Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Denies Gang Rape Allegations in New Filing as Jane Doe Lawyer Says They ‘Speak for Themselves’
A Jane Doe accused Combs, along with Harve Pierre and a third unidentified man, of gang rape and sex trafficking in a December lawsuit
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is challenging claims that he gang raped a 17-year-old girl at his Manhattan recording studio in 2003.
In his first official response, filed in New York on Tuesday, the music mogul is denying that he and his longtime collaborator Harve Pierre, along with a third unidentified man, took turns raping a Jane Doe, according to documents obtained by PEOPLE.
“[Combs] never participated in, witnessed, or was or is presently aware of any misconduct, sexual or otherwise, relating to plaintiff in any circumstance whatsoever,” the filing reads.
The “Last Night” rapper, 54, also took issue with the photographs included in her complaint — and the timing of the lawsuit.
“The context, genuineness, and/or accuracy of the photographs are disputed,” the filing reads. “Plaintiff’s decision to wait more than two decades to file her complaint has prejudiced [Combs], as he has lost the ability to defend himself fully and fairly in this action.”
Adding, “For example, some or all evidence that otherwise would have been available if the action had been promptly commenced may be unavailable, lost, or compromised.”
Combs is seeking for the lawsuit to be barred because the Victims Gender-Motivated Violence Act is “unconstitutional on its face, both substantively and procedurally,” according to the filing.
“The deeply troubling allegations against the defendants by multiple women speak for themselves. The ridiculous claim that the photos are somehow fake and the law at issue is unconstitutional are nothing more than desperate attempts to conjure a defense where none exists,” Douglas Wigdor, Jane Doe’s lawyer, said in response to the filing.
PEOPLE has reached out to Diddy’s rep for comment.
Pierre filed his own response on Tuesday and said he “never participated in the sexual assault of the plaintiff nor did he ever witness anyone else sexually assaulting the plaintiff,” according to documents obtained by PEOPLE. Meanwhile, Bad Boy Entertainment, Combs’ company, also responded with a motion to dismiss.
Jane Doe filed the lawsuit in December and accused Combs, Pierre and the “third assailant” of sex trafficking and gang rape. In the filing obtained by PEOPLE, Jane Doe claimed that Pierre approached her at a lounge in Michigan and convinced her to take a private jet with him and Third Assailant to Combs’ recording studio in New York City.
Once she arrived, she alleged she was given drugs and alcohol before being “viciously gang raped” “one after the other,” the lawsuit claimed.
Combs issued a blanket denial of the allegations in a statement to PEOPLE in December.
“ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. For the last couple of weeks, I have sat silently and watched people try to assassinate my character, destroy my reputation and my legacy,” he said.
The mogul added, “Sickening allegations have been made against me by individuals looking for a quick payday. Let me be absolutely clear: I did not do any of the awful things being alleged. I will fight for my name, my family and for the truth.”
Jane Doe is the fourth person to accuse Combs of sexual assault over the past several months. In November, Combs was accused of sexual assault by a third woman in a lawsuit filed in New York County Supreme Court. In documents obtained by PEOPLE, another Jane Doe alleged that Combs and singer-songwriter Aaron Hall took turns raping her and a friend in New York City more than 30 years ago.
Additionally, Diddy and Casandra “Cassie” Ventura reached a settlement just one day after the singer filed a lawsuit against him for allegations of rape, sex trafficking and domestic violence in November.
Pierre also faced his own set of allegations in November, having been accused of grooming, sexual harassment and sexual assault by a former assistant.
