Just days after he was accused of raping and abusing his ex-girlfriend, two new rape allegations have been made against Sean Combs, who goes by the stage names Puff Daddy, P. Diddy and just Diddy. The first lawsuit is from a woman named Joi Dickerson-Neal. She alleges that Combs attacked her in 1991 and caused her “considerable and lifelong injuries”, writes The Guardian, among others. She claims Combs drugged her and subjected her to sexual assault and abuse. In addition, she claims to be the victim of revenge porn that Combs created and distributed. – Attempts to make money In 1991, Dickerson-Neal was a university student who had previously appeared in a music video by the rapper. In the lawsuit, it is claimed that he invited her to dinner in New York, which she reluctantly agreed to. There she is said to have been drugged and later subjected to sexual abuse. “Because she had been drugged, the plaintiff could not physically or mentally keep Combs away,” the lawsuit states. She claims that Combs also filmed the sexual act and showed it to acquaintances, which led to her being hospitalized with depression. A spokesperson for Combs calls the allegations made by Dickerson-Neal fabricated and not credible. In a statement to the BBC on Thursday, the spokesperson said that “this is clearly an attempt to make money and nothing else”. Last week, Combs was sued by his ex-girlfriend, singer Cassie. She claimed Combs beat and raped her during their years-long relationship. The two met when, as a 19-year-old, she got a contract with his record company in 2005. He was 37 at the time. The day after the lawsuit, they reached a settlement. Here are the two together in 2018. Photo: AFP Settlement with ex-boyfriend Her lawyers say Dickerson-Neal was “moved” to make the accusations after the rapper’s ex-girlfriend, Casandra Ventura, sued him last week for rape and repeated physical abuse over a decade. Only a day after the lawsuit, the two entered into a settlement. The contents of this are not known. – I have decided to resolve the matter amicably on terms over which I have some level of control, Ventura, who is also known by the stage name Cassie, wrote in a statement. The lawsuit was filed Thursday last week in a court in New York. In a statement provided to The New York Times, Combs’ attorney, Ben Brafman, said his client denied the allegations. – Was choked until she passed out In addition to the lawsuit by Dickerson-Neal, Combs has also been sued by a third woman on Friday, reports Rolling Stone. The woman is anonymized and is listed as “Jane Doe” in the lawsuit. She claims that Combs and artist Aaron Hall raped her and a female friend in 1990 or 1991, after they had been invited to Hall’s apartment after a function. According to the lawsuit, the unnamed woman was forced by Combs to have sex with him. Afterwards, Hall stormed into the room and forced Jane Doe to have sex with him as well. The woman says her friend, who is not part of the lawsuit, claims she was “forced to have sex with Combs and Hall in another room.” Furthermore, she claims that Combs visited her friends where they were staying a couple of days later and physically attacked her. “He choked Jane Doe until she passed out,” the lawsuit states. The woman says she later sought medical treatment “to heal the trauma”. Combs and Hall have not yet commented on the Jane Doe lawsuit. New York Mayor Eric Adams is another of several high-profile Americans who have had lawsuits brought against them as a result of the Adult Survivors Act. He is accused of assaulting a woman in 1993. Photo: AP Lawsuits pile up before temporary law expires Last November, a one-year exception was introduced, New York’s Adult Survivors Act (ASA), which made it possible for adult plaintiffs to sue their perpetrators of outdated sex crimes. The lawsuits against Diddy were filed just hours before that opportunity disappears. The fact that the ASA window is now about to close has also brought with it lawsuits against a number of other high-profile Americans in the last week. This applies, among others, to New York’s mayor Eric Adams. He is accused of assaulting a woman in 1993. In addition, lawsuits were filed against actor Jamie Foxx and rock star Axl Rose. Foxx is accused of assaulting a woman in a bar in 2015, while Rose is accused in a separate lawsuit of rape in 1989. Bill Cosby and fashion photographer Terry Richardson have also been sued this week.
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