Rapper and music mogul Sean Combs is dealing with allegations of sexual misconduct from 120 new accusers, a lawyer has revealed at a press convention in Texas.
Tony Buzbee, a lawyer from Houston representing the claimants, says he expects lawsuits to be filed throughout the subsequent month. He stated there have been 60 male and 60 feminine accusers, and that 25 of them had been kids on the time of the alleged offences.
Combs – often known as P Diddy and Puff Daddy – is awaiting trial on intercourse trafficking expenses.
In response to the announcement in Texas, the performer’s lawyer stated he “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,” Erica Wolff added in an announcement.
“He looks forward to proving his innocence and vindicating himself in court if and when claims are filed and served, where the truth will be established based on evidence, not speculation.”
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What’s P Diddy accused of?
Combs faces a number of different lawsuits filed within the final yr, and the most recent claims additionally observe a video in Could displaying him attacking ex-girlfriend Cassie.
He apologised for what he known as his “inexcusable” behaviour within the video, saying he was “disgusted” by what he did.
Combs has been imprisoned on the Metropolitan Detention Centre in Brooklyn since he pleaded not responsible on 17 September to expenses that he used his “power and prestige” to induce girls into drugged-up sexual performances with male intercourse staff that had been dubbed “Freak Offs”.
He has additionally pleaded not responsible to racketeering conspiracy and intercourse trafficking and vowed to battle to clear his identify.
Combs’s legal professionals provided a $50m (£37.8m) bail package deal in trade for him to be positioned beneath home arrest at his Florida mansion with GPS monitoring and strict limits on guests. To this point although, his authorized crew’s purposes for bail have been denied.
Combs, who has received three Grammys, based Unhealthy Boy Data in 1993 and is without doubt one of the best-known music executives and performers in hip-hop.
