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00:00Of the accusers, four men, two are women, and one was 16 at the time.
00:05Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're looking at the latest developments
00:08surrounding Sean Diddy Combs and his ongoing legal plights.
00:12Warning, certain information contains distressing details.
00:15And so I need to give you a massive flashing red warning here.
00:21Newly filed lawsuits for men and women.
00:24More legal trouble for Sean Diddy Combs. Six new lawsuits filed against him.
00:29In addition to the federal charges levied against Sean Diddy Combs,
00:32additional civil suits continue to pour in.
00:35Six new accusers have filed lawsuits against Combs,
00:38accusing the disgraced music mogul of non-consensual intercourse,
00:42indecent abuse, and assault.
00:44One of the alleged victims, just 16 at the time.
00:48The lawsuits, filed by two Jane Does and four John Does in New York,
00:52are the first of the reported 120 claims being brought against Diddy
00:56by Texas-based lawyer Tony Busby.
00:58What shocked me most was that it was going on openly in front of other people.
01:05People that you would know who didn't do anything to stop it.
01:09The allegations span from 1995 to 2021,
01:13with many incidents claiming to have taken place at parties hosted by Combs.
01:17One man, however, purports that he was indecently assaulted
01:20in the back room of a department store in 2008.
01:23A Jane Doe alleges she was unlawfully taken advantage of by Combs at a hotel.
01:28Asserting it was done following a photo shoot when she was 19 years of age.
01:33Another male accuser says he was covertly given narcotics
01:36and later assaulted by Combs along with other men at a party in 2021.
01:40After losing consciousness, he states he later, quote,
01:43came to and saw Diddy on top of him.
01:45Other males, including a then-16-year-old,
01:48allege assaults at parties in the Hamptons in 1998 and 2006.
01:53Both are described as being Combs' infamous white parties,
01:56which were held annually in the late 90s and early 2000s.
01:59The second Jane Doe alleges her assault took place in 1995
02:03at a promotional party in New York for the Biggie Smalls' music video, One More Chance.
02:07Another alleged incident occurred during a 1995 promotional party
02:11for the Notorious B.I.G.'s One More Chance music video.
02:15Macy's accused of covering up Diddy assault.
02:18Department store Macy's is at the center of one of the six new
02:21accusations brought forth against Sean Diddy Combs.
02:24Macy's has been accused of covering up the alleged
02:272008 backroom assault by Combs at its flagship store in Manhattan.
02:31Four of the six were filed by men,
02:33including one who was allegedly assaulted at Macy's flagship store in 2008.
02:37The lawsuit claims Combs forced a man to perform indecent acts on him
02:41following physical assaults from Combs' bodyguards.
02:44The lawsuit alleges that Macy's, quote,
02:46covered up the incident to protect its multimillion-dollar partnership
02:50with Combs' clothing brand, Sean John.
02:52The plaintiff, who worked for Combs' clothing competitor Echo Unlimited,
02:56states that his life was also threatened through verbal intimidation.
02:59After the incident, Combs allegedly distributed
03:02merchandise to fans as though nothing had happened.
03:05The man says he reported the assault to Macy's security,
03:08but claims no follow-up occurred.
03:10The lawsuit goes on to further claim that three weeks later,
03:13Macy's CEO Terry Lundgren pressured Echo executives to fire the plaintiff
03:17due to the new deal with Combs' brand.
03:19The plaintiff was fired and subsequently lost his company-provided apartment.
03:23He believes that his report of the assault was, quote,
03:26purged from Macy's records.
03:28Obviously, I mean, it's an incredibly troubling allegation,
03:31and the rest of the allegations are very similar.
03:34Cassie video a government leak.
03:36Where Diddy claims he's been the victim of unlawful government leaks.
03:40Sean Diddy Combs' legal team has accused the U.S. government
03:43of leaking sensitive information,
03:45including the shocking 2016 video showing Combs
03:48physically assaulting ex-Cassie Ventura in a hotel hallway.
03:52We're going to begin tonight with the alarming images
03:53now emerging of Sean Diddy Combs.
03:55The new video obtained exclusively by CNN.
03:59They claim the video has unfairly biased the public against Diddy
04:02and argue that such leaks caused damaging pre-trial publicity,
04:06jeopardizing Combs' right to a fair trial.
04:08The mogul's attorneys went on to allege that confidential
04:11grand jury material and information about the case
04:13has been strategically leaked since March 2024.
04:17This video was a real game changer in the course of this story, Billy.
04:24They have since asked the court to order federal employees
04:26to stop sharing evidence with the media.
04:28In addition, Combs' legal team is calling for a hearing
04:31to determine the role of the Department of Homeland Security
04:34and whether the U.S. Attorney's Office took steps to prevent the leaks.
