Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ list of accomplices includes prominent executives and bankers, according to a lawyer representing alleged victims of the music mogul.
Multiple lawsuits by 120 plaintiffs will name “household names” as well as companies and individuals who knew about and profited from Diddy’s alleged crimes, attorney Tony Buzbee said Tuesday.
The legal filings are intended to go after the banks, pharmaceutical companies and hotels allegedly involved
“We will expose the factors that enabled this behavior behind closed doors. We will pursue this case regardless of who the evidence implicates,” Buzbee said at a news conference in Houston.
Buzbee added, “The day will come when we’ll name names other than Sean Combs, and there are a lot of names. It’s already a long list,… The names will shock you’
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ list of accomplices includes prominent executives and bankers, according to a lawyer representing alleged victims of the music mogul
Buzbee’s co-counsel said the lawsuits will target “any venue or venue owner who was aware of what was going on.”
The lawyers said they plan to file lawsuits in several states over the next 30 days and promised to release the names at a later date.
Buzbee confirmed that half of the plaintiffs are male and that most of the alleged assaults occurred in New York, California, Georgia and Florida.
The complaints date back to 1991, with the youngest alleged victim being just nine years old, although 25 accusers say they were minors at the time.
Many of the claims involve Combs’ infamous annual White Parties, as well as hotels and often allegedly involved drugs.
The alleged new victims had previously told police they had been abused, including some who cooperated with the FBI.
Many have medical records showing they were raped or drugged, Buzbee added.
“There were drugs found in their system, strange drugs, drugs you’ve probably never heard of,” the attorney explained.
Attorney Tony Buzbee said the names of those involved in the class action lawsuit would ‘shock’ people
“One in particular that keeps popping up is a drug called Xylazine, or tranq, which based on our research is known as a horse tranquilizer.”
The lawsuit is the latest of nearly a dozen filed against the disgraced music mogul accusing him of sexual and physical abuse.
It comes after the 54-year-old rapper was federally charged with racketeering and sex trafficking.
Combs has denied all wrongdoing and has pleaded not guilty to the criminal charges.
Diddy, well seen in the courtroom, went to jail Tuesday to await trial in a federal sex trafficking case that accuses him of heading a sordid empire of sex crimes
“As Mr. Combs’ legal team has emphasized, he cannot address every baseless allegation in what has become a reckless media circus,” Erica Wolff, an attorney representing Combs, told Page Six.
“That said, Mr. Combs emphatically and categorically denies any claim that he sexually abused anyone, including minors, as false and defamatory.
“He looks forward to proving his innocence and defending himself in court as claims are filed and served, where the truth will be determined on the basis of evidence, not speculation.”
Combs is currently being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn awaiting trial after two of his bail requests were denied.
Prosecutors say Combs “abused, threatened and coerced women and others around him to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation and conceal his behavior.”
Buzbee said much of the alleged abuse took place at Combs’ parties, such as his infamous “White Party” held every year in the Hamptons with an A-list guest list.
He is accused of orchestrating and coercing men and women to perform in drug-fueled orgies called “Freak Off.”
According to the indictment, investigators discovered a tranche of narcotics and weapons, along with 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lube after raids on Combs’ homes in Miami and Los Angeles.
The criminal charges echo claims made by Combs’ ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in a lawsuit settled the day after it was filed.