The Daily Populous Wednesday June 10th, 2026 day edition
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In this May 15, 2022, file photo, Sean "Diddy" Combs attends the 2022 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Disgraced hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs, convicted last year for prostitution-related offenses, is being hit with another series of allegations that he sexually assaulted a minor.

In a lawsuit filed this week in California, an unidentified former child actor accused Combs of sexually assaulting him during a networking event in the Hollywood Hills in May 2007.

"Defendant Combs' conduct ... was outrageous, intended to terrorize and cause him emotional distress, and did in fact cause him emotional distress. This assault was so extreme as to go beyond the bound of decency and be regarded intolerable by civilized society," the lawsuit stated.

In this May 15, 2022, file photo, Sean "Diddy" Combs attends the 2022 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images, FILE

A spokesman for Combs, now serving a 50-month prison sentence, called the allegations "false and ridiculous."

"He's just another hater in a long list of people trying to get in on the money gravy train encouraged by personal injury lawyers. Mr. Combs has never sexually assaulted anyone--and that includes any child! These allegations will be disproved like all the rest," said Juda Engelmayer, a Combs representative.

The lawsuit adds to dozens of civil claims filed against Combs since he was arrested in New York in 2024.

After an eight-week trial last year, Combs was acquitted on the more serious charges of sex trafficking and racketeering, while the jury convicted him on two lesser counts.

In this courtroom sketch, flanked by defense attorneys Teny Geragos, left, and Brian Steel, right, Sean "Diddy" Combs, center, reacts after he was denied bail on prostitution-related offenses, July 2, 2025, in Manhattan federal court in New York. Elizabeth Williams via AP, FILE

Combs is currently set to be released in 2028, and the appeal of his conviction with the U.S. Court of Appeals is pending.

His lawyers have argued he was unfairly punished for alleged crimes that the jury acquitted him of. They also argued that some of the alleged conduct -- including arranging days-long sex parties known as "freak-offs" -- should have been protected because Combs was acting as an amateur pornography producer.

While Combs awaits release, his attorneys continue to fight the slew of civil lawsuits against him.

In this courtroom sketch, Sean Combs, seated right, looks at his attorney, Marc Agnifilo, left, as he delivers his bail argument, on Sept. 17, 2024, in Manhattan Federal Court in New York. Elizabeth Williams via AP, FILE

In the new lawsuit, the former child actor claimed that Combs guided him into a backroom during a networking event "to speak to him privately about some potential opportunities," including an upcoming project that Combs was producing. After beginning to "feel the effects of the beverage" offered to him by Combs, the former child actor said Combs began to touch him, despite him communicating "he did not feel comfortable with the way Defendant Combs was touching him."

"Then, Defendant Combs pulled down Plaintiff's pants and underwear and began to fondle Plaintiff's genitalia all while Combs was simultaneously touching himself. Defendant Combs then performed oral copulation on the minor Plaintiff while continuing to touch himself," the lawsuit said.

The lawsuit does not specify the man's age at the time of the alleged incident only that he was under the age of 18."

The man also sued his former agents for not protecting him during the event by arranging a chaperone, confirming his guardians would be present, or ensuring he "would not be left alone with adult industry figures in private rooms or secluded areas."

MarinateTheseSteaks on June 10th, 2026 at 03:23 UTC »

Just so everyone knows, he's set to be released in 2028. I hope the charges from these new allegations stick, because that is waaay too soon

Ronaldis on June 10th, 2026 at 01:29 UTC »

True or not, gotta take it seriously. This man had no respect for consent.

Therealdarkviper on June 10th, 2026 at 01:28 UTC »

Fork found in kitchen