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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of forcing boys aged 10 and 17 to perform sex acts in new lawsuits

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of forcing boys aged 10 and 17 to perform sex acts in new lawsuits

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been accused in two new lawsuits of drugging and sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy in a New York hotel room in 2005.

The second court case accuses the jailed hip-hop mogul of assaulting a 17-year-old potential contestant on the reality TV series Making the Band in 2008.

The civil 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, accusing attorney Anthony Buzbee of: who also represents plaintiffs in previous lawsuits, to use the lawsuits as a way to seek publicity.

“Mr. Combs and his legal team have full confidence in the facts and the integrity of the legal process,” the legal team said in a statement.

“In court, the truth will prevail: that Mr. Combs never sexually abused or trafficked anyone, male or female, adult or minor.”

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Sean “Diddy” Combs faces US judge Robyn Tarnofsky, accused of sex trafficking (REUTERS)

Combs, 54, is currently in custody at a federal prison in New York City sex trafficking accusations, which he denies.

The hip-hop mogul was arrested on September 16 on charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and sexual assault and other crimes against alleged parties called “Freak Offs.”

Prosecutors allege he coerced and abused women and silenced victims through blackmail and violence.

The new lawsuit alleges that the 10-year-old boy 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 instead given a drug-laced soft drink by a Combs associate and was sexually assaulted by police. Bad Boy records founder, it claims.

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

In the second lawsuit, a 17-year-old boy said Combs forced him to perform sex acts with both the rapper and a bodyguard during a three-day audition for the TV show Making the Band, which Combs produced.

According to court documents, the aspiring contestant was eliminated from the competition when he expressed reservations.

The lawsuit also alleges that he was unable to 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 file lawsuits even if the statute of limitations has expired.

Combs is one of hip-hop’s best-known music managers, producers and artists, having won three Grammys and collaborating with artists such as Notorious BIG, Mary J. Blige, Usher, Lil Kim, Faith Evans and 112.

He founded Bad Boy Records in 1993, the influential Sean John fashion line, a vodka brand and the Revolt TV network. In June this year he sold his interest in the latter company.