04:38A lot of theories out there.
04:40This was on hotel security surveillance footage.
04:44Why did this not come out until now?
04:46Indecent assault for Tupac murder comment.
04:49Sean Diddy Combs is facing another lawsuit accusing him
04:52of a violent indecent assault.
04:54A woman named Ashley Parham says this came as retaliation
04:57for a comment she made about Diddy's alleged involvement
04:59in Tupac Shakur's murder.
05:01And she has agreed to allow her name to be made public.
05:04Let's be real clear about that.
05:05She is going public with her name.
05:07The lawsuit claims that Combs, along with several accomplices,
05:10assaulted Parham in March 2018.
05:13Parham had previously expressed her belief that Combs
05:15was connected to Tupac's death,
05:17which reportedly prompted Diddy to threaten her.
05:19She says she believed that Diddy had something to do
05:22with the murder of Tupac Shakur and said as much.
05:26Allegedly, Diddy warned her that she would pay
05:29for saying something like that.
05:30The lawsuit also names Christina Coram,
05:32who allegedly assisted in orchestrating the attack
05:35and covering it up.
05:36The family of Tupac Shakur has reportedly hired an attorney
05:39to investigate any possible connections to Combs.
05:42The family of late rapper Tupac Shakur has hired a team
05:45of investigators to look into what they say is a link
05:48between Sean Diddy Combs and the murder
05:51of the hip-hop star in 1996.
05:54Nick Cannon reveals teenage experiences with Diddy.
05:57It looks like Nick Cannon was on Diddy's guest list.
06:00Nick Cannon recently shared that he was merely 16 years old
06:03when he first attended a Diddy party.
06:05Cannon was co-hosting the Breakfast Club radio show
06:07when the topic of Diddy's famous parties came up.
06:10Cannon admitted to attending the parties
06:12and says he first did so as a teenager.
06:14I've even been at one when I was a kid, like 16, 17.
06:22However, he emphasized he never witnessed
06:25the now-notorious freak-offs associated
06:27with the music mogul's events.
06:28He's accused of trafficking women and male sex workers
06:32to perform depraved freak-offs,
06:35drug-fueled sex parties for his own twisted enjoyment.
06:39Cannon stood by his statement,
06:41saying he was just being honest about his experiences.
06:44And was always sober at the events.
06:46Everybody gets scared to talk
06:48because they probably got something to hide.
06:50I ain't got nothing to hide.
06:51He described the vibe as, quote,
06:53late 90s bad boy parties,
06:55and recalled standing outside hoping to get in,
06:57not unlike one of the scenes
06:59in the One More Chance music video.
07:01After a hearing yesterday,
07:02Combs is now set to stand trial in May of next year.
07:05The federal trial of rapper and entrepreneur
07:07Sean Diddy Combs is set to begin on May 5th, 2025.
07:11On September 16th, 2024,
07:14Combs was arrested in New York City
07:15and charged with racketeering,
07:17trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion,
07:19and transportation to engage in relations for women.
07:22He was also charged with trafficking
07:24in the United States,
07:25and charged with trafficking in the United States.
07:28and transportation to engage in relations for money,
07:31to which he pleaded not guilty.
07:33Diddy appeared before a judge in Manhattan
07:35on October 10th, 2024,
07:37with his mother and children attending the hearing.
07:40Sean Combs' son Christian held his grandmother's hand
07:42as the family left court
07:44moments after learning the family patriarch
07:46will stand trial May 5th.
07:47They are expected to be present
07:48throughout the upcoming trial also.
07:50Prosecutor Emily Ann Johnson revealed
07:52that over 100 electronic devices
07:54were seized from Combs' properties
07:56during raids on his various homes.
07:58As well as during his arrest.
07:59Prosecutors say those devices contained videos
08:02Combs filmed of victims engaging in sex acts.
08:05She noted that the investigation is ongoing, however,
08:08and additional charges may follow.
08:10Trial date is expected to last about a month,
08:13but it could end up being longer.
08:15Prosecutors said their investigation
08:16is very much ongoing,
08:18and guys, they raised the possibility
08:19of Combs facing additional charges.
08:22Diddy's lawyer has made it clear
08:23that his client will take the stand
08:25and asserts that he will not be taking a plea deal.
08:28He believes that he needs to stand up,
08:32not just for himself, for his family,
08:35and for everybody who's been targeted
08:38by the federal government.
08:39Do you continue to follow the emerging circumstances
08:42surrounding Sean Diddy Combs?
08:43Do any of the latest developments shock you?
08:45Share your thoughts in the comments below.
08:48Pictures of Combs were taken down by management
08:50at Mel's Drive-In in Hollywood,
08:51following the firestorm surrounding him.
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