Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is now facing another in a long list of lawsuits accusing him of 𝓈ℯ𝓍ual assault. The 55-year-old rap mogul is accused of coercing a male photographer into performing a 𝓈ℯ𝓍ual act on him in exchange for an offer to make his ‘career take off,’.
The photographer, referred to only as ‘John Doe,’ claims Diddy manipulated him into performing oral 𝓈ℯ𝓍 on him while on the set of a commercial shoot in his lawsuit, which was filed in New York State Supreme Court. In a statement , Diddy’s representatives said: ‘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.’ The rapper — who recently scored a legal victory in another lawsuit — has previously denied all allegations made in all previous 𝓈ℯ𝓍ual assault lawsuits filed against him.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is now facing another in a long list of lawsuits accusing him of 𝓈ℯ𝓍ual assault after a male photographer claims he was forced to perform a 𝓈ℯ𝓍 act on the rapper; Diddy pictured in 2018 in NYC
The 55-year-old rapper allegedly coerced the photographer into performing oral 𝓈ℯ𝓍 on him in exchange for advancing his career, according to documents obtained by DailyMail.com; Diddy pictured in 2018 in NYC
He has also denied all federal charges filed against him last year. In the new lawsuit, the plaintiff states that he was working as a production photographer on commercials when the alleged assault occurred in 2022 or 2023. According to the documents, the photographer says he was working on set when Diddy was there during a major commercial shoot, though he doesn’t clarify if Diddy was acting in the commercial, or if he had even been listed on the days’s call sheet, which listed the shots that would be filmed that day and detailed which actors and crew would be required.
The man claims he was told to bring the rapper back to set after he had been in his trailer between takes, a side task that he was sometimes required to do in addition to taking pictures.
Diddy — who is currently in custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn as he awaits federal trial — allegedly had a conversation with the photographer before inviting him into his trailer. Although it was against the rules for crew members to join the ‘talent’ in their trailers, Doe claims he agreed to step inside after the rap executive ‘downplayed’ the prohibition and suggested it could benefit the plaintiff’s career.
But after entering the trailer, the anonymous man claims that Combs began making 𝓈ℯ𝓍ual advances at him before unzipping his pants. ‘If you suck [it] right, I’ll make your career take off,’ Diddy allegedly told him, and the photographer says he also took that to mean that if he refused, then his career would be irretrievably damaged.
The plaintiff claims he was working as a production photographer on the set of a major commercial when Diddy invited him into his trailer; Diddy seen in May 2023 in NYC
John Doe alleges Diddy unzipped his pants and told him to ‘suck [it] right’ if he wanted him to make his ‘career take off’; pictured in 2020 in Beverly Hills
Doe, who states that he is straight, claims that he performed oral 𝓈ℯ𝓍 on Diddy ‘under this coercive threat.’ The photographer adds that, after the rapper climaxed, he allegedly was instructed to hold Diddy’s semen in his mouth ‘like a squirrel.’ Doe claims that Diddy made violent threats to him after he didn’t comply with the request. Despite the alleged offer of career benefits, the man says he never heard from Combs again.
The photographer says he has suffered ‘immeasurable emotional and mental pain’ and ‘trauma,’ and he is suing Diddy for damages. John Doe’s attorney, Tony Buzbee, posted about the case on Instagram shortly after DailyMail.com contacted him for comment. Buzbee referenced recent reports that he had withdrawn from multiple lawsuits filed against Diddy in New York federal court, as he is not currently admitted to practice in that federal jurisdiction. The attorney said he may have been ‘too hasty’ in dismissing people who throw around the term ‘fake news,’ which he connected to stories about him dropping out of the cases.
The man was allegedly told to hold Diddy’s semen in his mouth and was threatened when he didn’t comply. He claims he never heard from Diddy again and was left with physical and emotional trauma; Diddy pictured in Hollywood in 2022
The photographer’s attorney, Tony Buzbee, confirmed he was still leading cases against Diddy in a statement posted to Instagram on Wednesday
Buzbee previously dropped out of several lawsuits filed against Diddy in New York federal court, as he isn’t admitted to practice in that federal jurisdiction; Buzbee pictured in 2023
‘One such item was that I’ve bowed out of all of the Diddy litigation. Let’s be clear. You heard it here first. I have NOT withdrawn from all the Diddy cases. Period. Indeed, that couldn’t be further from the truth,’ he stated. ‘Today we filed suit for a professional photographer who alleges coercion and 𝓈ℯ𝓍ual assault against Sean “P Diddy” Combs. Plaintiff is a well-regarded professional photographer engaged in the production of television commercials,’ Buzbee continued, before restating the lawsuit’s claims. ‘The facts alleged speak for themselves,’ he added. ‘I am proud to be spear heading these efforts to bring justice to those who formerly had no voice. It continues to be a team effort,’ Buzbee concluded. ‘We look forward to presenting these cases in court in due course and at the appropriate time.’