NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs faces a new sexual assault lawsuit from an Oklahoma woman who claims she was drugged and raped at a 2006 party in New York City after winning a radio contest.
LaTroya Grayson filed the lawsuit against Combs, Bad Boy Records, and several other companies, providing documentation including airline tickets, hotel bills, and party photographs as evidence of her presence at the event.
According to the complaint, Grayson attended the party after her sibling won a contest through Oklahoma radio station KJAMZ (KJMM). The prize included round-trip airfare to New York, hotel accommodations, and tickets to Combs’ “White Party,” which was later changed to a “Black Party.”
Grayson alleges she was separated from her sibling upon entering the party. After consuming two drinks served by waitresses, she says she began feeling ill and headed to the restroom. Her next memory is waking up at Saint Vincent’s Medical Center with a torn shirt, missing underwear, and most of her money gone.
The lawsuit, filed by attorney Ariel Mitchell, states Grayson received an anonymous call warning her not to pursue action against Combs because he was a “celebrity” and it would be “wasting her time.” Grayson says fear and confusion prevented her from reporting the incident at the time.
Combs’ attorneys strongly denied the allegations in a statement: “Mr. Combs has never sexually assaulted anyone or engaged in sex trafficking. Ms. Grayson admits she has no memory of the events alleged in her complaint, does not know who was supposedly involved, and has never spoken to Mr. Combs. Her allegations against him are pure fiction.”
The lawsuit acknowledges Grayson cannot recall details of the alleged assault and does not mention any direct interaction with Combs at the event.
This legal action comes as Combs awaits trial at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center on separate charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution.
Court documents include evidence of Grayson’s trip, featuring Delta airline tickets from Tulsa to New York dated October 16-17, 2006, and a bill from Manhattan’s Roger Smith Hotel paid for by Atlantic Records.
Representatives for radio station KJAMZ and Delta Air Lines have not responded to requests for comment.
