Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing fresh legal battles on the eve of his sentencing. Just one day before his hearing, two new sexual assault lawsuits were filed against the hip-hop mogul.
According to court documents obtained by TMZ, Lakeisha Ward and Dejoan Bledsoe, both represented by attorney Tony Buzbee, accuse Combs of separate assaults years apart.
Ward alleges she was drugged and assaulted at a pool party at Diddy’s Los Angeles home in 2018, while Bledsoe claims he was attacked in 2009 after meeting Combs at a Beverly Hills hotel when he was just 18.
Both lawsuits seek compensatory and punitive damages.
The filings come as Combs, 55, prepares for sentencing in his ongoing criminal case. Prosecutors are pushing for an 11-year sentence, while Diddy has asked the judge for a reduced term closer to 14 months, citing the year he has already served.
Hours before the lawsuits surfaced, Combs submitted a four-page letter to the judge, apologizing for the pain he caused and admitting his “downfall was rooted in selfishness.”
-TMZ
-TMZ
He acknowledged the viral video of him assaulting ex-girlfriend Cassie, calling himself “dead wrong,” and said his time in prison has forced him to confront his mistakes.
In the letter, Combs asked for mercy, saying he wants to be present for his children and care for his 84-year-old mother following her recent brain surgery.
He told the judge that he is sober for the first time in 25 years and hopes for “another chance to live a better life.”
The sentencing hearing is set for Friday at 10 am ET in Brooklyn.
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