Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of drugging personal trainer, passing him ‘around like a party favor’ to A-listers
Sean “Diddy” Combs has been accused of drugging a personal trainer and passing him “around like a party favor” in a lawsuit filed Sunday.
In court documents obtained by Page Six, the alleged victim, identified only as John Doe, detailed how the Bad Boy Records founder, 54, and others allegedly “drugged and repeatedly sexually assaulted” him at an awards show afterparty in Combs’ Los Angeles mansion in June 2022.
The trainer claimed he met Combs through a client who was a fashion designer and had shown the Revolt co-founder his workout videos.
The “I’ll Be Missing You” emcee was impressed by the fitness guru’s videos and allegedly invited him to an “exclusive awards show afterparty” at his $40 million Holmby Hills home.
Prior to the party, Combs had won the lifetime achievement award at the 2022 BET Awards.
When the trainer arrived at Combs’ home, he was asked to sign a nondisclosure agreement before entering and instructed to drink a tequila soda with a cranberry juice mixer, according to the lawsuit.
“Eventually, a business associate of Combs guided [the] plaintiff from a large room illuminated with red lights into a smaller room,” the suit read.
“There Plaintiff observed approximately a dozen individuals, including several well-known figures, who were engaging in group-sex activities.”
The alleged victim claimed he started to “feel disoriented, dizzy and weak” and realized he had been drugged.
“At this moment of realizing his significant impairment, Combs approached Plaintiff, removed his pants and began performing non-consensual oral sex onto him,” the suit claimed.
The hip-hop mogul allegedly directed the personal trainer to “perform oral sex on another celebrity in the room,” described only as Celebrity A in the court papers, who then “spit in his mouth.”
“While in and out of consciousness, individuals at the party forced Plaintiff into sexual acts with both men and woman,” Texas-based attorney Tony Buzbee claimed of his client in the lawsuit.
“[The] plaintiff’s physical disposition made it impossible for him to reject their advances or otherwise control his body,” he alleged.
“These individuals, including Combs, essentially passed plaintiff’s drugged body around like a party favor for their sexual enjoyment.”
The suit also included a picture of a container allegedly used by Combs or his team to insert depressant drug gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) into alcoholic drinks.
In response to the lawsuit, Combs’ rep said in a statement: “The lawyer behind this lawsuit is interested in media attention rather than the truth, as is obvious from his constant press appearances and 1-800 number.
“As we’ve said before, Mr. Combs cannot respond to every new publicity stunt, even in response to claims that are facially ridiculous or demonstrably false. Mr. Combs and his legal team have full confidence in the facts and the integrity of the judicial process.”
The dad of seven‘s team added: “In court, the truth will prevail: that Mr. Combs never sexually assaulted or trafficked anyone—man or woman, adult or minor.”
Combs’ reps also called Buzbee and his initial six suits nothing more than a “clear attempt to garner publicity.”
On Sunday, Buzbee filed seven new lawsuits against the “Act Bad” rapper, including one from a woman who claimed she was 13 years old when Combs raped her with the help of a male and a female celebrity at a 2000 MTV Video Music Awards afterparty.
“We will let the allegations in the filed complaints speak for themselves, and will work to see that justice is done,” the attorney, who claimed he is representing more than 150 alleged victims of Combs, later told NBC News.
“We expect to be filing cases weekly naming Mr. Combs and others as defendants as we continue to gather evidence and prepare the filings.”
Combs is behind bars at a detention center in Brooklyn, NY, after he was arrested and charged with sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution last month.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges, and his trial will begin on May 5, 2025.
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-330-0226.
