Diddy is facing new allegations of harassment after a man suing the Hip-Hop mogul claimed he received a threatening phone call from someone who said they were connected to him and his son.
The anonymous plaintiff, identified only as John Doe, filed a new statement in court claiming the call came from a restricted number and included vague but unsettling comments.
The caller allegedly said he was a “friend of Christian and Puffy” and suggested that Christian Combs wanted to meet with Doe.
“Combs and the people within his organizations are dangerous,” Doe’s attorney Antigone Curis said. “The caller, who never identified himself, called from a restricted number with no caller ID. He indicated that he was a ‘friend of Christian and Puffy.’”
The plaintiff viewed the call as an intimidation tactic and said it left him “justifiably shaken.”
“Plaintiff was justifiably shaken after this encounter, which merely proves that Combs and his associates are ready, willing and able to engage in intimidation tactics (or worse) at any opportunity,” Curis said.
The call has intensified Doe’s request to remain anonymous in court proceedings. He argues that revealing his identity would increase the risk of retaliation.
Curis added that forcing Doe to go public would only escalate the danger.
Doe’s lawsuit, filed earlier this year, accuses Diddy of sexual assault and other criminal behavior dating back to 1997. At the time, Doe was a well-known barber in Harlem, often working with celebrities in the music industry.
According to the complaint, a mutual acquaintance invited Doe to a recording studio where Diddy was present. After consuming alcohol and marijuana, Doe either passed out or was drugged.
He later woke up with his pants and underwear pulled down and his body wet with what he believed to be semen.
“Doe noticed that both his underwear and buttocks were wet with what he believed to be semen. Doe believes that Combs, in an attempt to sodomize him, had ejaculated on his buttocks and underwear,” according to the original complaint.
At this point, Doe started yelling at Diddy, exclaiming, ‘Yo Puff, what the f### is with this funny s###?!’ Combs supposedly replied, ‘You a’ight?’ Doe yelled back, ‘Nah!’”
The complaint states that Diddy attempted to calm Doe by offering him approximately $1,000 in cash. Doe accepted the money and left the studio, humiliated and traumatized.
In the years that followed, Doe claims he ran into Diddy at public events, where the Bad Boy founder would hand him cash—allegedly to keep him quiet.
Doe says the experience caused lasting emotional and physical harm.
Diddy is currently facing multiple legal battles, including criminal charges related to sex trafficking and racketeering. The new harassment claim adds to the growing scrutiny surrounding the Hip-Hop mogul’s inner circle.
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