A Timeline of the Allegations Against Diddy

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More come forward with allegations against Combs

Among the flurry of lawsuits filed under the New York Adult Survivors Act of 2022, in which legislation granted victims of sexual assault one year to file charges after the expiration of statutes of limitations, two additional suits against Combs were filed.

In one civil suit, Joi Dickerson-Neal alleges Combs drugged and sexually assaulted her in 1991, when she was a college student. The lawsuit's complaints seek restitution specifically for "injuries she has suffered as a result of being drugged, sexually assaulted and abused, and being the victim of 'revenge porn' that Sean Combs or 'P. Diddy' created and distributed." A representative for Combs denied the allegations in a statement to TMZ, calling them "made up and not credible."

"Mr. Combs never assaulted her and she implicates companies that did not exist," the statement continued. "This is purely a money grab and nothing more."

Another civil lawsuit filed by Liza Gardner in New York names Sean Combs, singer Aaron Hall, and music company MCA Music Entertainment Group as defendants in the case. The lawsuit alleges that in 1990, Gardner was "coerced into having sex with Combs" and sexually assaulted by Hall. (Teen Vogue reached out to Hall for comment but has not heard back.) In a statement to the New York Times, a lawyer for Combs addressed the "alleged misconduct claims from many years ago," noting that Combs has "denied and rejected" all allegations against him, and views the lawsuits as a money grab. The lawyer added, "Because of Mr. Combs's fame and success, he is an easy target for accusers who attempt to smear him."

Beyond the Adult Survivors Act, in another civil lawsuit filed against Combs alleging abuse by the music mogul, an anonymous victim described a harrowing incident of sexual assault by Combs and two other men, as well as alleged sex trafficking by Combs and Harve Pierre, the then-President of Combs' record label, Bad Boy Entertainment.

The anonymous Jane Doe alleged in the lawsuit that, in 2003, when she was only 17 and a junior in high school, after convincing her to fly from the Detroit area to his studio in New York, Pierre and Combs plied her with drugs and sexually assaulted her together with another unidentified man. "Given the brave women who have come forward against Mr. Combs and Mr. Pierre in recent weeks, Ms. Doe is doing the same," the lawsuit said. A judge has ruled that the accuser must reveal their identity if the case goes forward, writing in their decision that "The Court cannot rely on generalized, uncorroborated claims that disclosure would harm plaintiff to justify her anonymity."

In a statement following the suit filed by Jane Doe, Combs said "Let me be absolutely clear: I did not do any of the awful things being alleged." In a statement to TMZ, Pierre also denied the accusations. "This is a tale of fiction. I have never participated in, witnessed, nor heard of anything like this, ever," he told TMZ. "These disgusting allegations are false and a desperate attempt for financial gain." Teen Vogue reached out to Pierre for comment but has not heard back.