Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been hit with more allegations of sexual misconduct.
The 'I'll Be Missing You' rapper is being detained at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn after prosecutors in New York charged him with sex trafficking, racketeering, and transportation to engage in prostitution.
The 54-year-old, who was responsible for launching the music careers of many artists, pleaded not guilty to the crimes, and he has been denied bail twice.
According to Sky News, 120 more people have come forward with sexual assault allegations against the music mogul that go back more than 20 years.
Lawyer Tony Buzbee, who is representing the accusers, disclosed that the victims are 60 males and 60 females and that 25 were minors at the time of the alleged misconduct. He also shared that one of the individuals claimed he was just nine years old at the time of his assault.
"This type of sexual assault, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation should never happen in the United States or anywhere else," Buzbee said at a news conference. "This should have never been allowed to go on for so long. This conduct has created a mass of individuals who are injured, scared, and scarred."
The laundry list of accusations against Combs includes: “violent sexual assault or rape, facilitated sex with a controlled substance, dissemination of video recordings, sexual abuse of minors," per NBC News.
“It’s a long list already, but because of the nature of this case, we are going to make sure, damn sure, we are right before we do that,” he continued. “These names will shock you.”
Most of the plaintiffs, he said, claim that the sexual misconduct happened at parties held at well-known venues by Combs, as well as private residences and hotels. Others allegedly occurred at auditions.
Buzbee expects lawsuits to be filed within the next month in New York and Los Angeles.
Following the announcement, Erica Wolff, a lawyer representing Combs, said in a statement that the rapper "emphatically and categorically" denies the allegations, declaring that they are "false and defamatory," per BBC.
Wolff said Combs "looks forward to proving his innocence and vindicating himself in court, where the truth will be established based on evidence, not speculation".
However, Andrew Van Arsdale, an attorney at the AVA law group which is working with Buzbee, shared that his firm had received more than 3,000 phone calls from people alleging abuse by the entrepreneur.
In addition to the 120 alleged victims, he added that his firm was working to vet another 100 cases.
The Bad Boys records founder has been the subject of a flurry of sexual assault lawsuits over the past year, beginning with an explosive one filed by his ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, in November 2023.
Though the civil suit was settled a day after it was filed, it triggered a series of other accusations, most recently by singer Dawn Richard - who was a member of Danity Kane, a girl group that was signed under Combs's label.
A 14-page indictment revealed that the rapper and his associates allegedly threatened, abused, and coerced women and others around him “to fulfill his sexual desires” – which allegedly included "Freak Offs,” drug-fuelled sex performances, per The Independent.
These orchestrated acts were allegedly recorded and directed by him, and would sometimes last days.
If Combs is convicted, he faces a minimum of 15 years in prison.
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