Sean Combs

Danity Kane's Dawn Richard sues Sean 'Diddy' Combs for sexual assault and battery

5:31pm September 12, 2024

In the lawsuit filed Tuesday in a New York federal court, Richard alleges that the hip-hop mogul sexually assaulted her, deprived her of food and sleep and refused to pay her adequately.

Sean "Diddy" Combs is pictured at the CBS Radford Studio Center in 2018 in Los Angeles. On Sunday, Combs apologized for his actions in a video that appears to show him beating his former singing protege and girlfriend Cassie Ventura in a Los Angeles hotel in 2016.

Sean Combs apologizes for 'my actions in that video' that appeared to show an assault

4:28pm May 19, 2024

by John Helton

Without addressing his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, who is seen in the video being kicked and dragged in 2016, the hip-hop mogul says, "I was disgusted then when I did it. I'm disgusted now."

Diddy's lawyers say feds used 'military-level force' in home raids

10:46pm March 26, 2024

by Vanessa Romo

A day after Homeland Security Investigations officials descended on Sean Combs' Miami and Los Angeles residences, his lawyers are calling it an "unprecedented ambush."

Bad Boy Records founder Sean "Diddy" Combs has been accused of sexual misconduct by five different people since November 2023.

Music & Culture

A timeline of allegations against Sean Combs

4:24pm February 29, 2024

The rap mogul has been accused of sexual misconduct in five different civil suits since November 2023, dating back to the beginning of one of hip-hop's most influential careers.

Arts

Paula Abdul accuses 'American Idol' producer of sexual assault

8:16pm December 30, 2023

by Chloe Veltman

The singer and actor's lawsuit against Nigel Lythgoe is the latest in a string of high-profile cases filed right before portions of California's Sexual Abuse and Cover Up Accountability Act expire.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs temporarily steps aside as chairman of Revolt TV network

2:25pm November 28, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

Combs temporarily stepped down as chairman of the TV network he co-founded in 2013, a spokesperson for the record executive confirmed. The move follows lawsuits against Combs alleging sexual abuse.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs accused of sexual abuse by two more women

12:03am November 25, 2023

by The Associated Press

Two more women have come forward to accuse Combs of sexual abuse, a week after the music mogul settled a separate lawsuit with the singer Cassie that contained allegations of rape and physical abuse.

Arts

Sean 'Diddy' Combs and singer Cassie settle lawsuit alleging abuse

1:13am November 18, 2023

by The Associated Press

A lawsuit by singer Cassie containing allegations of beatings and abuse by music producer Sean "Diddy" Combs has been settled one day after the lawsuit was filed, the artists announced Friday.