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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Entertainment
Edward Helmore

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs hit with six new lawsuits alleging rape and sexual assault

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs in 2016. He awaits trial in May. Photograph: Eduardo Muñoz/Reuters

The disgraced entertainment mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was hit with six new lawsuits on Monday that accused the rap impresario of raping women, sexually assaulting men and molesting a 16-year-old boy.

The plaintiffs in the lawsuits, filed anonymously in federal court under New York’s Gender Motivated Violence Act, were identified only as two women – Jane Does – and four men, John Does.

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