A ‘Professional Athlete’ Intervened in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Assault, Lawsuit States
Federal agents arrested hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs in September 2024. Combs now faces charges of racketeering, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution, to which he pleads not guilty. More plaintiffs continue to bring cases against Combs. Here’s what a businessman alleged regarding Combs assaulting him during a party and how a “professional athlete” intervened.
A ‘professional athlete’ allegedly stopped Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs from continuing to assault a man at a party
Plaintiffs continue to serve lawsuits against Sean “Diddy” Combs after his initial arrest in September 2024. According to one lawsuit brought against Combs by a businessman, the “Last Night” rapper assaulted him before a “professional athlete” stopped the assault.
DailyMail.com notes the John Doe in question owns a luxury car and jewelry rental company in LA. He claimed to do business with Combs, who sent the businessman a personal invitation to attend a private promotional party for Cîroc vodka. In the lawsuit, the businessman included photos of himself and other famous folks at the event. The John Doe noted that Combs was “acting strangely” while drinking and “instructed” him to head to his “private office.” Combs allegedly exposed himself to the man and grabbed the man’s genitals.
“Plaintiff, shocked and disoriented, frozen momentarily and did not know how to respond to the weirdly inappropriate sexual advance made by Combs,” the lawsuit states. “The situation escalated until another individual, Professional Athlete A, entered the office and intervened, which ended the Combs’ assault of Plaintiff.”
The man then “escaped” from Combs, left the office, and returned home.
The “professional athlete” went unnamed in the lawsuit. However, Combs’ parties included A-listers, pro athletes, and politicians, so many well-known athletes likely attended events. Rumors suggest LeBron James partied with Combs in the past. And Patrick Mahomes appeared to delete tweets to distance himself from the current case.
Famous folks involved with the crimes are likely ‘scrubbing’ social media evidence
Famous folks surrounding Sean “Diddy” Combs more than likely knew of his crimes. As seen with Patrick Mahomes and Usher, celebrities who referenced Combs on social media seemed to have disposed of the evidence. Attorney Tony Buzbee told Law&Crime Network that he has “no doubt” those with information about Combs are “scrubbing their social media.”
“There is a long list of people,” Buzbee said. ” … I have no doubt that there are people right now who know that they were somehow involved in this who are now scrubbing their social media, who are searching their memories, who are deleting their texts, probably deleting pictures, and trying to distance themselves from this. And we know who they are or we will find out who they are.”
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ court case will likely get pushed beyond May 2025 with minors involved
Aside from the businessman alleging that Sean “Diddy” Combs assaulted him, four additional plaintiffs came forward with lawsuits on Sunday, Oct. 20. Another complainant says Combs assaulted her at 13 years old. Others came forward claiming Combs also hurt them as minors.
Currently, Combs’ case will head to trial on May 5, 2025. However, with crimes involving minors, the case will likely get pushed. Neama Rahmani, a former federal prosecutor, told Law&Crime Network that having minors involved serves as a “game-changer.”
“Minors present a completely different set of circumstances,” Rahmani said, according to DailyMail.com. “We know through his lawyers, Combs is arguing that the sexual activity happened, but it was consensual. Of course, for sex trafficking, you need one of those elements: force, thought, or coercion. Obviously, minors cannot consent to any sexual activity, so that would be a very different defense entirely.”
How to get help: In the U.S., call the RAINN National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 to connect with a trained staff member from a sexual assault service provider in your area.
