Sean “Diddy” Combs is embroiled in controversy once again, with new allegations of sexual assault, this time from a former Harlem barber who he says raped him in a recording studio in 1997. The suit, filed as John Doe in New York City, describes a gross power dynamic gone awry. And it wasn’t like a barber who doesn’t have a name this is Doe; this is somebody that’s, you know what I mean, he’s cutting people in the music business, he’s cutting the best; he cuts Diddy, this guy reductions Diddy. Their relationship went beyond the barber chair, with mutual connections, including a friend who worked security at Diddy’s famed Bad Boy Records.
That night, Doe was said to have been picked up in a flashy blue Mercedes, with Diddy already seated inside. To the barber, they arrived at the studio familiar, but little did he know things would not go as planned. Drinks poured, marijuana smoke swirled in the air, and the vibe appeared laid-back until it turned into something threatening.
Doe says he blacked out; his last sober memories involve casually sharing drinks and weed with the hip-hop icon, whose name he refuses to acknowledge. When he woke, panic coursed in. Diddy stood nearby, with Diddy’s underwear and pants unkempt. Stunned and furious, he approached the mogul and screamed, “Yo Puff, what the f### is this funny s###?” At first, his impulse had been to retaliate with his fists, but he ended up leaving with a fistful of $1,000 cash that Diddy reportedly handed over as an unspoken gesture of damage control.
The barber did not keep this ordeal to himself. The lawsuit says he opened up to the same friend who had brought him to Diddy that night. The response? A dismissive shrug and a crude comment about Diddy’s rumored sexuality, rumors that had circulated Harlem’s underbelly for years. But for Doe, this didn’t feel like a gossip but a violation.
Diddy has categorically denied the allegations through his legal counsel, labeling them as opportunistic lies and an attempt to ruin his name. The music mogul is currently facing off in various legal proceedings, including allegations of sex trafficking and racketeering. Diddy feels the heat with this new suit, and his legendary empire is in danger like never before. Whether this allegation will hold up in court is yet to be determined, but one thing’s sure: The walls surrounding Diddy’s legacy are closing in swiftly.
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