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Sean “Diddy” Combs has been the subject of a new sexual assault lawsuit, this time by a producer who accuses the music mogul of harassing and trafficking him.
Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones, in a lawsuit filed Monday in federal court in New York, alleges that Combs forced him to perform sex acts and solicit sex workers for him for more than a year while he worked for the Bad Boy Records founder. . on his latest album.
In a statement, Shawn Holley, Combs’ attorney, called the lawsuit “pure fiction.”
“His reckless mention of events that are pure fiction and simply did not happen is nothing more than a transparent attempt to grab headlines,” Holley added. “We have overwhelming and indisputable evidence that his claims are complete lies.”
The complaint marks at least the fifth lawsuit filed against Combs since his former partner Cassie, whose real name is Casandra Ventura and who was once under his label, sued him in November for sexual assault. Cassie, who reached a plea deal with Combs, accused him of repeatedly raping and physically abusing her for nearly a decade. Combs has denied the allegations, which also come from an unidentified woman who was a minor at the time of the alleged assault and Joi Dickerson-Neal, who briefly appeared in one of Combs’ music videos, among others.
According to the complaint, Combs forcibly touched Jones as part of his “pattern and practice” of engaging in sexual misconduct, which extended to sex trafficking and drugging the producer.
“Mr. Jones believes Mr. Combs drugged him,” the complaint states. “Mr. Jones remembers waking up naked, dizzy and confused. “He was in bed with two sex workers and Mr. Combs.”
Jones alleges that Combs was “preparing him to hand him over to his friends.”
The complaint includes several photographs of parties at Combs’ home where minors and sex workers were allegedly trafficked and supplied with drugs, as well as alleged sexual acts in which he claims the music mogul forced him to participate. .
The suit also names Combs’ chief of staff, Kristina Krorram; her son, Justino; Universal Music Group CEO Sir Lucian Grainge and the label; former CEO of Motown Records, Ethiopia Habtemariam and the label; and Combs Enterprises, among several others. They are accused of conspiring with Combs and profiting from his alleged crimes in a RICO enterprise, which is essentially organized crime.
“All members of the RICO enterprise share a common purpose: to enrich themselves financially and sexually at the expense of producers, musicians, writers, creators and artists by maximizing Defendants’ income through fraudulent means,” the complaint states. “Defendants benefited financially from their scheme to defraud Plaintiff by intimidating him with threats of violence, threats of isolation from the music and entertainment industry, threats of non-payment for work completed, false promises of cash payments.” , Grammy Awards for Producer of the Year and Guaranteed Access to Future Projects.”
The complaint presents claims for assault, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and violations of sex trafficking laws, among others. Jones is seeking at least $30 million.