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As Sean “Diddy” Combs awaits trial on multiple sex trafficking charges, more allegations of abuse by the fallen music mogul continue to surface. Last week, more than 100 accusers — 25 of whom were minors at the time — alleged “rape, sexual assault and sexual exploitation” against Diddy.
“When you talk about the age of the victims when the conduct occurred, it is shocking,” Houston attorney Tony Buzbee told reporters during an Oct. 1 news conference. “The youngest victim at the time of the incident was 9 years old. an individual who was 14 years old. We have one who was 15 years old.
“Although [Michael] Jackson was never convicted of sexual abuse of minors, the allegations remained long after his death,” former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani, president of Los Angeles-based West Coast Trial Lawyers, told Fox News Digital. sexually abusing minors. The minors have not filed lawsuits, so the allegations have not yet been made public, but their lawyer reports that there are 25 minor victims, the youngest being 9 years old.
“Diddy is also rumored to be linked to underage stars like Justin Bieber, Usher and Aaron Carter,” he added. Bieber, Usher and Carter never accused Diddy of any wrongdoing.
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Diddy's young accusers draw “strange” parallels to Michael Jackson, according to experts. (Getty Images)
“These rumors are baseless, but they are eerily similar to the Michael Jackson and Macaulay Culkin rumors, where one of the world's most famous musicians used his wealth and power to gain access to child stars,” Rahmani added. “Again, we would have to see the evidence first, but money and fame in the entertainment industry can give abusers access. [Jeffrey] Epstein, R. Kelly and others.”
According to former criminal defense attorney Adanté Pointer of Oakland-based Lawyers for the People, LLC, Diddy and Jackson “are artists, they both have global audiences, vast wealth, and they are black men accused of using their power, influence and wealth to sexually abuse minors.” .”
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Michael Jackson faced multiple allegations of child sexual abuse and had “similar” connections to underage rising stars such as Macaulay Culkin and Aaron Carter. “Absolutely not,” Carter, who died of an overdose in 2022, previously told VLAD TV when asked if he had ever witnessed suspicious behavior from Jackson. (Getty Images)
However, says Rahmani, there are “fundamental differences” between the two cases.
“Diddy, through his lawyers, admits that the sexual activity took place, at least as far as the adults are concerned, but argues that it was consensual,” he noted. “Some of the aberrations were apparently recorded, so Diddy may not have much of a choice. Jackson, of course, never admitted to any sexual contact. no way.”
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In 1993, the Los Angeles Police Department opened an investigation into Jackson's alleged sexual abuse of a family friend's son. The case ended up being closed due to lack of evidence.
Jackson was never found guilty of the charges. (Getty Images)
Ten years later, however, Santa Barbara authorities charged Jackson with seven counts of child molestation. Jackson denied the allegations and pleaded not guilty. The case went to trial in 2005 and Jackson was acquitted of all charges.
Jackson, who died in 2009 of cardiac arrest caused by an overdose of propofol and benzodiazepines, was known for having close ties to young male stars throughout his career, including Culkin and Carter, who vehemently denied seeing any inappropriate behavior from the King. from Pop. .
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“He never did anything to me,” Culkin, 44, told Esquire in 2020. “I never saw him do anything. And especially at this critical time, I would have no reason to hold anything back. The guy passed away. Actually – I'm not going to say it would be stylish or anything like that, but now is a good time to talk and if I had something to talk about, I would totally do it. But no, I never saw anything.
Michael Jackson and Macaulay Culkin spent a lot of time together when Culkin was underage. “He never did anything to me,” Culkin told Esquire in 2020. (Getty Images)
“Absolutely not,” Carter, who died of an overdose in 2022, previously told VLAD TV when asked if he had ever witnessed suspicious behavior from Jackson. “Nothing inappropriate. It doesn't make sense to me. He was nothing but kind, gentle and loving to me.”
In the 2019 documentary “Leaving Neverland,” Wade Robson and James Safechuck, who had previously denied that Jackson molested them and supported him to authorities and, in Robson's case, both came forward as adults detailing the alleged abuse they suffered as children of Jackson.
The actions were dismissed in 2021.
As for Diddy's young accusers, legal action has not yet been filed and Combs' legal team denied the allegations in a statement provided to Fox News Digital last week.
