A different female claims in a legal dispute that Sean 'Diddy' Combs sexually assaulted her.
According to the complaint filed in New York and obtained by CNN, Lampros accuses Combs of four instances of sexual assault from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. The lawsuit also accuses the rap mogul of battery, assault, negligent infliction of emotional distress and violation of the victims of gender-motivated violence protection law. The filing has not been reviewed by the county clerk.
"I'm confident that justice will prevail and the truth will come out, so no other woman will have to endure what I went through," Lampros said in a statement to CNN on Thursday.
Representatives for Combs have been contacted by CNN for comment.
This is the eighth lawsuit against Combs since November, seven of whom directly accuse him of sexual assault. One of the eight lawsuits, filed by former girlfriend Cassie Ventura, has been settled. Another lawsuit accuses his son, Christian Combs, of sexual assault, and Sean Combs is accused of aiding and abetting.
Lampros allegedly told Combs she wanted to work in the fashion industry, and Combs promised to mentor her, introduce her to music and fashion industry executives and help her find work. However, the lawsuit states, "What Mr. Combs presented as kind gestures quickly turned into an aggressive, coercive, and abusive relationship based on sex."
In the first alleged incident in 1995, Lampros alleges that Combs forced her to drink at a New York City bar and then later at a hotel. "Ms. Lampros was laid on the hotel bed where Mr. Combs forced himself on top of her," the lawsuit said. Lampros claims that Combs raped her afterwards.
In 1996, another incident occurred in a parking garage near his Manhattan apartment when Combs allegedly grabbed her and demanded her to perform oral sex while a parking attendant watched. "Ms. Lampros was in shock, shattered, embarrassed, and in physical pain," the suit says.
Afterwards, Lampros attempted to leave and distance herself from Combs, and "he immediately switched his approach and became angry, threatening, and forceful." The lawsuit adds, Combs had "developed this mobster persona, and Ms. Lampros lived in fear of him."
In another incident in 1996, Lampros was allegedly forced by Combs to take ecstasy at his apartment, which led to forced sexual intercourse. "She felt disgusted, ashamed, and embarrassed," the suit claims.
She ended her relationship with Combs around 1998, the lawsuit states. In the beginning of 2001, they met again and Combs violently grabbed Lampros and forced himself onto her, allegedly kissing and touching her against her will.
Lampros claims that she has suffered harm, including physical injury, severe emotional distress, humiliation, and anxiety due to these events. The lawsuit also states, "She was told that Mr. Combs had in the past recorded them having sex without her knowing and showed it to multiple people."
Combs had a temper and threatened to harm her if she didn't follow his demands, talk to other men, or didn't take his phone calls, Lampros says in the lawsuit. Lampros was also not allowed to talk about her relationship with Combs to anyone, according to the complaint.
"She felt that if she disobeyed him, he would take away her dreams of pursuing a career in his world. Mr. Combs would also threaten to blacklist her in the industry if she tried to mess with him in any way," the suit said. "Ms. Lampros’ dreams and everything she’s been working hard for were in the palm of his hands."
The suit was filed by Lampros' attorney Tyrone Blackburn, who also represents other plaintiffs suing Combs such as Rodney Jones, as well as Grace O'Marcaigh, the woman who accused his son Christian Combs of sexual assault.
Parties named in the suit beside Combs are Bad Boy Records, Arista Records and Sony Music Entertainment. Lampros was a former intern for Arista Records, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and once a parent company of Diddy's Bad Boy Records, during at least one of the alleged assaults, the suit alleges.
The complaint accuses Arista Records of enabling sexual abuse by placing Combs in a position of authority and failing to protect Lampros.
CNN has sought comment from representatives for Combs, Bad Boy Records, Arista Records and Sony Music Entertainment.
The most recent legal dispute arises just two days since former model and triumphant of MTV's '98 Model Mission competition series, Crystal McKinney, brought charges against Combs for drugging and sexually assaulting her. Additionally, this follows CNN's advancement of an exclusive surveillance video revealing Combs' physical altercation with his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in 2016.
Diddy, often referred to as Combs, is allegedly being looked into by a Department of Homeland Security group specialized in handling human trafficking crimes, claims a senior law enforcement official.
In response to this, Aaron Dyer, Combs' counsel, said, "There's been no establishing of criminal or civil responsibility with any of these claims. Mr. Combs is innocent and will keep on fighting every single day to clear his name."
Please note this is a rapidly developing story and will be updated as more details come in.
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Source: edition.cnn.com
