Sean “Diddy” Combs faces another sex trafficking lawsuit, this time from former adult film star Adria English, who alleges she was coerced into sex at his parties.
According to English, Combs threatened to blackball her and her boyfriend if she refused to comply. As co-defendants, Jacob the Jeweler, Vibe Magazine, Penske Media (parent company of Billboard), and executive producer Tamiko Thmoas are also named. In court documents, it alleges that Thomas facilitated Combs’ alleged sex trafficking operation.
On Wednesday (July 3), TMZ broke the news of the latest lawsuit. English, who performed under the stage name Omunique, claims she met Combs when her boyfriend auditioned for a modeling gig with Combs’ Sean John line in 2004. She claims her boyfriend and another model were asked to perform oral sex on Diddy to secure the job.
Initially, English’s boyfriend refused, but was later offered the job by another associate if he performed at Combs’ upcoming White Party in the Hamptons. She danced at the Labor Day weekend party in 2004, as confirmed by photos.
It is alleged that English was regularly forced to consume alcohol laced with drugs like ecstasy and flirt with guests at these parties. She claims Combs groomed her into sex trafficking, requiring her to have sex with Jacob Arabov, also known as Jacob the Jeweler, after attending several parties.
As part of the lawsuit, English was forced into sexual relations with Arabov and paid an additional $1,000 in addition to her dancing fees. Afterwards, she claims that Diddy’s parties passed her along to other guests.
The filing claims that English, after being forced to have sex with guests, wore a black dress at White Parties, which she believes symbolized her status as a sex worker. It reads:
“Upon information and belief, [English] believes she was required to wear a black dress to the White Party to denote her capacity there as an employee, but more sinisterly as a sex trafficked sex worker.”
She alleges that Diddy promised to help her advance her career, including joining a girl group, but these promises were accompanied by demands and threats to blacklist them. Recently, several similar lawsuits have been filed against Diddy.
Combs’ attorney, Jonathan Davis, issued the following statement denying the allegations:
“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.”
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