Hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs faces new allegations of sexual assault, with one incident reportedly occurring moments before a deadly stampede at a City College of New York basketball game in December 1991.
According to a lawsuit filed Friday, a woman identified as Jane Doe claims Combs sexually assaulted her in a makeshift dressing room at the CCNY gymnasium. The plaintiff alleges Combs gave her a drink that made her feel unwell before the assault occurred. When she threatened to report the incident, she states Combs responded with threats.
Upon leaving the dressing room, the woman describes witnessing a "chaotic" scene unfolding. That night, nine people lost their lives in a tragic stampede at the venue, with 29 others sustaining injuries.
The lawsuit emerges alongside another filing by LaTroya Grayson, who accuses Combs of drugging and assaulting her at a 2006 New York party. Grayson's complaint also names several other defendants, including Atlantic Records and Delta Airlines.
Through his legal representatives, Combs has categorically denied all allegations. "Mr. Combs has never sexually assaulted anyone or engaged in sex trafficking," his lawyers stated. Regarding Grayson's claims specifically, they maintain the allegations are "pure fiction."
These latest legal challenges follow other recent cases against Combs, including a settled lawsuit from his former partner. The music executive currently faces separate charges of racketeering and sex trafficking, to which he has pleaded not guilty.