Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of drugging and raping 10-year-old boy in new lawsuit

Both lawsuits were filed in the New York State Supreme Court and are part of a series of claims against Combs, with several people alleging they were sexually abused by him at various events over the past two decades.

Combs’ attorneys denied these new allegations and accused the plaintiffs’ attorney, Anthony Buzbee, of seeking media attention. “Mr. Combs and his legal team have full confidence in the facts and the integrity of the judicial process,” an emailed statement said. “In court, the truth will prevail: that Mr. Combs never sexually abused or trafficked anyone – male or female, adult or minor.”

Currently, 54-year-old Combs is in a New York City jail after pleading not guilty federal sex trafficking charges in connection with his arrest on September 16. These charges include claims that he assaulted women and silenced victims through threats and violence.

In the first lawsuit, the unnamed 10-year-old boy was an aspiring actor and rapper who traveled from California with his parents for music industry meetings. According to the lawsuit, during what was supposed to be an audition for Combs, an employee gave the boy a drug-laced soda, and Combs then sexually assaulted him. The boy lost consciousness and when he woke up, Combs allegedly threatened to harm his parents if he told anyone about the incident.

The second lawsuit involves a 17-year-old man who claims Combs sexually assaulted him and a bodyguard during a three-day audition for “Making the Band.” When the contestant expressed doubts about the situation, he was removed from the competition and could not return to the music industry for seven years.

Both lawsuits were filed under the New York City Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act, which allows survivors to take legal action even if the deadline to do so has expired.