Sean “Diddy” Combs’ legal problems just keep getting worse.
On Monday, the music mogul was sued in federal court by a producer who worked on his latest album “The Love Album: Off the Grid.” Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones stated in the lawsuit that he lived and traveled with Combs from September 2022 to November 2023.
Jones asserted that, during that time, Combs sexually harassed him in addition to threatening and drugging him. Jones claimed he recorded damning footage of Combs and his associates “engaging in serious illegal activity.”
Some of Jones’ claims are similar to the ones made by Combs’ ex-girlfriend Casandra “Cassie” Ventura last year. He said that Combs forced Jones to obtain sex workers and pressured him to engage in unwanted sexual acts with them.
Jones also said Combs sexually harassed and assaulted him while he lived with him in Florida, New York and Los Angeles. Per the suit, the harassment and assault included “constant unsolicited and unauthorized groping and touching of his anus.”
Jones also stated that Combs handed out alcoholic drinks that were laced with drugs to folks who attended parties in his house. The lawsuit reportedly contains text messages about parties Combs hosted that included teenage girls and sex workers.
Shawn Holley, an attorney for Combs, said that Jones’ “reckless name-dropping about events that are pure fiction and simply did not happen is nothing more than a transparent attempt to garner headlines.”
“We have overwhelming, indisputable proof that his claims are complete lies,” Holley added. “Our attempts to share this proof with Mr. Jones’ attorney, Tyrone Blackburn, have been ignored, as Mr. Blackburn refuses to return our calls. We will address these outlandish allegations in court and take all appropriate action against those who make them.”
Combs has also been sued by four women — including Ventura — who have accused him of sexual assault. Jones is requesting $30 million.