Diddy faces lawsuit from another woman who claims she was drugged and sexually assaulted by a hip-hop mogul

A woman filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs of drugging and sexually assaulting her after she met him more than 20 years ago while studying fashion in New York.

April Lampros claims in a lawsuit filed in New York County Supreme Court that Combs promised to mentor her and provide her with industry contacts before becoming “aggressive” and “coercive.” She is the sixth woman to detail assault allegations against Combs in a lawsuit, allegations that Combs has denied in previous statements.

Lampros, 51, says in the lawsuit that she met Combs in New York City in 1994 while she was studying at the Fashion Institute of Technology. She claims he sexually abused her four times, including once when he forced her to take ecstasy and have sex with Combs’ ex-girlfriend Kim Porter.

Years after she broke off ties with Combs, Lampros learned that Combs had allegedly filmed the two having sex without her knowledge and shown the footage to others.

She is suing 54-year-old Combs for assault, sexual assault, infliction of emotional distress and gender-based violence.

Representatives for Combs did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday evening.

Allegations of four assaults

Lampros states in her lawsuit that Combs first sexually assaulted her in 1995 after they met in a New York bar. She claims Combs pressured her to drink alcohol.

After a few sips, she began to feel “uncomfortable” and was later led to a car to leave with Combs, the lawsuit says. She arrived at a hotel, where she continued to feel unwell. Lampros was lying on a hotel bed when Combs allegedly sat on top of her and began forcibly kissing her, the lawsuit says.

When Lampros turned her head, Combs allegedly grabbed her face and continued kissing her, undressing her even though she indicated she was uncomfortable and begged him to stop, the lawsuit says.

Lampros passed out during the rape by Combs, the lawsuit says.

For months after the incident, Lampros said Combs sent her gifts, cards and flowers to lure her back. The lawsuit includes a photo of a card that was included with flowers Combs allegedly sent Lampros for Valentine’s Day.

She agreed to meet with Combs to discuss business opportunities and give him a second chance, the lawsuit says.

Lampros claims she and Combs had just left his apartment to have dinner when another assault occurred in 1995. According to the lawsuit, they were on their way to the parking garage when a slightly intoxicated Combs forced Lampros to her knees.

According to the prosecution, he unzipped his pants and forced her to perform oral sex.

Combs reportedly became “angry, threatening and violent” after this encounter and rejected Lampros’ “decision to distance herself” by threatening to physically harm her and blacklist her from the entire fashion industry.

The lawsuit describes a third sexual encounter in 1996 in which Combs allegedly forced Lampros to perform sexual acts with Porter, who died of pneumonia in 2018.

Lampros claims she was with Porter at Combs’ Manhattan apartment after she returned from a nightclub. Combs ordered both women to open their mouths and forced Ecstasy down their throats, the lawsuit says.

He then allegedly demanded that Porter and Lampros have sex, telling Lampros she had no control when she refused, the lawsuit says. Combs is also accused in the lawsuit of raping Lampros.

According to the lawsuit, Lampros ended her relationship with Combs in 1998.

She also claimed that Porter and Combs fired her from a bar after Porter saw her working there. According to the lawsuit, Porter called Lampros’ manager and falsely accused her of trying to poison Porter, which Lampros claims was retaliation.

About two years later, Lampros said, Combs told her he missed her when they ran into each other by chance at an event. Combs called Lampros for days after she refused to go with him, asking if she could see him at his apartment, she said in her suit.

Lampros “reluctantly” agreed to have Combs come to her home to hear what he had to say. He came with a security guard, who she said was sitting in the stairwell. During that interaction, Combs allegedly grabbed her and forced himself on her, kissing and touching her without her consent. She resisted to the point of reaching for her door and demanding that Combs leave, the lawsuit says.

“I am confident that justice will prevail and the veil will be lifted so that no other woman will have to endure what I went through,” Lampros said in a statement Thursday.

The lawsuit, filed by Lampros’ attorney Tyrone Blackburn, names Combs as well as Bad Boy Records, Arista Records and Sony Music Entertainment.

Representatives for Combs and Bad Boy did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A representative for Sony and Arista could not immediately be reached for comment Thursday evening.

Recent legal issues

Lampros’ allegations are the latest in a series of legal troubles for Combs, who is the subject of a federal criminal case. In multiple cases, he is accused of sexual and physical abuse, gang rape and “serious illegal activity,” a source familiar with the matter previously told NBC News.

In November, Combs’ former partner Cassie filed a lawsuit in New York accusing him of years of physical and emotional abuse. The lawsuit was settled the next day, and Combs’ representatives released a statement denying the allegations.

But last week, video footage was released that seemed to confirm at least one allegation made by Cassie, whose real name is Casandra Ventura, in which she claimed that Combs physically assaulted her in the hallway of a Los Angeles hotel. The video is from March 2016 and shows Combs, wearing a towel, attacking a woman CNN identified as Cassie.

Combs apologized on social media on Sunday after the video was posted, saying he was disgusted with himself and calling it one of the “darkest” times of his life.

“My conduct in this video is inexcusable,” Combs said. “I take full responsibility for my conduct in this video.”

Before this video, Combs had denied all allegations of abuse and misconduct and vowed to clear his name. He had previously called Cassie’s allegations disgusting.

Cassie posted a statement on her Instagram account on Thursday thanking everyone who offered her support, adding that “domestic violence has made me someone I never thought I would become.” She has done a lot of healing but wrote that she will “always” recover from her past.

“It takes a lot of heart to speak the truth in a situation where you were powerless,” the statement said. “I extend my hand to those who still live in fear. Extend your hand to your people, don’t cut them off. No one should bear this burden alone.”

Since Cassie’s lawsuit was filed, more women have made allegations of sexual assault against Combs, including two who said they were teenagers when they were abused. Combs’ attorneys have filed papers with the court seeking dismissal of a Jane Doe lawsuit and partial dismissal of another woman’s lawsuit.

On Tuesday, a former model named Crystal McKinney filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging that Combs drugged and sexually assaulted her in 2003 after the two met at a Men’s Fashion Week event in New York City. Combs’ representatives did not respond Tuesday to a request for comment on McKinney’s lawsuit.

Cassie’s lawsuit was settled, but the other lawsuits against Combs are still pending.

In the spring, federal agents searched Combs’ properties in Los Angeles and Miami. Three sources familiar with the matter said firearms were found, but no further details were provided.

Aaron Dyer, one of Combs’ attorneys, said in a statement after the searches that Combs “was never arrested but spoke to and cooperated with authorities.” He described the searches as an ambush and said there were hasty judgments based on “baseless allegations in civil cases.”

“There is no criminal or civil liability for any of these allegations,” Dyer said. “Mr. Combs is innocent and will continue to fight every day to clear his name.”