Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has responded after being accused of drugging and raping a woman in a new lawsuit.
Last week the rapper, 54, was accused of rape and violent behaviour by his ex, real name Casandra Ventura.
A day later, the claims were settled ‘to mutual satisfaction’, however Combs’ lawyer, Ben Brafman, denied any wrongdoing on his behalf and said that ‘a decision to settle a lawsuit, especially in 2023, is in no way an admission of wrongdoing’.
Now, less than a week later, the rapper has been hit with a new lawsuit accusing him of drugging and date raping a college student – before sharing a ‘revenge porn’-style video of the alleged abuse.
The complaint was filed on Thursday in the Manhattan Supreme Court in New York, according to The Daily Beast.
It was reportedly filed under New York’s Adult Survivors Act, which opened a one-year revival window to file sexual abuse claims that would otherwise be barred by the statute of limitations.
The woman alleged Combs sexually abused her and is also accusing him of shooting revenge porn which he allegedly distributed across New York without her consent.
She has also reportedly listed the rapper’s Enterprise and his music label Bad Boy Records as defendants.
According to the publication, the defendant’s lawsuit says she met Sean for dinner in 1991 when she was a Syracuse University student, before the performer allegedly pushed her to go to a string of other bars and nightclubs.
It is said to state: ‘During their date, Combs had intentionally drugged (her), resulting in her being in a physical state where she could not independently stand or walk.
‘Driving first to a music studio where she could not get out of the car, Combs proceeded to a place he was staying to sexually assault her.’
The suit claims Combs was known to capture his alleged assaults on camera and the alleged victim did not immediately go to a hospital and asked her friend what happened the day after.
In a statement to Metro.co.uk, a spokesperson for Combs said the ‘last-minute lawsuit is an example of how a well-intentioned law can be turned on its head’.
They said the ‘32-year-old story is not credible’.
‘Mr. Combs never assaulted her, and she implicates companies that did not exist.’
They added: ‘This is purely a money grab.’
Combs’ spokesperson is referring to New York’s Adult Survivors Act, which allows alleged victims of sexual offenses to file civil lawsuits even though the statute of limitations may have passed.
It expires on Friday.
In the original lawsuit, it was claimed that Cassie was raped ‘in her own home after she tried to leave’ Combs and ‘endured over a decade of his violent behaviour and disturbed demands’.
The suit contained a rare trigger warning on the front due to the extreme nature of the allegations.
It was also alleged that Combs was ‘prone to uncontrollable rage’, with claims including that he ‘blew up a man’s car after he learned that he was romantically interested in Ms Ventura’.
Cassie was 19 when she met Combs and alleged he started a pattern of abuse and controlling behaviour that included ‘beating her, plying her with drugs and forcing her to have sex with male prostitutes as Combs filmed’.
Terms of their settlement have not been disclosed.
Combs has vehemently denied the allegations made against him.
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