Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent

Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

Diddy sued by porn star who says he sex trafficked her at his famous ‘white parties’

Adria English alleges in a lawsuit that she was paid to have sex with guests at Diddy’s annual Labor Day ‘white party’

Kevin E G Perry
Los Angeles
Thursday 04 July 2024 00:53 BST
Comments
Diddy's bodyguard claims he was a 'king manipulator' after shocking abuse video release

Your support helps us to tell the story

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.

Your support makes all the difference.

Sean “Diddy” Combs is being sued by a woman who was employed at his famous annual Labor Day “white party,” who alleges she was expected to take narcotics and have sex with guests.

Adria English, who filed the lawsuit on Wednesday (July 3), claims that she was first employed by Combs in 2004 and was “groomed... into sex trafficking over time.”

In response to the new filing, Jonathan Davis, Combs’s attorney told The Independent: “No matter how many lawsuits are filed it won’t change the fact that Mr Combs has never sexually assaulted or sex trafficked anyone. We live in a world where anyone can file a lawsuit for any reason and without any proof. Fortunately, a fair and impartial judicial process exists to find the truth and Mr Combs is confident he will prevail against these and other baseless claims in court.”

It is the tenth lawsuit to be filed against the embattled music mogul since last November. Combs, 54, has strongly denied all of the allegations against him so far.

As Fox News and TMZ report, English is a former porn star who states in the legal documents that her first year working at Combs’s celeb-packed party in Miami “had no sinister intent or requirements for physical sexual contact and seemed to be a legitimate employment opportunity.”

Therefore, when she was invited back to work the following year “she accepted the employment opportunity.”

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs in Los Angeles in 2018
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs in Los Angeles in 2018 (2018 Invision)

However, she says that around the third party she worked at Diddy “demanded” that she “begin engaging in vaginal sexual intercourse with guests, as they had learned about her past in adult entertainment and used it forcefully to coerce Plaintiff into sex work.”

She goes on to state that her memories of some details are hazy due to the fact she was expected to consume “copious amounts of alcohol” and “illicit narcotics.” However, the documents add that “the encounters Plaintiff was forced to endure were so excruciating that Plaintiff remembers them as they still haunt her to this day.”

English is suing Diddy and three of his associates, seeking unspecified damages.

In March, homes belonging to Combs in Los Angeles and Miami were raided by officials from US Homeland Security in connection to a federal sex trafficking investigation.

Amazon Music logo

Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music

Sign up now for a 4 month free trial (3 months for non-Prime members)

Sign up
Amazon Music logo

Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music

Sign up now for a 4 month free trial (3 months for non-Prime members)

Sign up

The rapper has not been formally charged or accused by federal prosecutors of any crime.

The sudden raids came as the music mogul – who is credited with helping launch the careers of artists including Biggie Smalls, Mary J Blige and Usher – faced a string of varying accusations, including sexual assault.

In May, CNN aired security footage of Combs attacking his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in a hotel hallway in Los Angeles in 2016. Captured from multiple angles, the video shows Combs in a towel chasing Ventura down the hallway, before attacking her near the elevators.

Combs subsequently shared an apology video on Instagram saying his behavior was “inexcusable” and that he took “full responsibility for his actions in the video.”

Alleged victims of Combs are expected to appear in front of a federal grand jury, signalling possible criminal charges.

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in