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As for Diddy's young accusers, legal action has not yet been filed and Combs' legal team denied the allegations in a statement provided to Fox News Digital last week. (Scott Gries/ImageDirect)
“As Mr. Combs’ legal team has emphasized, he cannot address all of the baseless allegations in what has become a reckless media circus,” said Combs’ attorney, Erica Wolff. “That said, Mr. Combs emphatically and categorically denies as false and defamatory any allegation that he sexually abused anyone, including minors. He hopes to prove his innocence and vindicate himself in court, where the truth will be established based on evidence, not speculation.”
Buzbee claimed the alleged abuse began as early as 1991, with reported incidents happening as early as 2024. The victims, who are spread across the country in states including California, Florida, Georgia and New York, came forward after Diddy was indicted by federal prosecutors .
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Diddy was arrested and charged with racketeering conspiracy; sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion; and transportation to engage in prostitution. (Prince Williams)
Diddy's arrest also attracted unwanted attention from stars like Bieber and others due to his past connections to the Bad Boy Enterprises founder.
In a clip shared on Bieber's YouTube channel in November 2009, Diddy showed the young man a Lamborghini he planned to give the “Sorry” singer when he turned 16.
Diddy's arrest also brought unwanted attention to stars like Bieber and others due to past connections to the Bad Boy Enterprises founder. Justin Bieber once spent 48 hours with Diddy when he was 15 years old. Bieber never accused Diddy of any wrongdoing. (Getty Images)
“He is having 48 hours with Diddyhim and his son,” Combs said. “They’re having so much fun, like where we hang out and what we’re doing, we can’t disclose. But it's definitely a 15-year-old's dream.
“I was given custody of him. You know, he is signed with Usher, and I had legal guardianship of Usher when he recorded his first album. I made Usher’s first album.”
“Let’s go get some girls,” Bieber told Combs when asked what he wanted to do.
“Man after my own heart”, replied the rapper. “That’s what I’m talking about.”
During an interview with Rolling Stone in 2004, Usher said that Diddy “introduced me to a whole different set of sex, specifically. … There were always girls around. You would open a door and see someone doing it, or several people in a room having an orgy.”
Usher, who moved in with Diddy when he was 14, also received unwanted attention. Usher never accused Diddy of any wrongdoing. (Getty Images)
During a interview with Howard Stern in 2016Usher admitted that there were “very curious things going on” that he didn’t “understand.”
“It was curious. I had the opportunity to see some things,” Usher said. “I went there to see the lifestyle and I saw it. And it was… But I don't know if I could allow myself to understand what I was looking at. It was very wild. It was crazy.”
Diddy was arrested and charged with racketeering conspiracy; forcible sex traffickingfraud or coercion; and transportation to engage in prostitution. He faces a minimum of 15 years in prison and a maximum sentence of life in prison if found guilty.
Combs appeared in Manhattan federal court, where he pleaded not guilty. Not only was Combs denied his proposed $50 million bail, but he was sent to prison immediately after the hearing.
Sean “Diddy” Combs was indicted on racketeering and sex trafficking charges in New York on September 16. (Shayan Asgharnia)
The legal team representing the embattled rapper filed a bail appeal Tuesday morning as the legal case involving him moves forward.
The appeal, obtained by Fox News Digital, asked the judge to approve pretrial release.
“Sean Combs requests that this Court order his release on appropriate bail conditions and order his immediate release pending the determination of this appeal in accordance with Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 9(a)(3),” the lawsuit states.
In the document, Combs' lawyer argued that releasing him would not pose a threat to the community.
“Mr. Combs should be released because, regardless of the government's untested allegations, the proposed conditions will reasonably ensure his appearance and the safety of the community,” the lawyer argued.
According to court documents, Combs “was not released pending trial, although he offered to comply with restrictive conditions that would have prevented any conceivable risk of flight or danger.”
On appeal, defense attorneys argued that the court “rejected a clearly sufficient bail package and violated its obligations under the Bail Reform Act.”
Combs appeared in court on Thursday, where his trial was scheduled for May 5, 2025. In court, prosecutors also raised the possibility of a superseding indictment.
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Fox News Digital's Lauryn Overhultz, Tracy Wright, Andrea Margolis and Stephanie Giang-Paunon contributed to this report.
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