DALLAS — On the day his homes were raided by federal investigators, rapper and producer Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was hit with another lawsuit.
This latest suit was filed by producer Rodney ‘Lil Rod’ Jones who said he worked and lived with Combs for 13 months traveling to Florida, California, New York, the United States Virgin Islands and Saint Barthelemy in the French Caribbean.
The lawsuit filed on Monday, detailed allegations of sexual assault, sex trafficking and the purchase, transport and distribution of drugs and guns. Jones said Combs always wanted to be filmed and claims to have “hundreds of hours of footage and audio recording of combs, his staff and guests.”
The lawsuit also briefly mentioned The Potter’s House church Bishop T.D. Jakes. Jones said Combs planned to use the megachurch leader to soften his public image following the lawsuit from by his ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura.
WFAA reached out to Jakes, but he declined comment. During a sermon on Christmas Eve, Jakes did respond to rumors circulating last year about his friendship with Diddy.
“I didn’t come to convince you or nobody because I know who I am,” said Jakes. “You can think whatever you want to think. I don’t care. I came to do my job. I came to prophesize as I was commanded. I came to hear the master say 'well done, my good and faithful servant.'”
While Jakes is named in the lawsuit, he is not accused of anything.
The 105-page document accused Combs of groping and touching Jones. He alleged Combs forced him to hire sex workers, perform sex acts and that sometimes Combs laced their drinks. Jones also provided a picture showing the 'Bad Boy' hat he’d wear to solicit people.
He described instances in which minors participated in parties. He also named other celebrities, including Combs’ son, Justin, as engaging in “freak-offs.”
Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. is also accused in the lawsuit of sexually harassing and assaulting Jones. The lawsuit also implicates a Philadelphia rapper who dated Nicki Minaj of consorting with underage girls and sex workers, as well as a "Grammy Award-winning R&B singer who had trouble with law enforcement aftter assaulting a Bajan Billionaire" of consorting with underaged girls and sex workers at Combs' home in Los Angeles.
Jones alleged Combs and Justin were involved in a shooting at an LA studio in 2022. The suit details that Combs and Justin were in a heated conversation with a 30-year-old man the lawsuit calls "Mr. G" when Jones heard gunshots ring out in a restroom. The suit details that after Combs and Justin left the restroom, Mr. G was seen on the ground in a fetal position, holding his stomach and bleeding from his torso and hip.
The lawsuit alleges that Combs gave strict instructions to tell police he had nothing to do with the shooting, and that he forced Jones to lie to the police that Jones was shot in a drive-by outside the studio.
Photos included in the lawsuit show a bathroom covered in blood.
Jones also alleged himself and other staff would wear black pouches filled with drugs for Combs and said he witnessed Combs supply guns to gang members.
Jones is also going after Motown Records, Universal Music Group and its CEO Lucian Charles Grainge. They are being represented by Donald S. Zakarin, Pryor Cashman, LLP who issued the following statement:
“In a offensively reckless complaint, Sir Lucian has been improperly dragged into this matter despite having no knowledge of, nor any involvement in, any of Mr. Combs’ alleged conduct. Further, after we advised Plaintiff’s counsel of the offensive falsity of the absurd claims, instead of dismissing the claims, as they should have done, the plaintiff has now attempted to amend his claims against Sir Lucian, removing the original set of outrageous falsehoods related to Sir Lucian, replacing them with wholly contradictory new falsehoods that are equally absurd. Not only will we demonstrate the offensive falsity of these claims, but we will seek recovery of every penny of cost and damage caused by their assertion.”
Jones claimed he was not fully compensated for his work and is suing for damages to be determined at trial.
Combs has denied all allegations against him.