If the film industry has Harvey Weinstein and the business world has Jeffrey Epstein and Mohamed Al-Fayed, the music industry shows the dark side of Sean Diddy Combs (54). In another life, the rapper and music industry mogul did as he pleased, but since being arrested by federal agents on September 16, it is his actions that are destroying the duality of person and persona.
He is currently incarcerated in Brooklyn, New York, without bail, accused of leading a criminal enterprise since at least 2008 that committed, according to the prosecution, federal crimes such as sex trafficking, rape, organized crime conspiracy, forced labor, bribery, kidnapping, arson, and obstruction of justice. The accused has pleaded not guilty. Two judges have denied him bail to date. A few days before his arrest, another judge ordered him to pay $100 million for failing to appear at the trial for sexual assault against inmate Derrick Lee Cardello-Smith.
This sentence has been joined by a massive lawsuit from 120 other people from 25 different states accusing the rapper of rape and sexual abuse. The victims are represented by the law firms Buzbee and AVA Law Group. Out of these 120 cases, 25 were minors. There is a 9-year-old child who was allegedly raped by Diddy, also known as Puff Daddy, in his studio, and another 15-year-old who also suffered abuse.
"The biggest secret of the music industry, which was no secret at all, has been revealed to the world. The wall of silence has been broken, and the victims are coming forward," said lawyer Tony Buzbee. The attorney also confirmed that another 3,285 people have contacted them claiming to have been easy prey for Sean Combs. "The day will come when we will reveal more names than just Combs's. There are many names, the list is already long, (...) the names will shock them," Buzbee revealed. This suggests that there are more well-known names involved in the scheme.
We have to go back to November 2023 when the first lawsuit against Diddy originated. It was his ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, who accused him of abuse, rape, threats, and beatings, but she withdrew the lawsuit 24 hours later after reaching an out-of-court settlement. However, this event prompted other victims to come forward to tell their stories. The result? 11 lawsuits for abuse, rape, and beatings. Over the past year, the identities of some victims have been revealed. Last December, a woman accused him of raping her in a group when she was a minor, and at the end of September this year, Thalia Graves, another alleged victim, filed another lawsuit for rape.
The pillars of the music industry are shaking. Faced with what is coming, some big names are at risk of having their reputation tarnished. For example, Pink has erased any information related to Sean Combs from her X account, Beyoncé is facing cancellation as she has lost over five million followers on Instagram due to her friendship with the singer, and Justin Bieber could be another victim because a video has surfaced on social media where the rapper claims to have partied for two days straight with him when he was 15 years old.
To carry out his crimes, Diddy, his closest collaborators, and some family members would spike various substances in drinks to incapacitate the victims. They would drug them heavily, and even tranquilizers for horses have been found in blood tests. His White Parties and Freak Offs held at his mansions, private jet, and luxury hotels are part of a terrifying scenario.
With a fortune of $1 billion, he faces 15 years in prison and even life imprisonment. To prevent this, he has enlisted two of the best lawyers in the United States for his defense, Alexandra Shapiro and Anthony Ricco.