One of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ accusers has given an anonymous on-camera interview about his sexual assault allegations against the music mogul, marking the first time an alleged victim of Combs has done so.
In an interview with CNN, a John Doe — whose face was concealed and voice altered to maintain his anonymity — detailed the allegations in his civil complaint, which was initially filed on Oct. 14. In the complaint, he alleges that he was drugged and sodomized by Combs at one of his infamous “white parties” in the Hamptons.
In 2007, Doe said he was employed at the private security firm that was hired to work the party. During the night, he alleges that Combs personally provided him two drinks that the complaint claims were laced with GHB and ecstasy.
“The first drink started to have some affect on me and I just thought, ‘Wow these are really strong drinks.’ It wasn’t until the second drink — and it was already too late — that I realized that there was something wrong with the drinks,” Doe told CNN’s Elizabeth Wagmeister. “Sadly, Sean Combs was waiting in the wings. He was watching from some sort of vantage point and once I was in a helpless position and he was sure that he was in a position of power, then he took advantage of the situation.”
From there, Doe alleges that Combs forcibly pushed him into a vehicle, held him down and sodomized him. “I was screaming, I was telling him to stop,” Doe said. “It was incredibly painful, and he was acting like it was nothing and he seemed to be disconnected from it. But it was abusive beyond belief.”
CNN reports that Doe’s complaint states that he then reported the alleged incident to his supervisor, who dismissed him. “After that, he didn’t talk to me again, he cut me out of everything,” Doe said of his manager. “I was totally blacklisted after that. I had to find a different field.”
Doe also claimed in the CNN interview that a celebrity witnessed the alleged assault, saying: “There was one high-profile individual who saw what happened and found it amusing.”
He is seeking compensatory and punitive damages, saying that the alleged assault harmed his career and contributed to the end of his marriage, in addition to giving him emotional and mental health issues.
However, CNN notes that there were several inconsistencies between Doe’s complaint and the interview. The suit states that the alleged incident occurred in 2006, while Doe told CNN it was 2007, and also says that he had never been married. According to CNN, Combs’ 2006 White Party was held in St. Tropez and the 2007 event was in the Hamptons. After being made aware of the discrepancies, Doe’s lawyers filed to amend the suit.
CNN reports that Combs’ lawyers declined to comment on Doe’s new interview, referring to their previous statement on the lawsuits and federal charges against their client: “Mr. Combs and his legal team have full confidence in the facts, their legal defenses, and the integrity of the judicial process. In court, the truth will prevail: that Mr. Combs has never sexually assaulted anyone — adult or minor, man or woman.” Representatives for Combs did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for further comment.
Combs is currently incarcerated at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. after being arrested on Sept. 16 by Homeland Security on charges of racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. He pleaded not guilty to the charges. Combs has been denied bail several times and is set to remain behind bars until his trial in May of next year. If found guilty of racketeering, Combs could face life in prison.
In addition to the federal charges, Combs is facing roughly 30 civil lawsuits, with many of the plaintiffs represented by lawyer Tony Buzbee, who has pledged to file over 100 complaints. On Sunday, Buzbee refiled a previous suit against Combs to include rapper Jay-Z as a defendant. The complaint alleges that the two raped a 13-year-old girl in 2000 after they had brought her to an MTV Music Video Awards afterparty. In a response on Sunday afternoon, Jay-Z denied the allegations and claimed that his lawyer was sent “blackmail” regarding the suit by Buzbee to pressure him to settle out of court.
“Only your network of conspiracy theorists, fake physics, will believe the idiotic claims you have levied against me that, if not for the seriousness surrounding harm to kids, would be laughable,” Jay-Z said in part of his statement.
Watch a clip from CNN’s interview with John Doe here, with the full conversation set to air later on Wednesday.
