Rapper P. Diddy is accused of violence and human trafficking by more than 100 people
120 people intend to file lawsuits against P. Diddy, the rapper is accused of violence and human trafficking. The victims claim that since 1991, the artist held closed parties where he subjected them to sexual violence. According to the Los Angeles Times, 25 of the plaintiffs were minors at the time. In mid-September, the rapper, whose real name is Sean Combs, was taken into custody at a Manhattan hotel. At the same time, the prosecutor's office published an indictment. It was alleged that Combs orchestrated an entire scheme that included everything from recruiting victims to preparing and cleaning hotel rooms with spare linens and drugs in advance.
In March, investigators found about a thousand bottles of lubricant and baby oil, as well as sets of video cameras and weapons in the rapper's home. Now P. Diddy, among other things, faces prosecution for inducing people into prostitution, victims' lawyer Tony Busby recently noted: “Our youngest victim was nine years old at the time of the incident, another was 14, another was 15, 25 of the 120 plaintiffs were minors, when the defendant committed unlawful acts against them. I would like to point out that 55% of all victims somehow provided evidence to the police or went to hospital after these incidents.”
A flood of accusations hit P. Diddy in November 2023. Then his ex-girlfriend, singer Cassie, said that the rapper had been beating her for years. The claims were settled in less than 24 hours. But by December, three similar lawsuits were brought against the rapper, and by March two more appeared.
Mostly we talked about the events of the 2000s. But sound producer Rodney Jones, for example, said that in 2023, P. Diddy drugged him in his home and forced him to molest underage sex workers. The plaintiff also cited a 2022 episode in which a man was shot and killed in P. Diddy's recording studio.
According to the charges brought, the rapper faces a sentence of up to life in prison, but collecting evidence will be difficult, says international law specialist Paul Kalinichenko: “The indictment that they publish is only an intention, but what they present in court is taken more seriously , because the classification of the crime is important there.
While there is nothing presented in court, all this is speculation. American justice works like this: it can be very harsh there at first, then they will let you go because there is nothing to show, or they may face up to life imprisonment. The most important thing is what the prosecution will say in court. If she presents evidence and the accusation is not unfounded, then it will be possible to understand the extent of the possible consequences.
Here, the presence of circumstances that accompanied it is the subjective side of the issue. It is important to prove that this happened specifically for the purpose of sexual exploitation.
This is a very difficult charge and very hard work to collect this type of evidence. And as for all those stars who were present at these parties and, as the media write, may even have known about the goals, this is almost impossible to prove.”
Amid allegations of violence back in December 2023, P. Diddy left his position as chairman of the board of directors of the music TV channel Revolt. At the same time, 18 brands severed ties with the rapper’s online trading platform Empower Global. And streaming Hulu has canceled plans to film a series about the Combs family.
The media write that over the past 20 years, P. Diddy has earned over $1 billion. His most successful deal is called a partnership with the alcohol brand Diageo. In addition to his own vodka brand, the rapper has a clothing line and a chain of restaurants. He also made money from the Bad Boy Records catalog. Now this business empire is most likely doomed, says music commentator Andrei Bukharin: “Surely these are all crazy conspiracy theories, but there is no smoke without fire, and we don’t know how many percent of the truth there is. Even if there is a little truth there, then that will be enough.
You can read so much about Sean Combs, Beyoncé, Jay-Z, you can find any kind of accusations, it’s all been circulating on the Internet for a long time, and now, naturally, it has come to the surface. Judging by what is happening, it is clear that he will still receive some kind of conviction; naturally, this will also deal a blow to the business empire.
But I feel like P. Diddy isn't as big a part of the music business as he used to be."
P. Diddy himself denies the accusations against him. The court denied him the opportunity to be released on bail of $50 million.
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