BBC Information, Los Angeles
ReutersNew allegations towards Sean “Diddy” Combs have surfaced, with a person accusing the imprisoned rapper of drugging and raping him in a New York nightclub in 2012.
In line with a court docket submitting, the person who was 17 on the time, paid a bouncer to enter the membership and was invited to Combs’ non-public desk, the place he was given a number of pictures of vodka.
The plaintiff claims that after consuming the drinks, he “started to turn out to be hazy and disoriented” and felt himself “dropping consciousness and management of his physique”.
Combs has constantly denied the allegations made towards him in various civil lawsuits, and has beforehand labelled them “sickening”. The BBC has sought response from his crew on the brand new allegations.
Referred to in court docket paperwork as John Doe, the plaintiff alleges he was led to a again room on the SoHo membership the place individuals had been utilizing medication and fascinating with escorts.
He stated he realised the drinks he was given had been spiked and “impacting his colleges”.
In his assertion, the plaintiff says he got here out and in of consciousness and whereas he was conscious of what was taking place, he couldn’t cease it.
The assertion alleges the “defenceless” plaintiff was raped by Combs within the again room of the nightclub.
In an announcement to the BBC in response to separate federal felony costs, Combs’ lawyer stated: “In court docket, the reality will prevail: that Mr Combs by no means sexually assaulted or trafficked anybody – man or lady, grownup or minor.”
The brand new allegations come as one other rapper, Kanye West, urged President Donald Trump to grant a pardon to Combs earlier than his upcoming trial.
The 24-time Grammy winner voiced his help on X, posting a direct plea to Trump: “FREE PUFF,” West wrote, adopted by one other submit tagging the president: “@realDonaldTrump PLEASE FREE MY BROTHER PUFF.”
In early February, a lawyer representing accusers stated there have been plans to file greater than 10 extra civil fits towards Combs.
Combs is at the moment dealing with greater than 30 civil lawsuits alleging sexual assault and misconduct.
He has been held in a New York jail awaiting a federal felony trial on intercourse trafficking and racketeering.