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Sean Combs, AKA Diddy, has issued a statement through his lawyers in response to the class action lawsuit filed against him by over 120 people, approximately half of which are men and half are women.
On Tuesday, Houston-based attorney Tony Buzbee held a press conference detailing many of the accusations made against Diddy by the more than 120 alleged victims he is representing.
At least two dozen of the people Buzbee is representing reported they were minors at the time of their alleged assault by Combs, with one saying they were just 9-years-old when it occurred.
“When we talk about the ages of the victims when the conduct occurred, it’s shocking,” Buzbee said. “Our youngest victim at the time of the occurrence was nine years old. We have an individual who was 14 years old. We have one who was 15.”
Diddy’s lawyer Erica Wolff issued a strong rebuttal to the accusations in a statement released on Tuesday.
“As Mr. Combs’ legal team has emphasized, he cannot address every meritless allegation in what has become a reckless media circus,” Wolff stated.
“That said, Mr. Combs emphatically and categorically denies as false and defamatory any claim that he sexually abused anyone, including minors.
“He looks forward to proving his innocence and vindicating himself in court if and when claims are filed and served, where the truth will be established based on evidence, not speculation.”
In another bombshell moment of the press conference held by Tony Buzbee, the attorney claimed, “I expect that through this process, many powerful people will be exposed.
“Some of this behavior occurred at private residences of people that we all know. … The names that we’re going to name, assuming that our investigators confirm and corroborate what we’ve been told, are names that will shock you.”
Andrew Van Arsdale, co-counsel in the class action lawsuit against Diddy confirmed that the list of alleged perpetrators contains “household names.”
Buzbee added, “I would imagine as we speak here, there are a myriad of people who are very nervous. You can’t hide skeletons in the closet forever. I would expect there are many people out there right now who are desperately searching their memories as they delete their texts and data.”