Sean _Diddy_ Combs Accuser Names Beyoncé, More as Witnesses in Lawsuit _ E! News
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00:00Sean Diddy Combs is facing new accusations of human trafficking as he awaits his federal trial.
00:05In a civil case filed in Florida April 1, Joseph Manzaro alleges, according to court documents
00:11obtained by E! News, that he was drugged, transported against his will, and sexually
00:16maimed as a victim of a coercive and organized criminal enterprise facilitated by Combs and
00:22others back in 2015, and named celebs such as Beyonce, Jay-Z, and LeBron James as witnesses
00:28in the lawsuit. In his filing, Manzaro says the alleged events took place in April 2015.
00:34He states that he lost consciousness after feeling a, quote, greasy substance resembling
00:39Vaseline as he opened the front door to his home, after which he says he was transported to another
00:44residence, where an associate of Combs allegedly told him that the music mogul wanted him brought
00:49to a freak-off event. Manzaro alleges in the suit, he was secretly transferred to the music
00:54producer's home through a concealed tunnel allegedly connected to Gloria Estefan and
00:59Emilio Estefan's Miami property. He alleges that upon regaining partial consciousness,
01:04he found himself inside a large party area, upon information and belief that it was a birthday
01:09party for Combs' then 17-year-old son Christian Combs. There, he was allegedly forced to appear
01:15in a penis mask. The lawsuit states, Jay-Z and Beyonce Knowles-Carter were seated in the room,
01:21and upon seeing Manzaro, Beyonce Knowles-Carter asked,
01:24What's this? What's this all about? Why is this half-naked white man with a penis mask
01:29standing here in front of me? Manzaro alleges in the lawsuit that he was then forcibly paraded
01:34through multiple rooms filled with people who were jeering and taunting him, and that Combs
01:38himself stated, He's gonna find out what we do to snitches tonight. Get him undressed.
01:43Manzaro says that after being stripped and forcibly washed, he was sexually assaulted
01:48and forced to partake in unwanted sexual activity. He also alleges in the filing he woke
01:53up to find himself on a couch in a small dark side room, after which he says he was dressed
01:58and taken out of the residence to another house, where he was savagely beaten and left for dead.
02:03He alleges that both the Estefans and James saw him before he entered Combs' home,
02:08with the suit stating that as he was dragged through the back entrance of their mansion
02:12at approximately 12.30 a.m., Gloria, quote, panicked upon seeing his deteriorating state
02:18and said, Call an ambulance. However, Manzaro says Emilio quickly silenced her and ushered
02:23her away. He also says that after encountering James, the NBA star looked at him and said in
02:29response to Gloria's plan for an ambulance, Y'all better do something about that.
02:33In a statement to E! News, Combs' legal team says the filed complaint demonstrates the
02:38depraved lengths plaintiffs will travel to garner headlines in pursuit of a payday.
02:42No sane person reading this complaint could credit this story. Mr. Combs looks forward
02:47to having his day in court where these lies and the perverse motives of those who told them
02:52will be revealed. E! News has reached out to Jay-Z and Beyonce, the Estefans, and James for
02:57comment and has not heard back. Jay-Z's attorney tells TMZ his client wasn't in Florida at the
03:03time of the alleged incident. Additionally, James' rep tells the outlet the athlete was
03:07playing basketball for the Cleveland Cavaliers and never in Miami at the time the alleged party
03:12took place, while Gloria and Emilio's rep say that no parties were thrown at their Miami house
03:18between 2012 and 2019. As a result of the alleged party, Manzaro says in the lawsuit he suffered
03:24catastrophic physical injuries, including severe internal trauma, permanent groin damage, sexual
03:30maiming, and multiple inguinal hernias, and that they are extensively documented by medical
03:35evaluations from a urologist and surgeon. In a 2024 federal indictment, charging Combs with sex
03:42trafficking and other charges, he was accused of using his companies to transport women and male
03:47sex workers to take part in recorded sex performances or freak-offs. Prosecutors allege
03:53his employees facilitated the events by booking hotel rooms and stocking them with drugs, baby
03:58oil, and other lubricants. The music producer has pleaded not guilty in the case and remains in jail
04:04ahead of his May trial.