The Updated, Ever-Growing List of Lawsuits Against Sean 'Diddy' Combs

Bad Boy Entertainment founder and rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is facing a three-count federal indictment including charges of racketeering and sex trafficking. However, his legal troubles didn’t begin here but approximately a dozen lawsuits later.

The civil suit filed by singer Casandra ‘Cassie’ Ventura wasn’t the only legal filing against Combs. However, many of her accusations are what led to the federal raid of Combs’ properties and eventual indictment. Cassie’s claims about sexual assault and violence were echoed across a number of complaints that came even before hers.

The latest lawsuit is being filed on behalf of over 120 individuals who accuse Combs of sex abuse and worse - some alleging they were assaulted as minors.

Believe it or not, the complaints are still rolling in as individuals are empowered to speak out now that Combs is detained in federal jail awaiting his next court proceeding.

Having trouble keeping up with all the lawsuits? We compiled a master list for you.

Last November, the singer filed a bombshell lawsuit accusing Combs of sexual assault, battery and sex trafficking citing incidents dating back to when they first began working together when she was just 19 years old.

The 35-page lawsuit claims early in their relationship, Combs lured her in with ecstasy then continued to provide her a “copious amount” of drugs. Ventura claimed she was savagely beaten, enduring a variety of kicks and punches leaving her bruised and bloodied. To cover up her wounds, Combs would hide her in a hotel for days to allow her bruises to heal on their own, the suit says. Combs also was accused of forcing Ventura to perform in his “Freak Offs” by hiring a male sex worker to perform acts with her. The suit claims he would make Ventura ingest drugs and perform sexual acts while Combs watched and, oftentimes, recorded.

Combs and Cassie both agreed to settle the case four days after the filing.

In November 2023, Gardner accused Combs and Guy singer Aaron Hall of sexually assaulting her in the 90s when she was 16-years-old. The suit says she was attending an MCA event in New York City when she was taken to New Jersey after being invited to an after party at Hall’s apartment. The lawsuit says Combs coerced her into having sex with him when Hall forced himself into the room and onto her. After the alleged rape, the suit says Combs came to her house, beat her and choked her until she passed out.

Litigation is still pending. The suit was filed one day before the deadline for civil cases, regarding past sexual offenses under the New York Adult Survivor’s Act.

The same day Liza Gardner’s lawsuit was filed, another one came flying in by Ms. Dickerson accusing Combs of human trafficking and revenge porn.

Her suit claims that in 1991, Combs drugged her, sexually assaulted her and recorded the encounter when she was just a college student. The suit also alleges that the video was shared among her peers. Litigation is still pending.

The first Jane Doe to file a lawsuit made her claim in December of 2023. The anonymous woman claimed she was gang-raped and sex trafficked by Combs as just a mere 17-year-old.

The lawsuit states in 2003, she was convinced by Combs and former Bad Boys Records president Harve Pierre to fly from Detroit to New Jersey on a private jet. Once they landed, the suit says she was taken to a music studio where she was “plied with drugs and alcohol” before being “viciously gang raped” by Combs, Pierre and a third unidentified assailant.

Combs’ legal team has since filed a motion to dismiss the suit. A Southern District of New York judge has also denied the woman’s request to remain anonymous.

Back in February, the producer and videographer filed a lawsuit against Combs being another to accuse him of sex trafficking but also listing allegations of grooming and sexual harassment.

The suit said he lived and traveled with Combs from September 2022 to November 2023 where he experienced sexual harassment from the rap mogul. Jones also said he was drugged, threatened and a witness to Combs and his associates engaging in “illegal activity.” Jones claimed he was forced by Combs to hire sex workers and perform sexual acts with them while being recorded on video. Jones also alleged he witnessed Combs invited teenage girls to his parties and handed out laced drinks to party guests.

Jones demands a jury trial.

In May, the model filed a lawsuit accusing Combs of sexual assault.

