Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs and his 26-year-old son Christian “King” Combs are named in a lawsuit accusing a young man of sexually assaulting them on a yacht in December 2022. It is listed.
The lawsuit was filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court and was first reported. rolling stone, which accuses the younger Combs of assault, battery, sexual assault, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The elderly Combs faces multiple lawsuits for alleged sexual abuse and was recently the subject of a federal investigation into sex trafficking, where he has been charged with aiding and abetting.
The 31-page complaint on behalf of 25-year-old Grace O’Markey describes an incident on a yacht Sean Combs chartered for a family vacation to St. Maarten in December 2022. The trip was “marketed as a wholesome family vacation,” but the complaint says the facility turned into a “hedonistic environment” with suspected sex workers and other celebrities brought in.
O’Markay, who worked as a bartender and was the yacht’s only steward on board, drank a shot of tequila that he “immediately suspected was adulterated” from Christian Combs in the early morning hours of Dec. 28. He claims that he was pressured to do so. drugs. Combs allegedly prevented her from leaving and forced her to perform oral sex on him.
The complaint further alleges that the video of the younger Combs groping and kissing O’Murkey was shot by music producer Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones. Jones himself filed a lawsuit against the older Combs in January, alleging sexual assault and coercion into sexual employment. Worker.
Ms O’Markey claims Christian Combs had been missing for a long time and she ran away when a fellow yacht employee deliberately searched for her. According to her complaint, she reported what happened to the captain, but the incident was never investigated. O’Markey thinks it’s because Sean Combs paid the captain to keep everything quiet.
After the incident, Omarkai suffered panic attacks and his physical and mental health deteriorated, according to the complaint. She is seeking unspecified damages.
Representatives for Sean Combs and Christian Combs did not respond to requests for comment. Aaron Dyer, a lawyer for both men, said: Statement to CNN They said they have “not seen this woman’s allegations” but believe the lawsuit contains “concocted lies.”
The lawsuit is the latest in a series of legal troubles for Christian, an influential music mogul who just last year performed together at the MTV Video Music Awards and was involved in music he had been planning for years. As part of his comeback, he received a global icon award. Sean Combs settled a lawsuit with his longtime ex-partner Cassie in November, a day after an explosive indictment detailing allegations of rape, physical abuse and sex trafficking by the rapper over the years. did. In a separate lawsuit, an anonymous plaintiff accused Combs and two other men of gang rape in 2003, when she was 17 years old.
And in late March, federal Homeland Security agents and other law enforcement raided Combs’ properties in Los Angeles, Miami, and New York as part of a sex trafficking investigation by federal authorities in New York. Christian and his brother Justin were detained during a raid in Los Angeles, but were later released.
Sean Combs denies all accusations and vows in a statement to “fight for my name, my family, and the truth.” Posted on X. His lawyers say he is “under no circumstances aware of ever having engaged in, witnessed, or ever engaged in sexual or other misconduct with respect to Plaintiff.” He filed a motion to dismiss the case accusing him of gang rape. In response to the allegations, Combs resigned as chairman of Revolt, the digital media company he co-founded in 2013, and his reality show on Hulu was canceled.
