ATLANTA, GEORGIA - AUGUST 26: Sean "Diddy" Combs attends Day 1 of 2023 Invest Fest at Georgia World Congress Center on August 26, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
The scandal surrounding hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs took another tawdry turn this week with a former executive assistant filing an explosive lawsuit. Phillip Pines, who claims he worked for Combs from 2019 to 2021, has unleashed a torrent of lurid accusations against his former boss in a 32-page legal filing.
According to the complaint, Pines alleges he was tasked with orchestrating Combs’ debauched “Wild King Nights” – drug and sex-fueled ragers that would span days. Pines says he was instructed to stock Combs’ rooms with an assortment of narcotics, sex toys, libido boosters and more to fuel the hedonistic binges. His duties purportedly included post-party cleanups of the wrecked suites, scrubbing away all traces of the illicit activities.
But Pines claims his obligations went far beyond just maintaining the party pipeline and custodial work. He accuses Combs of sexual battery, alleging the hip-hop tycoon coerced him into performing a sex act in front of Combs and a female guest to “prove his loyalty.” The lawsuit graphically describes Combs guiding Pines’ actions during the demeaning incident before the plaintiff fled the room in distress.
These aren’t the only disturbing claims made by the former aide. Pines says he witnessed Combs physically assaulting a guest and potentially spreading COVID to celebrities during the mogul’s 51st birthday getaway. He also alleges having to “scrub” Combs’ devices of incriminating videos to keep them from his family.
Of course, Combs has vehemently denied the allegations through his legal team, dismissing the lawsuit as meritless. They maintain Combs has never sexually assaulted or trafficked anyone. But with over three dozen other plaintiffs now taking legal action, the rap icon is staring down a growing mountain of sordid accusations as he awaits trial on criminal charges next year.
This latest lawsuit reads like a tawdry Hollywood script – complete with celebrity excess, illicit indulgences, and abusive power dynamics.
