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American Hip Hop Star, Diddy has fired back at record producer Rodney 'Lil Rod' Jones, who sued him for constant groping and drug-induced rape.
Jones filed suit in February, accusing Combs of sexual assault and leading a "widespread and dangerous criminal sex trafficking organization," among other allegations. The suit was filed in federal court in New York's southern district.
Weeks after the allegations were made, two of Combs' homes were raided by federal agents amid a sex trafficking probe.
In the lawsuit he filed against Combs in February, Jones claimed he was ordered to recruit prostitutes and have sex with them for the star's pleasure, and has hundreds of hours of video documenting Combs's 'serious illegal activity'.
At that time, the embattled hip-hop star was already facing lawsuits from three women and had lost a host of deals in the wake of the claims.
Jones has named some of the industry's biggest names as co-defendants in the $30 million suit, claiming record boss Ethiopia Habtemariam dismissed Combs's groping as 'friendly horseplay', and his way of 'showing that he likes you'.
Combs has denied the existing allegations against him, calling them 'sickening', and his lawyer dismissed Jones's claims as 'pure fiction'
