Crime & Safety

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Accused Of Drugging, Raping 3 Men At NYC Hotels

The lawsuits were filed in New York state Supreme Court by lawyer Thomas Giuffra.

In October, six other sexual assault lawsuits were filed anonymously in Manhattan federal court​.
In October, six other sexual assault lawsuits were filed anonymously in Manhattan federal court​. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)

NEW YORK CITY — Three men have accused Sean “Diddy” Combs of rape and sexual assault in separate lawsuits filed Thursday — with incidents occurring at two New York City hotels and his East Hampton estate.

The lawsuits were filed in New York state Supreme Court by lawyer Thomas Giuffra, according to NBC News.

The incidents occurred between 2019 and 2022. The victim that was raped in a New York hotel told the outlet that he met Combs to discuss a “substantial amount of money” he was owed from his off-the-books job.

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The man alleges Combs handed him a drink and in "“two minutes, I start to feel like, just very tired, very sleepy.”

The victim regained consciousness and woke up to the music mogul raping him.

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Combs is alleged to have told him he was "almost done" when he tried to get Combs to stop.

In the second incident, the victim was drugged after accepting a “cocktail” that Combs made at an after-party at the Park Hyatt hotel in 2019. The man, lost consciousness and later awoke to Combs raping him, according to the lawsuit.

The third victim accused Combs of committing multiple criminal sex acts to him between 2020 and 2022 at his East Hampton home.

The three men represented by Giuffra are all seeking unspecified damages from Combs and his companies, in addition to a jury trial, according to the report. The victims have remained anonymous and are listed as "John Doe"

“These complaints are full of lies. We will prove them false and seek sanctions against every unethical lawyer who filed fictional claims against him,” Combs’ lawyers said in a statement Thursday.

In October, six other sexual assault lawsuits were filed anonymously in Manhattan federal court against Combs in connection to incidents between 1995 and 2021, Patch previously reported.

Sex Crimes Trial Set For May 2025

Combs' sex crimes trial will begin on May 5, 2025.

Prosecutors have said that there could be a superseding indictment, Patch previously reported.

Combs had been placed on suicide watch as he remains detained for his upcoming sex crimes trial, Patch previously reported.

Combs was put on suicide watch as a "preventative measure" while he's held at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center. He is facing racketeering and sex trafficking charges following his arrest in Manhattan.

Combs was denied bail following an appeal hearing in a Manhattan court in September. Combs and his lawyers were seeking house arrest as he awaits his trial.

Sex Trafficking/Racketeering Case

In an unsealed indictment, prosecutors allege Combs created "a criminal enterprise whose members and associates engaged in" various crimes, such as "sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery and obstruction of justice."

In addition, Combs used his businesses and employees to carry out, facilitate, and cover up his abuse and commercial sex, according to prosecutors. The employees remained 'loyal' through acts of violence and threats, prosecutors said.

He is also accused of threatening and forcing victims to perform sex acts that he would record called "freak offs", according to the indictment.

Combs would assault women by striking, punching, dragging, throwing objects at and kicking them, prosecutors said.

From 2008 to the present, Combs abused, threatened and coerced victims to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation and conceal his conduct, Damian Williams, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, said at a press conference.

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