Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs ‘thought he was God’: Epstein accuser

Hip-hop's “bad boy” billionaire Sean “Diddy” Combs has been compared to the late sex-trafficking financier Jeffrey Epstein, but the relationship between the two moguls is stark. Some people believe that there is a big difference between

“Jeffrey wasn't an open secret,” model Lisa Phillips told Fox News Digital that Epstein sexually assaulted her on his private island.

“Jeffrey was under the table,” she said. “Only certain people knew about sex trafficking. He was very smart. He was much smarter and had much higher intelligence than Sean Combs.”

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Now a model scout with Select Models Los Angeles, Phillips has a new podcast. “from now on.” In it, she aims to raise awareness against human trafficking. She will also give voice to other survivors in future episodes.

Phillips told Fox News Digital that Combs' alleged behavior had been whispered about for years and was well known in the music industry.

“When I was a model in the early 2000s, I knew all about the women who were abused with Sean Combs,” Phillips claimed. “We heard about it, people talked about it…I think he just thought he was God and God above all else. Nothing would happen to him. ”

Lisa Phillips' new podcast, “From Now On,” aims to educate the public about human trafficking. She also detailed her experience with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who died in prison in 2019. (Brett Erickson)

Phillips said Combs and Epstein operated in “very different circles.” But the modus operandi remains the same, she claimed.

“When you have so much wealth, power, glamor, and influence that you make things happen for people…many men don’t exploit it, but predators do…it’s despicable.”

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Jeffrey Epstein appears in a photo taken for the New York State Department of Criminal Justice's sex offender registry. (New York State Department of Criminal Justice/Source via Reuters)

Phillips said the ongoing cases serve as a warning that human trafficking is an ongoing problem that extends beyond the entertainment industry.

“They take young girls and pretend like, 'I'm doing something good for you.' But no, they're sending messages to their friends, colleagues, other powerful people. “There is,” she explained. “Victims think, “Wow, I'm going to meet so-and-so.'' But no, they're sending you there to abuse you, for someone else's sexual gratification. We put them on planes and send them Ubers. [but] They are sending you to someone else. ”

According to the shocking indictment, Combs, 54, is accused of being the leader of a criminal organization. The disgraced media mogul has pleaded not guilty to racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking charges in Manhattan federal court.

Sean “Diddy” Combs and his attorney Mark Agnifilo stand before federal judge Robin Tarnofsky after prosecutors filed three criminal charges against him in federal court in Manhattan, New York City. (Reuters/Jane Rosenberg)

Not only was Mr. Combs denied the proposed $50 million bail, but he was remanded and sent to prison immediately after the hearing.

Combs was formally charged with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, and transportation to engage in prostitution. If convicted, he could face a minimum sentence of 15 years in prison or up to life in prison.

Combs allegedly distributed various controlled substances to his victims, including to keep them submissive and submissive. Sometimes without the victims' knowledge, Combs allegedly coerced the victims into engaging in sexual acts with commercial sex workers. He allegedly kept the video he had taken.

After the “freak-off,” Combs and the victims “typically received IV fluids to recover from physical exertion and drug use,” the document states.

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Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell are pictured here attending an event in New York City in 2005. Maxwell was found guilty of assisting his ex-girlfriend in sexually abusing a girl. (Joe Schildhorn/Patrick McMullan, via Getty Images)

Phillips claimed to have seen a video camera in Epstein's home.. At the time, Phillips said she, like many of Epstein's alleged victims, was afraid to speak out. It wasn't until Epstein died, she said, that Phillips slowly regained the courage to speak out. Phillips said that by the time Epstein died, she would know that there were many others just like her.

Phillips said she believed Epstein had cameras “everywhere,” saying, “The mentality is, 'If I'm going to go down, you're going to go down with me.'”

“…I think Jeffrey did it because he had deeper and larger connections to politicians and very powerful people who were abusing young women. I think Jeffrey did it more to protect himself. I think so.”

“When Jeffrey knew he was going to go down, he knew it would protect him,” Phillips recalled. “He wanted to get away with this problem…In the case of Sean Combs, people are being held accountable, or at least we're shedding some light on who those people are.”

Fox News Digital has reached out to Combs' attorney and publicist for comment.

Sean “Diddy” Combs hosted lavish “white parties” inviting the rich, famous, and elite. (Brian Bedder/CP/Getty Images for CP)

In 2019, Epstein was charged with sexually abusing dozens of underage girls. The case was filed more than a decade after he entered into a secret agreement with federal prosecutors to handle nearly similar charges.

The 66-year-old hedge fund manager once had interactions with some of the world's most powerful people. But that year, his luxurious life ended in a concrete and steel cage at New York City's Metropolitan Correctional Center (MDC). The disgraced investor was placed under psychological observation following a suicide attempt that left him with bruises and abrasions on his neck.

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Jeffrey Epstein passed away in 2019 at the age of 66. (Neil Rasmus/Patrick McMullan, via Getty Images)

On August 10, 2019, Epstein was found dead.

A Justice Department watchdog said a “combination of negligence, misconduct and blatant job failures” on the part of the Federal Bureau of Prisons and prison officials enabled Epstein to commit suicide. They found no evidence of wrongdoing.

Officials allege that Sean “Diddy” Combs and numerous anonymous associates of Combs Enterprises used intimidation tactics to “lure female victims into Combs' orbit, often under the guise of romantic relationships.” did. (Dia Dipaspil/Getty Images)

Mr. Combs is being held at the MDC in Brooklyn.

In a statement to Fox News Digital, a spokesperson for Combs said, “Mr. Combs is fit, healthy, and focused on his defense. He is dedicated to fighting this case and is committed to fighting both his defense team and the truth. I have full confidence in him.”

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Sean Combs' son, King Combs, is seen arriving at a U.S. courtroom in Manhattan after the music mogul was arrested by federal agents in New York City. (Reuters/Brendan McDiarmid)

Combs was previously regularly placed on suicide watch, but sources told Fox News Digital on Sunday that he has been “taken off suicide watch” and is being visited by his family. .

Phillips testified in a 2022 civil lawsuit involving Virginia Giuffre, who claimed to have been trafficked by Epstein. USA Today Reported. Phillips also filed as a Jane Doe under the Adult Survivors Act, the report said. Separately, she received a settlement in a lawsuit involving JPMorgan Chase and Epstein's accusers, the paper noted.

Now, Phillips hopes her podcast and story will shed light on how human trafficking can happen to anyone.

“It's not just a white van pulling you up, grabbing a 13-year-old kid, throwing you in the car and driving you to Dubai,” she explained. “No, there are powerful people who are trying to take advantage of your desires and ambitions.”

Virginia Roberts Giuffre has attached a photo of herself as a teenager saying she was abused by Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and others. (Emily Michaud/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

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“There are people who are sending large numbers of young people to the same person,” she continued. “They're trafficking you. I'm so glad it's coming to light now. We need to understand what's really going on. There's a lot of education that needs to happen.”