The rapper and business mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing another sexual assault lawsuit, the eighth in a series filed against him since November 2023.
Adria English, a former adult film actor, alleges that Combs groomed then coerced her into sexual intercourse with guests at parties he hosted, as well as making her consume alcohol and ecstasy.
Combs has denied the allegations. His lawyer Jonathan Davis said in a statement: “No matter how many lawsuits are filed it won’t change the fact that Mr Combs has never sexually assaulted or sex trafficked anyone. We live in a world where anyone can file a lawsuit for any reason and without any proof. Fortunately, a fair and impartial judicial process exists to find the truth and Mr Combs is confident he will prevail against these and other baseless claims in court.”
English’s lawsuit alleges that “Combs groomed Plaintiff into sex trafficking over time”, in events between 2004 and 2009.
She claims that she was employed to attend one of Combs’ “white parties” in 2004, an event which had “no sinister intent or requirements for physical sexual contact”, so she accepted invitations to further parties. But at the third event, Combs allegedly demanded she have sex with guests, “as they had learned about her past in adult entertainment and used it forcefully to coerce Plaintiff into sex work”. The lawsuit names a number of other individuals and companies as defendants.