Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has broken his silence in his first social media post following his sex trafficking and racketeering charges.
Diddy is currently behind bars at the Metropolitan Detention Centre in Brooklyn, awaiting trial.
The 54-year-old pleaded not guilty on September 17 after being accused of using his ‘power and prestige’ to drug sex workers during his ‘Freak Off’ parties.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is behind bars awaiting trial on sex trafficking and racketeering charges (Samir Hussein/Getty Images for Sean Diddy Combs)
This comes after 120 accusers also came forward with a stack of sexual misconduct allegations against him.
But in what happens to be his first social media post following the charges, the father-of-seven wished his daughter a happy birthday.
He shares seven kids – Quincy, Justin, Christian, Chance, twins D’Lila and Jessie and Love Sean – with four different women.
In the caption, he wrote: “Happy Birthday to you!
“Happy Birthday to you!
“Happy Birthday baby Love!
“Happy Birthday to you!!
Happy Birthday @loveseancombs daddy loves you.”
At the start of the week, a new wave of lawsuits accused Combs of raping women, sexually assaulting men and molesting a 16-year-old boy.
At least six lawsuits were filed against him in federal court in Manhattan on Monday (October 14).
Two were by women identified as Jane Does and four by men identified as John Does.
One of the John Does has alleged that Combs fondled his genitals when he was 16 at one of the rapper’s white parties in Long Island’s Hamptons in 1998.
The man who lives in North Carolina alleges that during a conversation about possibly breaking into the music industry, Combs abruptly ordered the then-teen to drop his pants so that the music producer could inspect his penis.
According to the man’s lawsuit, Diddy, at one point, asked the then-teen: “Don’t you want to break into the business?”
The man said he complied out of fear and only realising later that what had happened was sexual assault.
Diddy’ is currently behind bars at the Metropolitan Detention Centre in Brooklyn, awaiting trial (Shareif Ziyadat/Getty Images for Sean “Diddy” Combs)
This comes after Houston lawyer Tony Buzbee said the lawsuits of 60 male and 60 female accusers will be filed by next month. He noted that 25 of them were minors at the time.
“When you talk about the ages of the victims when the conduct occurred, it’s shocking,” Buzbee said.
“Our youngest victim at the time of the occurrence was 9 years old. We have an individual who was 14 years old. We have one who was 15.
“This group of brave individuals include both men and women; many were minors when the abuse occurred. Some of these brave individuals reported the incidents to the police, others did not.
“Each individual story is gut wrenching and heartbreaking. The acts complained of occurred at hotels, private homes, and also at the infamous P Diddy ‘Freak Off’ parties.”
Meanwhile, a lawyer for Diddy has denied all allegations in a statement issued to LADbible Group, which reads: “As Mr. Combs’ legal team has emphasised, 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.
“He looks forward to proving his innocence and vindicating himself in court, where the truth will be established based on evidence, not speculation.”