A lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court docket has named Sean “Diddy” Combs and his son Christian “King” Combs as co-defendants, alleging that Christian sexually assaulted a lady engaged on a yacht chartered by his father. The lawsuit accuses Sean Combs of making circumstances that led to the assault and paying to cowl it up afterward. This lawsuit is the newest in a sequence of authorized actions accusing the producer and music mogul of sexual misconduct, and it comes amid a federal intercourse trafficking investigation that led to raids on his properties in Los Angeles and Miami final week.
The girl, Grace O’Marcaigh, who labored as a crew member and bartender on the yacht, alleges that Christian Combs pressured her to drink spiked tequila in late December 2022. He groped her and tried to power her to carry out oral intercourse. O’Marcaigh claims that Christian assaulted her in a music studio on board the ship, in addition to within the ship’s movie show. She reported the assault to the yacht’s captain, however the captain failed to analyze after receiving a big sum of money from Combs. O’Marcaigh was ultimately fired in retaliation and has been unable to seek out work within the music business since then.
Christian Combs, additionally a musical artist, topped Billboard’s Mainstream R&B Hip-Hop charts together with his tune “Can’t Cease Gained’t Cease” in 2022. He was current throughout the raids on his father’s Los Angeles dwelling however was not arrested. One other lawsuit, filed by producer Rodney Jones in February, makes related allegations in opposition to Sean Combs, claiming that he coerced him to solicit prostitutes and pressured him to have intercourse with them. Combs and his legal professional have denied all allegations, calling the lawsuits “lewd and meritless.”
The legal professional for Sean and Christian Combs has criticized the newest lawsuit, calling it full of “manufactured lies” and irrelevant details. He identified that the legal professional representing O’Marcaigh and Jones, Tyrone Blackburn, was just lately referred to a disciplinary committee for a “sample of habits” the place he improperly filed instances in federal courtroom. Nevertheless, Blackburn has responded, stating that they’ve proof of Christian sexually assaulting O’Marcaigh on tape. A number of lawsuits have just lately introduced public scrutiny to Sean Combs, together with one filed by his former protege, R&B singer Cassie, that alleged years of sexual abuse, together with rape.
Sean Combs, a three-time Grammy winner and the founding father of Dangerous Boy Data, is among the many most influential hip-hop producers and executives of the previous three many years. He has turned his hip-hop empire right into a broader enterprise enterprise that features private-label spirits, vogue, and a TV community. Regardless of the authorized challenges he presently faces, Combs and his attorneys have constantly denied all allegations of sexual misconduct and wrongdoing, and the lawsuits are ongoing. The general public scrutiny and authorized battles have forged a shadow over his legacy and status as a outstanding determine within the music business.