes.

Federal authorities revealed that 1,000 bottles of baby oil were found during the raids. Agnifilo, in an interview for the TMZ documentary, doubted this huge number Diddy’s Fall: Indictmentbut said Combs “buys in bulk” because he lives near a Costco.

At the time of his arrest, Combs was also the subject of 10 civil lawsuits alleging sexual abuse, misconduct and sex trafficking.

Combs is being held in a special housing unit, isolated from the general population, at the notoriously brutal Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. The prison has previously been a temporary home for other famous criminals, including R. Kelly, Michael Cohen, Allison Mack and Ghislaine Maxwell.

He reportedly no longer committed suicide, a common practice among high-profile prisoners admitted to federal facilities.

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