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Sean Diddy Combs: Sexual assault lawsuit against music mogul by then 39-year-old man dismissed

Sean Diddy Combs: Sexual assault lawsuit against music mogul by then 39-year-old man dismissed

NEW YORK — A federal judge in New York on Wednesday dismissed a civil lawsuit filed against Sean “Diddy” Combs by a then-39-year-old man who alleged that Combs suffered sexual assault during a 2022 house party in New York.

The anonymous plaintiff, who currently lives in Georgia, stated that he was at a party with friends and consumed alcohol provided to him by other people at the party.

“After drinking the beverage, plaintiff began to feel disoriented, lose control of his body and become unconscious,” the lawsuit states, echoing facts presented by other anonymous accusers represented by personal injury attorneys who have filed numerous other lawsuits against Combs.

According to the man, when he regained consciousness, “he was in a dark bedroom with black walls, on a bed with black sheets. Everything around him was dark. “Plaintiff was horrified to find Combs on top of him, sodomizing him.”

On Wednesday, a judge found that the plaintiff did not obtain court permission to testify anonymously as a John Doe. She dismissed the case because “such proceedings must be commenced as a different matter with leave of the Court to conduct the proceedings under a pseudonym.”

All of the lawsuits filed against Combs by Houston-based personal injury attorney Tony Buzbee involve anonymous plaintiffs.

This week, Buzbee was sued by an anonymous plaintiff somehow connected to Combs, who accused Buzbee and his company of extortion.

Another new accuser, Combs, said he was an actor in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Combs and others committed sexual assault after luring him to New York for a potential role in a music video.

“Plaintiff heard Combs say, ‘it can be done.’ “Combs then told plaintiff he could sit back down,” the lawsuit says.

The man said he was given a soda with something added to it, which caused him to pass out. “His vision was blurry, but he recognized Combs’ chest tattoo and the large gold chain with a jeweled cross that Combs wore during the hearing. The plaintiff tried to fight him, but every time he tried to move he felt dizzy and nauseous. Additionally. “Combs’ bodyguard held the plaintiff by the arms,” the lawsuit states.

A third new accuser said she was 17 in 2004 when Combs sexually assaulted her at a Fourth of July party in the Hamptons.

“Combs and two of his bodyguards approached the plaintiff and threatened her. Combs told the plaintiff that she would be in danger if she spoke about what happened, stating that he “ruled New York and would destroy her.” At this point, the plaintiff admitted that at least Combs had sexually assaulted her while she was unconscious. She feared for her life,” the lawsuit reads.

In a statement to ABC News on Tuesday, Combs’ lawyers addressed the lawsuit against Buzbee, saying: “The extortion lawsuit against Mr. Buzbee exposes his barrage of lawsuits against Mr. Combs for what they are: shameless publicity stunts designed to extort payments from celebrities who they fear that lies will be spread about them, just as lies were spread about Mr. Combs.

Regarding the sexual assault claims, Combs’ lawyers said: “Mr. Combs has full confidence in the facts and the fairness of the judicial process. In court, the truth will prevail: that Mr. Combs has never sexually assaulted or trafficked anyone – – male or female, adult or minor.”

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