Diddy was sued for alleged rape at a well-known charity event in 1991.
Diddy, whose real name is Sean “Puffy” Combs, is facing a new rape allegation filed by a woman who is using the pseudonym Jane Doe. The accuser claims the incident occurred at a December 1991 charity basketball event at the City College of New York, co-sponsored by a then-up-and-coming Combs. According to the lawsuit, the woman and a friend were invited by an unnamed rapper to attend the event. Upon arrival, she claims they were allowed to enter early by a security guard due to a large crowd outside.
Inside, the woman alleges they could not find the rapper and were led to an office where Combs had set up a makeshift dressing room. She claims she did not know who Combs was at the time and asked for his help in meeting her friend. Combs allegedly handed her a plastic cup he claimed contained Coca-Cola, which she drank and soon started feeling woozy. She says she attempted to leave but was blocked by Combs.
The lawsuit claims that Combs began touching himself and fondling the woman, and when she resisted, he overpowered her. She alleges he raped her, and after the assault, he threatened her not to tell anyone, warning that “people can come up missing.”
The accuser further claims she later found her friend and left, witnessing the chaos outside caused by a stampede related to the oversold event, which tragically led to the deaths of 9 people. The event’s headliner was the late rapper Heavy D, who was signed to Uptown Records, where Combs got his start.
Diddy’s camp has yet to respond to the lawsuit.