Sean 'Diddy' Combs accused of sexually assaulting 10-year-old boy in new lawsuits

Sean “Diddy” Combs is accused in one of two lawsuits filed Monday (Oct. 28) alleging drugging and sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy in a New York City hotel room in 2005.

In the second lawsuit, the jailed hip-hop mogul is accused of similarly assaulting a 17-year-old potential contestant on the reality TV series. Making the tape in 2008.

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The lawsuits filed in the New York State Supreme Court are the latest in a wave of lawsuits in which plaintiffs allege they were sexually abused by Combs at parties and gatherings over the past two decades.

Combs’ attorneys denied the two new claims Monday and accused the plaintiffs’ attorney, Anthony Buzbee, who also represents plaintiffs in previous lawsuits, of seeking publicity.

“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.”

Combs, 54, is being held in a New York City jail after pleading not guilty to federal sex trafficking charges contained in an indictment unsealed the day after his Sept. 16 arrest. The indictment includes allegations that he coerced and abused women and silenced victims through blackmail and violence.

The 10-year-old boy not named in the lawsuit was an aspiring actor and rapper who had traveled from California with his parents to meet with music industry representatives. During what was supposed to be an audition for Combs, he was given a drugged soda by a Combs associate and sexually assaulted by the Bad Boy Records founder, the lawsuit said.

The boy eventually lost consciousness. When he woke up, Combs threatened to seriously hurt the child’s parents if he told anyone what happened, the filing said.

In a second lawsuit, a 17-year-old unidentified man said Combs forced him to perform sex acts with Combs and a bodyguard during a three-day audition for the television show “Making the Band,” which Combs produced.

When the aspiring contestant expressed reservations, he was eliminated from the competition and unable to return to the music industry for seven years, according to the filing.

Both lawsuits were filed under the New York City Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act, which allows survivors to file lawsuits even if the statute of limitations has expired.

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