- Sean Combs was arrested in September on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering.
- The federal indictment comes after Diddy was hit with a series of lawsuits.
- Some suits include allegations against other known figures — but not all are listed as defendants.
The lawsuits against Sean Combs, more commonly known as Diddy, continue to pile up.
On Monday, Combs was hit with a lawsuit alleging he sexually assaulted a minor at one of his famous white parties. The complaint was one of six new lawsuits — the others allege rape and sexual assault — to hit the hip-hop mogul in October and is part of a wave of 120 civil lawsuits expected to be filed against him in the near future.
Combs and his lawyers have denied all the allegations against him, calling the six lawsuits filed this month an attempt to “garner publicity.”
“Mr. Combs and his legal team have full confidence in the facts, their legal defenses, and the integrity of the judicial process,” the lawyers said. “In court, the truth will prevail: that Mr. Combs has never sexually assaulted anyone—adult or minor, man or woman.”
Combs was already facing a dozen civil lawsuits alleging sexual assault, sexual misconduct, and sex trafficking. The complaints, the first of which was filed by his former girlfriend Casandra Ventura, provide detailed allegations of rape, abuse, and drugging.
In September, Combs was criminally charged in federal court with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution.
The indictment came after a monthslong investigation — including raids on Combs’ Los Angeles and Miami homes.
“We are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the US Attorney’s Office,” Marc Agnifilo, Combs’ lawyer, said in a statement to Business Insider following the federal charges. “These are the acts of an innocent man with nothing to hide, and he looks forward to clearing his name in court.”
While the federal indictment only lists Combs as a defendant, it refers to some of his employees and associates as members of the criminal enterprise he led.
The series of civil suits that have hit him over the past year identified a number of specific powerful and wealthy people in Combs’ orbit. Some are outright accused by plaintiffs of wrongdoing — whether that be witnessing the abuse and not stopping it or providing drugs to Combs. Others — like Prince Harry, Nicki Minaj, or Usher — are simply mentioned in passing and not accused of any wrongdoing.
For decades, the hip-hop mogul has been surrounded by accusations of violence — sometimes involving other very famous names.
Here are the well-known people linked to the accusations against Combs.