The suit says she met Combs during Fashion Week in New York City when he allegedly promised to help her climb the ladder in her career. However, the suit claims the night ended in McKinney being laced from a joint, plied with alcohol and forced to perform oral sex. The suit claims Combs blackballed her from the modeling industry.

Litigation is still pending.

In May, Lampros filed a lawsuit accusing Combs of battery and sexual assault.

The suit says she met Combs when she was still a college student in 1994. Lampros claims Combs promised to mentor her and baited her in with gifts. However, the suit says Combs would draw her in with sweet nothings and raped her on multiple occassions. In one incident, the suit claims he forced her and his late ex-wife Kim Porter to take ecstasy and perform sexual acts with each other.

Litigation is still pending.

In June, a Detroit inmate filed a lawsuit accusing Combs of sexual assault.

The suit claimed he met Combs in 1997 while working as an employee at a local restaurant. One night, when invited to a party, Cardello-Smith accused Combs of drugging and sexually assaulting him. Combs’ attorney immediately challenged the validity of the suit, slamming Cardello-Smith for his record of being a convicted felon on sexual assault charges.

Initially, a judge ordered Combs to pay up $100 million. However, the ruling was reversed after Combs’ representation argues Cardello-Smith failed to prove he served his lawsuit effectively to the rap mogul.

The former Danity Kane star filed a suit September accusing Combs of terrorizing and sexually abusing her.

The suit accuses Combs of beginning his alleged tirade when she began filming “Making the Band.” The suit accuses Combs of using demeaning insults toward female participants. While working on music, the suit claims Combs forced Richard to rehearse for hours with no sleep and sexually assault her. Richard also claimed she witnessed Combs physically abuse singer Cassie while high on drugs.

Litigation is still pending. Richard demands a jury trial.

After Combs was slammed with a federal indictment, Graves filed a lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault.

Thalia Graves alleged in a newly filed civil suit that she was sexually assaulted by Combs and his bodyguard, Joseph Sherman, according to court documents obtained by The Root. The complaint alleges that during the summer of 2001, when she was 25 years old, she was lured by the two men into meeting them alone. The filing then claims she was given a laced drink that led her to lose consciousness. When she woke up, she states in the suit, she was bound and restrained. The complaint then alleges the two men “brutally sexually abused” her. The suit says in November of 2023, she learned the alleged sexual assault was captured on video and allegedly shared to multiple men.

Litigation is still pending. Part of her lawsuit demands video footage of her encounters with Combs be handed over.

A second Jane Doe filed a lawsuit against Combs in September accusing Combs of sex abuse.

The suit says the woman met Combs in 2020 when he flew her out for a trip. Combs then organized for her to travel to his residences across the country. However, Combs is alleged to have forced her to ingest drugs to then force her to perform sexual acts with him and record them without her permission. The Jane Doe also alleges after one sexual assault, she was impregnated and allegedly harassed by rapper Yung Miami, Combs ex-girlfriend, to get an abortion.

Litigation is still pending.

Tony Buzbee from Buzbee Law Firm joined AVA Law Group in a press conference Oct. 1 to announce the details of the thirteenth lawsuit coming against the Bad Boy Entertainment CEO. Buzbee told reporters of the 3,285 people who came forward with claims of rape, sexual exploitation and sexual assault, 120 of them provided evidence that police were able to corroborate.

One attorney noted a few disturbing claims from the filing. Many women who came forward claimed they were invited to one of Combs’ parties, given a laced drink and woke up the next morning after having blacked out to bruises and tearing on their vaginal and anal areas.. In one case, a woman’s hospital test came back positive for cocaine and horse tranquilizer. The women, some being minors, accused Combs and his colleagues of raping them while they were unconscious.

In one instance, a male plaintiff who was nine years old at the time of the alleged offense claimed he was promised a record deal with Combs at an audition but ended up being sexually abused.

Litigation is still pending but Buzbee anticipates more celebrity defendants to be named.