Four previous sexual assault lawsuits have been filed against Combs in the last few months. The first was filed by his ex Cassie in November. After initially calling her a liar, he quickly agreed to a settlement less than 24 hours after the suit was filed. A few days later, a second lawsuit was filed alleging that Combs drugged and raped college student Joi Dickerson-Neal in 1991. A third lawsuit claimed that he and singer Aaron Hall raped two women at a party and later showed up to one victim’s house and choked her until she passed out because he was afraid she would tell his girlfriend. In December 2023, a fourth victim filed a lawsuit, alleging that she was a 17 year old high school junior when she was trafficked across state lines and then drugged and assaulted by Combs and two of his associates at his recording studio in 2003.
Jones is the first man to file a sexual assault lawsuit against Combs. The suit claims Combs repeatedly groped his “anus and crotch without consent,” made secret recordings in his homes, displayed guns as an intimidation tactic, tried to “groom him into accepting a homosexual relationship” by showing him explicit video claiming it was “a normal practice in the music industry,” and pushed him to take drugs.
According to the lawsuit, Jones was hired by Combs in August 2023 to work on The Love Album: Off the Grid (which was recently nominated for a Grammy). Jones said he worked on the album for 13 months and produced nine songs. During this time, he lived with Combs at his homes in New York, California, and Florida. Jones alleges that Combs would grope and touch his genitals, shower in front of Jones, and walk around the house naked. Jones said when he spoke to Combs’ chief of staff about this behavior, Khorram allegedly dismissed him by saying, “Sean will be Sean.”
Jones said that Combs forced him to recruit sex workers (something that Combs’ ex Cassie also described in her lawsuit). Jones claims that in February 2023, Combs drugged him and he woke up “naked, dizzy, and confused” in a bed with “two sex workers and Mr. Combs.”
Jones alleges that Combs used both threats and promises to keep him in line. The threats of physical harm included Combs threatening to eat Jones’ face and saying that if Combs was willing to kill his own mother to get what he wanted, he wouldn’t think twice to harm Jones. Other times Combs dangled potential rewards such as winning Grammy Awards and being paid $250k.
Jones claims he has video proof of some of his allegations because “Mr. Combs required Mr. Jones to record him constantly … As a result, Mr. Jones has secured hundreds of hours of footage and audio records of Mr. Combs, his staff, and his guests engaging in serious illegal activity.”
Jones’ lawyer is Tyrone Blackburn, who is representing the woman who filed lawsuit #3 in November.
Combs denies the allegations. His lawyer said: “We have overwhelming, indisputable proof that his claims are complete lies. We will address these outlandish allegations in court and take all appropriate action against those who make them.”
