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Disgraced music mogul, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has issued a denial from jail after 120 more of his alleged victims came forward with s3xual assault claims.
The alleged victims are set to file multiple lawsuits detailing allegations of s3xual assault that span over 25 years and include women and men that were underage at the time of the reported ass@ults.
Following the announcement of the accusations in Texas, an attorney for Combs issued a statement, saying the rapper ‘cannot address every meritless allegation in what has become a reckless media circus.’
‘That said, Mr. Combs emphatically and categorically denies as false and defamatory any claim that he sexually abused anyone, including minors.
‘He looks forward to proving his innocence and vindicating himself in court, where the truth will be established based on evidence, not speculation.
Houston attorney Tony Buzbee said he expects lawsuits to be filed within the next month, with most expected to be filed in New York and Los Angeles.
Buzbee described the victims as 60 males and 60 females, and that 25 were minors at the time of the alleged misconduct. One individual alleged he was 9 years old when he was abused, Buzbee said. The allegations cover a period from 1991 to this year.
‘This type of sexual assault, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation should never happen in the United States or anywhere else. This should have never been allowed to go on for so long,’ Buzbee said at a news conference.
‘This conduct has created a mass of individuals who are injured, scared and scarred.’
Buzbee said more than 3,280 individuals contacted his firm and alleged they were victimized by Combs and that after vetting the allegations, his firm decided to represent 120 people. Other cases are still being reviewed. He said some of his clients have spoken with the FBI.
The individuals that Buzbee’s firm is representing are from more than 25 states, with the majority from California, New York, Georgia, and Florida.
The abuse that’s being alleged took place mostly at parties held in New York, California, and Florida where individuals were given drinks that were laced with drugs, Buzbee said.
Some of the alleged conduct took place at auditions where ‘many times, especially young people, people wanting to break into the industry were coerced into this type of conduct in the promise of being made a star,’ Buzbee said.
Combs, 54, has been locked up at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn since pleading not guilty on September 17 to federal charges that he used his “power and prestige” to induce female victims into drugged-up, elaborately produced sexual performances with male sex workers in events dubbed ‘Freak Offs.’
Other alleged victims have already filed lawsuits against Combs that include allegations of sexual assault.
Combs has pleaded not guilty to racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking. His attorney said he is innocent and will fight to clear his name.
