Sean “Diddy” Combs, who’s serving 4 years in federal jail for utilizing prostitutes in “freak-offs,” is beneath investigation by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Division in reference to new allegations of sexual assault. A file producer alleges Combs assaulted him on two events.
The sheriff’s Particular Victims Unit initiated the probe as a result of one of many incidents occurred in East Los Angeles, based on Nicole Nishida, a division spokeswoman. The producer reported the incidents to police in Largo, Fla.
Florida-based music producer John Hay revealed in media interviews that he was the “John Doe” plaintiff from a civil lawsuit filed in July alleging assault.
The producer, who was not named by legislation enforcement investigating the allegations, alleged he was subjected to intercourse acts in 2020 and 2021 whereas engaged on a remix mission of music by Biggie Smalls, a.okay.a. Christopher Wallace, which put him into contact with Unhealthy Boy Information and firm government Combs.
A spokesman for Combs didn’t instantly reply to The Occasions’ request for touch upon the investigation.
The lawsuit states that, in December 2020, the producer was at a warehouse in Los Angeles that housed a few of Infamous B.I.G.’s clothes. The objects have been being donated to the Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame later that yr, when Biggie would ultimately be inducted.
Combs “supplied medication to everybody current. Everybody there was working across the warehouse and tripping on the medication,” the lawsuit alleges. Combs “began watching porn on his cellular phone, grabbed one in every of Biggie’s shirts off a rack, and started to masturbate with it in entrance of the plaintiff,” the go well with states.
Combs subsequently threw the shirt over the producer’s lap and arm, laughed and mentioned “Relaxation in peace, Biggie” earlier than leaving the room.
In an incident in March 2021, the plaintiff claims that he was arrange. He states within the lawsuit he was lured to a gathering by Biggie’s son, Christopher “CJ” Wallace Jr., and music producer Willie Mack.
However upon his arrival, his head was lined, and Combs appeared and started yelling and ordered everybody to depart, the lawsuit alleges. Combs then allegedly tried “to drive plaintiff to carry out oral copulation on Combs, whereas plaintiff’s head was nonetheless lined.”
“I’m pushing for legal expenses to be filed in opposition to Combs at a state and federal degree,” Hay instructed ShockYa earlier this month in an interview the place he said he was the civil go well with plaintiff.
In response to a police report first obtained final month by Folks journal, Hay reported the allegations on Sept. 20 of this yr to Largo, Fla., police.
Gary Dordick, the producer’s lawyer, mentioned “we intend to current out consumer’s case to a jury in California and we’re assured that the reality will prevail.” Dordick mentioned in a message to The Occasions that he wouldn’t remark additional given {that a} defamation lawsuit was filed final week by Wallace.
Wallace, the son of Biggie Smalls and singer Religion Evans, sued Hay for defamation in a Florida federal court docket final week, calling Hay’s current interviews “a calculated smear marketing campaign” that included false statements that he attended Combs’ so-called freak-off events and “conspired to lure Hay to a location the place Combs purportedly assaulted him.”
An legal professional for Mack couldn’t instantly be reached for remark.
Wallace says in his defamation motion that Hay labored on the remix mission, titled “Able to Dance,” with Wallace and Mack in 2020. A single was launched, however the remaining songs weren’t, because of an absence of curiosity.
In response to the go well with, Hay was upset over the choice to not launch the music he labored on and started accusing Mack of “inappropriate and abusive conduct” in 2021. However Hay by no means made an assault allegation, the go well with claims.
Combs is at present incarcerated at Federal Correctional Establishment Fort Dixon, a New Jersey low-security federal penitentiary.
