(NewsNation) — Sean “Diddy” Combs has been sued by a woman who claims the embattled music producer threatened then sexually assaulted her at a Los Angeles club in 2016 in a new lawsuit which follows a growing pile of complaints against the rapper.
The woman claims Combs and his entourage approached her when she was at Club Playhouse in Los Angeles, according to a complaint filed in New York State Supreme Court, reported People.
Combs allegedly offered her a drink, but when she refused, he allegedly responded, “B—-, I’m not asking you. Drink that s— and shut the f— up,” the complaint states.
The plaintiff claims she “felt compelled to drink the beverage after he forcefully slid the glass towards her.”
He then allegedly placed his arm around her and “shoved his left hand up her skirt, forcefully penetrating her with his fingers while telling her, ‘B—, I do what I want, take that s—.’”
The woman alleges that she tried to push Combs away but that he laughed “appearing amused by her distress.”
She claimed in her suit that Combs eventually allowed her to leave, but she was already feeling disoriented when she hailed a cab back to her hotel saying she “felt dizzy, light-headed, and unable to stand without support.”
The plaintiff claimed that hotel staff had to help her get to her hotel room.
The following morning, the complaint claims that she found tearing and bruising around her genital area, “likely resulting from the assault.” Her complaint did not allege that the drink was spiked.
Combs’ attorneys denied the accusations in a statement to People: “No matter how many lawsuits are filed—especially by individuals who refuse to put their own names behind their claims—it won’t change the fact that Mr. Combs has never sexually assaulted or sex trafficked anyone—man or woman, adult or minor,”
The musician already faces a mounting list of civil lawsuits that allege abuse and sexual assault by multiple victims spanning over 30 years.
Combs was charged with federal racketeering and sex trafficking last year after two of his homes in Miami and New York were raided by federal investigators. His trial is set for May.
The indictment says Combs often lured victims by promising a romantic relationship before using threats, intimidation and abuse to get them to engage in various sexual activities. Those included so-called “Freak Offs” where victims were directed to engage in extended sex acts with male sex workers on film.
Prosecutors allege Combs drugged victims during those sessions and sometimes kept the footage without the victim being aware he was doing so.
