Sean “Diddy” Combs allegedly drugged his victims with horse tranquilizers before sexually assaulting them.
During a press conference Tuesday, Texas-based lawyer Tony Buzbee made the shocking allegations on behalf of 120 victims he is individually representing.
“Several of the individuals [I represent] … were drug tested and drugs were found in their system,” Buzbee explained. “Weird drugs, drugs that you probably never heard of.”
“One in particular that continues to pop up is a drug called Xylazine, or tranq, which based on our research, is known as a horse tranquilizer,” he added.
Buzbee specifically spoke about a 20-year-old who was invited to attend a hotel party with Combs.
“She was flattered, went to the party [and] was given one drink and doesn’t remember anything else,” he said.
“Ultimately [she] was so messed up [that she] went to the hospital, where they found cocaine and this horse tranquilizer in her blood system.”
Buzbee said the alleged sexual assaults started in 1991 and allegedly included 25 minors — with one of them being a 9-year-old boy.
“This individual who was 9 years old at the time was taken to an audition in New York City with Bad Boy Records, other boys were there to audition as well,” Buzbee claimed.
“This individual was sexually abused allegedly by Sean Combs and several other people at the studio with the promise to both his parents and himself of getting a record deal.”
“Another instance, an individual 15 years old at the time, was flown to New York City to attend a party, where she was drugged and then taken to a private room allegedly in the presence of Mr.Combs,” Buzbee further claimed.
“This female individual was raped and then other individuals took turns raping her.”
The Houston-based attorney said his team has “collected pictures, video [and] texts” and is planning to “expose the enablers who enabled this conduct behind closed doors.”
He added, “The day will come when we will name names other than Sean Combs, and there’s a lot of names.”
“It’s a long list already, but because of the nature of this case, we are going to make damn sure — damn sure – that we’re right before we do that. The names will shock you.”
Amid the myriad of allegations against him, the Bad Boy Records founder has maintained his innocence.
“As Mr. Combs’ legal team has emphasized, he cannot address every meritless allegation in what has become a reckless media circus,” Erica Wolff, an attorney representing Combs, told Page Six in a statement on Tuesday.
“That said, Mr. Combs emphatically and categorically denies as false and defamatory any claim that he sexually abused anyone, including minors.”
“He looks forward to proving his innocence and vindicating himself in court, where the truth will be established based on evidence, not speculation.”
The disgraced entertainment mogul has strongly denied all of his previous sexual abuse lawsuits — even after he settled with his ex-girlfriend Casandra “Cassie” Ventura less than 24 hours after she sued him for rape and abuse.
However, the federal government raided his Los Angeles and Miami mansions in March and discovered more than 1,000 bottles of lubricant, various narcotics and three AR-15 guns.
Consequently, Combs was arrested on Sept. 26 and charged with racketeering conspiracy; sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion; and transportation to engage in prostitution.
He pleaded not guilty to all counts and is currently in custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York as he awaits his next hearing.
He was denied bail by a judge twice and there is no date set for a trial. He plans to testify before a jury.
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.
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