OAN Staff Avril Elfie
2:22 PM – Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Another 120 alleged victims of Sean “Diddy” Combs have come forward, including a man who claims he was only 9 years old at the time of the abuse.
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On Tuesday, Texas-based attorney Tony Buzbee said at a news conference that he would defend 120 new accusers who have come forward to accuse the music mogul of a series of charges spanning two decades.
“We will expose the perpetrators who enabled this act behind closed doors. No matter who the evidence suggests, we will pursue this matter,” Buzbee said at a news conference. “Many powerful people…many dirty secrets.”
He also added that his team has “photos, videos, [and] text” as evidence.
Buzbee said the charges include “violent sexual assault and rape, facilitation of sexual activity by the use of controlled substances, dissemination of video recordings, [and] Sexual abuse of minors. ”
“It's already a long list, but because of the nature of this case, we're going to make sure we're right before we do it,” Buzbee continued. “These names will shock you.”
The attorney went on to claim that more than 3,000 people have come forward to his office with allegations against Combs that require scrutiny. He also said he plans to file lawsuits in various states within the next 30 days.
Buzbee said 62% of the new group of whistleblowers identify as racially African American, with the majority coming from more than 25 states, including New York, California, Georgia and Florida. . Buzbee also noted that 25 of the accusers were reportedly minors at the time of the incident, which began in 1991.
Some of the youngest people who contacted Buzbee were reportedly 9, 14 and 15 years old at the time of the abuse, a prominent lawyer announced Tuesday at a press conference in Houston. did.
“This individual, who was 9 years old at the time, was taken to an audition at Bad Boy Records in New York City,” the attorney revealed.
Meanwhile, Diddy's attorney Erica Wolfe commented on the latest news about her client.
“As Mr. Combs' attorneys have emphasized, Mr. Combs cannot address all the meritless allegations that have turned into a reckless media circus. That said, Mr. Combs cannot address all the meritless allegations that have turned into a reckless media circus. “I categorically deny any allegation that I sexually abused anyone as false and defamatory,” Wolff said in a statement. “He looks forward to proving his innocence and vindicating himself in court, if the case is filed and served, where truth is established based on evidence and not speculation. It will be.”
Prosecutors in the Southern District of New York charged Combs with sex trafficking, extortion and providing transportation for prostitution in an undisclosed indictment last month.
Combs is currently being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York. He has also entered a not guilty plea, his lawyers said.
Combs has been denied bail twice, but on Monday his defense team took the first steps toward appealing the bail decision, now joined by Tenney Geragos and Mark Agnifilo, as well as attorney Alexandra Shapiro. are.
Cassandra “Kathy” Ventura, who dated Combs on and off from 2007 to 2018, also filed a civil lawsuit against Combs last year, alleging that Combs consistently raped and physically abused her. Combs and Ventura reconciled a day later.
In May, shocking surveillance video was released showing Combs punching and dragging Ventura in a hotel hallway in 2016. Combs later apologized for his actions in an Instagram video that has now been deleted.
The rapper and business owner denied all allegations against him, calling them “disgusting allegations” from people looking for a “quick paycheck.”
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