Sean 'Diddy' Combs accused by male music producer of sexual assault, sex trafficking & grooming

On Monday, a music producer on Sean "Diddy" Combs' newest album sued the music mogul in federal court for allegedly sexually harassing, drugging, and threatening him over the course of more than a year.

Rodney "Lil Rod" Jones Jr. claims that while they were working on The Love Album: Off the Grid, Combs "forcibly touched and attempted and/or threatened to touch (Jones') intimate areas and/or touched (Jones) with his own intimate body parts," according to the lawsuit obtained by USA Today.

These aren't the only startling charges. Combs, his 30-year-old son Justin Dior Combs, his chief of staff Kristina Khorram, and Combs Global Enterprises are also accused of participating in "a sex-trafficking venture."

Jones also alleges that he was touched inappropriately and groomed by the embattled rapper.

"Throughout his time living with Mr. Combs, Mr. Jones was the victim of constant unsolicited and unauthorized groping and touching of his anus," the complaint reads. Jones also cites being encouraged to watch Steven "Stevie J" Jordan — a producer and reality TV star he admired — have sex with another man.

"This was done to ease Mr. Jones' anxiety concerning homosexuality," the suit alleges, according to CNN. "According to Mr. Combs, 'this is a normal practice in the music industry, look even Stevie J is doing it.'"

The lawsuit alleges that actor Cuba Gooding Jr. sexually harassed and assaulted Jones as well. In January 2023, Jones claims that Combs introduced him to the Oscar winner and left them alone in a studio on his private yacht. "Cuba Gooding Jr. began touching, groping, and fondling Mr. Jones' legs, his upper inner thighs near his groin, the small of his back near his buttocks and his shoulders," the lawsuit alleges.

Jones also claims in the lawsuit that he has "hundreds of hours of footage and audio recording" that show "Mr. Combs, his staff, and his guests engaging in serious illegal activity," which included providing "laced alcoholic beverages to minors and sex workers."Jones and Combs worked on the new album from September 2022 to November 2023, but the music producer claims he wasn't paid for "13 months (and) thousands of hours of work." He is seeking $30 million in compensation and a jury trial.

"Lil Rod is nothing more than a liar who filed a $30 million lawsuit shamelessly looking for an undeserved payday," attorney Shawn Holley said in a statement shared with USA Today. "His reckless name-dropping about events that are pure fiction and simply did not happen is nothing more than a transparent attempt to garner headlines."

He continued: "We have overwhelming, indisputable proof that his claims are complete lies. Our attempts to share this proof with Mr. Jones' attorney, Tyrone Blackburn, have been ignored, as Mr. Blackburn refuses to return our calls. We will address these outlandish allegations in court and take all appropriate action against those who make them."

This isn't the only lawsuit Combs is facing; an anonymous accuser alleged that he and his associates raped her when she was 17 years old, and in November 2023, he also settled a lawsuit brought on by his ex-girlfriend Cassie, who accused him of rape, sex trafficking, and physical abuse.