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By Erin Keller
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Those accusing Sean "Diddy" Combs of sexual assault have less than one month left to file lawsuits against the disgraced mogul in New York City.
The approaching March 1 deadline comes after a NYC law opened a "lookback" window allowing sexual assault accusers to file suit despite an expired statute of limitations.
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As the deadline looms, attorney Tony Buzbee, who is representing dozens of complainants accusing Combs, says he will file over 10 additional lawsuits against the "Bad Boy for Life" rapper.
"I expect there will be many more that we will file thereafter to fall within the window you referenced," Buzbee told Newsweek in an email on Tuesday when contacted for comment.
Lawyers for Combs told Newsweek in an email Tuesday that Combs can't respond to every "publicity stunt." That includes claims he says are "facially ridiculous or demonstrably false."
Why It Matters
Combs, 55, is behind bars at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, awaiting his May federal sex trafficking trial. He is also the subject of at least 30 and counting lawsuits accusing him of sex crimes.
What To Know
Buzbee on Monday said his law firm will file the new suits against Combs and/or his associates over the next seven days.
"Because there is a looming deadline for cases to be filed in New York City, I would expect many more cases will be filed by our firm prior to the end of February," Buzbee said in an Instagram post.
The Buzbee Law Firm filed one of these suits on Monday, in which a John Doe accused Combs of drugging and sexually assaulting the aspiring performer when he was 23 years old.
"This new case alleges Defendant Combs attended a show at a venue in Los Angeles where Plaintiff, along with several others, was to perform," Buzbee wrote on Instagram. "Combs' purpose for attending was not only to promote his affiliated company Ciroc vodka, but he was also there because his record company, Bad Boy Records, had an interest in some of the performers at the show."
The lawsuit alleges that after Doe performed at the venue, Combs wanted to meet him for what Doe thought would an offer for a record deal. But, per the lawsuit, Doe alleges that Combs after the show "lured" him backstage where he was drugged and sexually assaulted.
What People Are Saying
Buzbee to Newsweek on Tuesday: "We will continue to lead the civil effort in this matter and look forward to trying these cases in court."
Kat Pasion, Combs' former girlfriend, in The Fall of Diddy: "[Combs] came into the room to watch a little bit. He's walking out of the room, and he says, 'There's a little bit of R. Kelly in all of us,' and then walks out the door."
Phil Pines, Combs' former assistant, in The Fall of Diddy on supplying items for the mogul's parties: "The smell of baby oil is something I don't ever want to have to smell again."
"There would be baby oil surrounding the bathtub, and there would be a bathtub full of water, and you would reach down there to unplug, and you would feel the baby oil was in the tub."
Combs' lawyers told Newsweek: "Mr. Combs and his legal team have full confidence in the facts and the integrity of the judicial process. In court, the truth will prevail: that Mr. Combs never sexually assaulted or trafficked anyone—man or woman, adult or minor."
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What's Next
Combs' sex trafficking trial is set to begin on May 5 in New York City.
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Update 2/4/25 5:06 p.m. ET: This article has been updated to include comment form Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyer.
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