Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Legal Team Addresses ‘Rolling Stone’ Investigative Report

Warning: The following article contains triggering language, photos and/or videos related to domestic violence.

Legal representation for Sean “Diddy” Combs issued a statement to Rolling Stone as the magazine published a lengthy investigative report tracking decades of allegations against the Hip-Hop mogul. In the piece, reported by Nancy Dillon and Cheyenne Roundtree, Combs is accused of violent behavior against women as early as the 1980s when he attended the Washington, D.C.-based HBCU Howard University.

“Mr. Combs cannot comment on settled litigation, will not comment on pending litigation, and cannot address every allegation picked up by the press from any source, no matter how unreliable,” explained his lawyer Jonathan Davis to the outlet after RS sent a list of detailed questions for Combs regarding new and pending allegations.

“We are aware that the proper authorities are conducting a thorough investigation and therefore have confidence any important issues will be addressed in the proper forum, where the rules distinguish facts from fiction.”

Speaking to over 50 people over six months, the full report features commentary from Combs’ accusers, former friends, Bad Boy Records employees, and more with some named and contributing under the condition of anonymity.

“Puff is out here acting crazy. He’s beating her,” detailed a former Howard student, remembering the aforementioned alleged attack on a former girlfriend on the college campus. Other former students confirmed the story with the alleged victim denying to comment.

Additional claims exposed in the story include physical attacks against Kim Porter, soliciting women for sex, abusive treatment of employees, and more details from alleged victims who have pending litigation against Combs.

Joi Dickerson Neal, one of several women suing Combs for sexual assault, explained to RS the lawsuit “isn’t about money. It’s about making sure the world sees that this man who rose to the level of an ‘icon’ is actually sick and has left so many victims in [the wake of his] unpunished disgusting behavior for years.”

Cassie Ventura, ex-girlfriend of Combs, filed the first public lawsuit in November 2023. Combs denied all allegations. Earlier this month, a deeply disturbing video, released by CNN, displayed Combs physically attacking Ventura, resulting in the mogul releasing an apology that Ventura’s lawyer called “disingenuous.”

Accusers may soon testify against Combs, taking the matter to criminal courts. As of Wednesday (May 29), reports indicate victims may appear in front of a grand jury in the Southern District of New York as the next step in the Justice Department’s investigation against Combs.

In addition to video evidence corroborating reports, at least one male sex worker has been questioned and interviewed by federal authorities in connection with the uncovered tapes.

Read Rolling Stone’s full investigation here.