Despite how quiet Sean “Diddy” Combs has been recently, his legal troubles will continue to be loud. Along with being notified by federal authorities last week that he is the subject of a criminal investigation, Diddy has also been named in a new lawsuit that claims he trafficked a woman for years during his infamous all-white parties.
Adria English, a former adult film actress, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday, alleging that Diddy hired her to work at several of his all-white parties over the years in Miami, New York, and the Hamptons. In each instance she was invited, English claims that she was “forced” to take part in sex work, according to ABC News.
She adds that she was forced to take drugs while at these parties and drink liquor that was laced with ecstasy. This led to English being unable to recall some details from some of the parties.
In the lawsuit, English says that she “has lived her adult life with the memories of being trapped in a cycle of sex trafficking she never asked to be a part of and was chosen because Defendant Combs knew he could groom her.”
English also names Bad Boy Entertainment Holdings, Inc., Vibe Magazine, and Penske Media Corporation, claiming that they helped organize said white parties.
In a statement to ABC News, Jonathan Davis, Diddy’s attorney, said “No matter how many lawsuits are filed it won’t change the fact that Mr. Combs has never sexually assaulted or sex trafficked anyone. We live in a world where anyone can file a lawsuit for any reason and without any proof.”
“Fortunately, a fair and impartial judicial process exists to find the truth and Mr. Combs is confident he will prevail against these and other baseless claims in court.”
While Diddy was notified that he is the subject of a federal criminal investigation in the Southern District of New York, there has been no indication that charges will be leveled against him, according to NBC News.
The U.S. attorney’s office has yet to speak publicly about the investigation.
The revelation about the investigation comes nearly four months after Diddy’s Miami and Los Angeles homes were raided by federal authorities in connection to an alleged sex trafficking invesigation.