A professional athlete once stopped Sean “Diddy” Combs from sexually assaulting a luxury car businessman at a star-studded Ciroc party, a new lawsuit claims.
The alleged victim referred to as “John Doe” in the filing, claims that the incident occurred during a launch party for Combs’ Ciroc vodka brand around 2022.
The Bad Boys Records producer allegedly invited the Los Angeles-based luxury car and jewelry rental businessman into his private office during the event and proceeded to strip off his pants and expose himself.
“Combs continued to move closer and then grabbed Plaintiff’s genitals through his pants, squeezing them in a rough and sexual manner,” the suit alleges.
The anonymous man was allegedly “shocked and disoriented” and “froze momentarily” as he did “not know how to respond to the weirdly inappropriate sexual advance made by Combs.”
Combs’ alleged attack was interrupted when an unnamed famous athlete, identified in the suit as “Professional Athlete A,” entered the office and intervened, the filing states.
Upon the interruption, the businessman quickly left her room and exited the party, according to the lawsuit.
The man claims that he attended the party after Combs, his longtime customer, assured him that there would be “high-profile guests in the music and entertainment business” present at the fête.
He claimed that he took a photo of Combs sitting on a couch with “other high profile individuals,” which was included in the filing. However; the faces of the alleged celebrities were redacted.
The new lawsuit is the latest in a string of sexual assault accusations pegged against the rapper.
On Sunday, a woman accused Diddy and a male and female celebrity of raping her at a 2000 MTV Video Music Awards afterparty when she was just 13 years old in suit with Texas-based lawyer Tony Buzbee.
Buzbee filed at least four other civil lawsuits in the Southern District of New York this weekend with court papers describing two men and two women as victims.
“Mr. Combs and his legal team have full confidence in the facts, their legal defenses, and the integrity of the judicial process,” Combs’ legal team told Page Six in a statement in response. “In court, the truth will prevail: that Mr. Combs has never sexually assaulted anyone—adult or minor, man or woman.”
Earlier this month, Buzbee revealed that he was representing 120 individuals in civil lawsuits accusing Combs of sex crimes spanning over the course of three decades. One of Buzbee’s clients was just 9 years old when allegedly assaulted by Combs.
Buzbee had previously claimed that several A-list celebrities were going to be exposed for being involved in Diddy’s assaults.
The “Last Night” rapper’s fall from grace began in November 2023 after his ex-girlfriend, Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, filed a lawsuit accusing him of raping, sex trafficking and physically abusing her throughout their decade-long relationship.
The father of seven settled the case with Ventura, 28, less than 24 hours later and denied any wrongdoing.
However; months later a video surfaced of Combs violently beating the “Me & U” singer at a hotel in 2016. Diddy subsequently issued a public apology video.
Ventura’s lawsuit against the music mogul spurred an onslaught of accusations, with dozens of alleged victims accusing Combs of sexual abuse and rape. Some also claimed the alleged attacks occurred at Diddy’s famous VIP parties.
Combs was arrested in New York City on Sept. 16 and charged with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution.
The Grammy winner pleaded not guilty to the charges and is being held behind bars at Brooklyn’s notorious Metropolitan Detention Center after being denied bail.
