P Diddy’s sex-trafficking trial is listening to the defence’s closing arguments today, but now the Bad Boy star has been accused of rape in a new lawsuit
P Diddy and his son, Justin Combs, have been accused of rape in a new lawsuit. The rapper’s current trial, in which he is accused of sex-trafficking, is being presented with the defence’s closing arguments today, but Diddy, real name Sean Combs, 55, faces fresh accusations, this time, along with his son.
As per the documents obtained by the Mirror US, a Louisiana woman claims she connected with Justin, 33, on Snapchat, before being invited to California where she was told she could further her career in the entertainment industry. She has accused Justin of luring her to his Los Angeles mansion in 2017 to be raped by his father and two other ‘masked men.’ The woman alleges she was offered alcohol, pills and marijuana before the three men arrived at the home, one of whom she says she believed was Diddy.
The rape was said to occur for several hours. Diddy’s lawyer denies the allegations.
Diddy’s team told the Mirror US, “No matter how many lawsuits are filed it won’t change the fact that Mr. Combs has never sexually assaulted or sex trafficked anyone—man or woman, adult or minor. We live in a world where anyone can file a lawsuit for any reason. Fortunately, a fair and impartial judicial process exists to find the truth, and Mr. Combs is confident he will prevail in court.”
It comes as the Tell Me star’s bombshell sex trafficking trial nears it’s end. Prosecutors finished their closing arguments on Thursday after five hours. Yesterday, the prosecution argued to the jury that Combs is the “leader of a criminal enterprise”, who used violence and fear in “brutal crimes”
The defence’s closing arguments have begun today as defence attorney, Marc Agnifilo, told the jury it’s important to remember that none of the alleged victims called the police.
Instead, Cassie Ventura filed a lawsuit against Combs for $30m (£22m), of which she ended up winning $20m. The federal case was spurred by that lawsuit, so if Combs wasn’t rich, there would be no federal criminal trial, he said.
“He’s a self-made successful black entrepreneur,” he added, saying: “He’s built wonderful, sophisticated businesses.”
Agnifilo also reminded the jury that Jane – an ex-girlfriend of Combs who testified against him under a pseudonym – is still living in a house that Combs pays for.
“Jane came here and testified against him…I don’t know what she’s doing today, but whatever she’s doing it’s in a house he paid for. He takes care of people,” Agnifilo added.
Diddy was joined in court today by Justin and his twin daughters, who have supported their father in the final days of his sex-trafficking and racketeering trial following an emotional day yesterday.
On Thursday, Jessie and D’Lila stood beside the rapper as they sent support for the disgraced mogul during the trial’s closing arguments.
Early on in the trial, the twins were present to support Diddy, even sharing a social media post saying, “The past month has devastated our family. Many have judged both him and us based on accusations, conspiracy theories, and false narratives that have spiralled into absurdity on social media.”
Diddy denies any wrongdoing in the federal charges brought against him.
The Mirror has contacted Diddy’s lawyer for comment on this story.
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