Diddy Sued in Manhattan Under Gender-Motivated Violence Law Days After Los Angeles Claim

Overview

• On Saturday a woman filing as Jane Doe sued Sean 'Diddy' Combs in Manhattan, alleging he drugged and raped her in Lower Manhattan in the summer of 2000 when she was 16.
• The complaint names Bad Boy Entertainment, Bad Boy Records and Combs Enterprises as co-defendants and accuses the companies of negligent retention and negligent supervision.
• Jane Doe asked to proceed anonymously and said her identity can be disclosed to Combs’s defense during discovery while the suit relies on New York City’s Gender Motivated Violence Protection Act deadline through July 29, 2027.
• The Manhattan filing followed a separate Los Angeles suit by a man filing as John YH Roe who alleges a 2007 sexual assault at a Hollywood Hills event, and Combs’s representative has publicly denied the allegations.
• Local prosecutors are reviewing referrals in the Los Angeles matter, civil cases can proceed under a lower evidence standard than criminal cases, and Combs is serving a federal sentence from a 2025 conviction.