Sean “Diddy” Combs’ well-known mates are allegedly settling with victims outdoors of courtroom to make sure they don’t seem to be named in impending lawsuits, in line with a Texas-based legal professional representing over 100 accusers.
Tony Buzbee claimed plans are within the works to sue a number of celebrities who allegedly helped the musician cowl up sexual abuse that occurred at his events.
“If you were attending one of these parties, if you will, and you attended before, or you knew what was going to happen — that is, you knew that a particular drug was being used in drinks that was causing people to be coerced and taken advantage of — and you were there in the room, or you participated, or you watched it happen and didn’t say anything, or you helped cover it up, in my view, you have a problem,” Buzbee mentioned throughout an look on TMZ Stay.
DIDDY ‘EAGER’ TO TESTIFY IN CRIMINAL TRIAL FOCUSED ON SEX TRAFFICKING, ‘FREAK OFFS’: DOCUMENTARY
Movie star mates of Diddy are quietly settling with victims to keep away from being named in public lawsuits, in line with lawyer Tony Buzbee. (Getty Pictures)
Buzbee is planning to take authorized motion in opposition to a handful of A-list celebrities on behalf of his shoppers, though the lawyer didn’t point out who. Some celebrities have already settled, he claimed.
“In every single case, especially cases like this, we collect our data, collect our evidence, do our due diligence, spend time with the victim, and then because it’s in the best interest of the victim, we attempt to resolve these matters without the filing of a public lawsuit, and we have done that already,” Buzbee defined.
“We’ve done that with a handful of individuals, many of which you’ve heard of before, and we’ll continue to do that.”
WATCH ON FOX NATION: WHAT DIDDY DO?
Sean “Diddy” Combs stands earlier than U.S. Justice of the Peace Choose Robyn Tarnofsky after prosecutors introduced three prison fees in opposition to him in Manhattan federal courtroom. (REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg)
The lawyer introduced the submitting of a class-action go well with in opposition to Combs on Oct. 1. He’s representing 120 victims, a few of whom had been minors on the time of the alleged sexual abuse. The youngest accuser was 9 years outdated, with one other 15-year-old alleged accuser.
Buzbee claimed the alleged abuse started as early as 1991, with reported incidents taking place into 2024. Victims, who’re scattered across the nation in states together with California, Florida, Georgia and New York, got here ahead after Combs was indicted by federal prosecutors.
“When we talk about the ages of the victims when the conduct occurred, it’s shocking,” Buzbee mentioned through the press convention. “The youngest victim at the time of the occurrence was 9 years old. We have an individual who was 14 years old. We have one who was 15. Twenty-five of the 120 individuals who are plaintiffs in these cases were minors at the time of the acts complained of.”
TMZ PRESENTS: THE DOWNFALL OF DIDDY
“In every single case, …we attempt to resolve these matters without the filing of a public lawsuit, and we have done that already. We’ve done that with a handful of individuals, many of which you’ve heard of before, and we’ll continue to do that.”
Combs’ legal professional mentioned the rapper “emphatically and categorically denies as false and defamatory any claim that he sexually abused anyone, including minors.” (Prince Williams)
Combs’ authorized group denied the allegations in a press release offered to Fox Information Digital.
“As Mr. Combs’ legal team has emphasized, he cannot address every meritless allegation in what has become a reckless media circus,” Combs’ legal professional, Erica Wolff, said. “That said, Mr. Combs emphatically and categorically denies as false and defamatory any claim that he sexually abused anyone, including minors. He looks forward to proving his innocence and vindicating himself in court, where the truth will be established based on evidence, not speculation.”
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER
Sean Combs’ lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, argued for Diddy’s launch on bail following his arrest on racketeering and intercourse trafficking fees. (Elizabeth Williams by way of AP)
Combs was arrested on Sept. 16 and later charged with intercourse trafficking crimes. He stays behind bars after each of his makes an attempt to be launched on bail had been denied.
Authorities alleged Combs ran a prison enterprise via his companies, together with Dangerous Boy Leisure, Combs Enterprises and Combs International, amongst others. He used “firearms, threats of violence, coercion, and verbal, emotional, physical, and sexual abuse” to meet his sexual wishes, in line with the unsealed indictment obtained by Fox Information Digital.
Combs and his staff would “intimidate, threaten, and lure female victims into Comb’s orbit, often under the pretense of a romantic relationship. Combs allegedly then used force, threats of force, and coercion, to cause victims to engage in extended sex acts with male commercial sex workers that Combs referred to as, among other things, ‘Freak Offs.'”
LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Diddy’s houses had been raided in March in connection to a human trafficking investigation. (Getty Pictures)
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
In the event you or somebody you realize has been sexually assaulted, please contact the Nationwide Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go to rainn.org
