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Saniyah King left her mark at Howard. Now she eyes success in the SEC.
Saniyah King, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year, did not land at Mississippi State for the next chapter of her basketball career due to a lack of success or a winning pedigree. The ex-HBCU point guard averaged 11.5 points, 3.1 rebounds, and a MEAC and Bison-best 4.5 assists per game while starting in 31 of 32 games for Howard University last season. She also dished the second-most assists (145) among freshmen in the nation behind Florida Gators guard Liv McGill. King wants to continue her basketball evolution with dreams of playing in the WNBA after college. With the departure of MSU's guards Jerkaila Jordan and Eniya Russell to graduation, and Denim DeShields taking her talents to Mississippi (Ole Miss), the Bulldogs needed another collection of elite point guards. King is what Purcell needs while also believing the Bulldogs' coach and his staff will help her fulfill her hoops dream. "My main goal [for entering the transfer portal] was development," King told HBCU Gameday. "I know [Mississippi State] is going to help me become the best version of myself." Things will look extremely different for King this fall. She spent her entire life in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) region with her mother, Stacey Pettiford. However, Pettiford - an HBCU alum from Howard University - tried to get the 5'7" point guard to leave the DMV to explore her basketball dreams elsewhere. "I wanted her to go away," Pettiford said. "It's a big world out there, and she'd experienced the DMV all of her life." King wasn't ready to take her talents from the big city to a new hoops terrain. But now, as she transitions to Starkville, Mississippi, the sophomore floor general is ready to embrace her next chapter, one that will include some "peace and quiet." "I wanted to slow my life down," King said. "I don't know what life is like without hearing trains, ambulances, and cars constantly passing by. I wanted new scenery. That helps me feel at peace now." King's choice and determination to ditch familiarity for the Magnolia State would not be possible without confidence in her dream, faith in God, and the lessons learned at "The Mecca" of HBCU culture. King, who at 10 years old did not have experience hooping with an elite club team, strolled into a DMV gym for a tryout with the Lady Prime AAU basketball team, coached by then-Washington D.C. street hoops legend Lonnie Harrell. Tons of budding, young female basketball players graced the court. After a couple of drills and some intense 5-on-5 action, Harrell walked over to Pettiford and did not waste any time in his desire for King to join the team. "I remember [her tryout] like it was yesterday," Pettiford said. "Harrell was like, 'we need her' and asked 'how long had she [Saniyah] been playing?'" King's genesis in basketball began with playing with boys at the park during recess in elementary school and running a few houses down the street in her Bowie, Maryland, neighborhood to play pickup games during the week. "I didn't think I was good," King said with a laugh. Her talent reached new heights when she joined Lady Prime. That season, King and her teammates didn't lose a game. As her skills grew with Lady Prime, it later opened the door for success at Bishop Ireton - a private Catholic high school in Alexandria, Virginia - as well as on the AAU circuit playing for Team Durant EYBL, named after 15-time NBA All-Star and DMV native Kevin Durant. However, a "turning point" in her personal development came during the height of the coronavirus pandemic when she completed workout sessions three times per day with Joshua Morgan-Green, the founder of the Triple Threat training regimen based in Annapolis Junction, Maryland. "I was probably there from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.," King said. "When I was younger, I was always stronger and a little faster than my peers. That summer, I really got skilled. My ball handling went to a different level, I perfected my shot, and learned how to work. He [Green] changed my life." King entered the Washington, D.C.-based HBCU after excelling in the classroom as an AP scholar and becoming one of the top 15 point guards in Virginia for assists per game. She held a long lineage of Howard pride in her family. Pettiford, one of King's 11 family members to attend HU, played a key part in her daughter's interest in attending Howard after many years of taking King to basketball games and events on the HBCU campus. King, who had spent all of 18 years of her life living with her mom prior to attending HU, saw Pettiford depart the DMV to move to Atlanta during her freshman year. "When I was at home with her [Pettiford] every day, I would spend most of my time in my room," King said with a laugh. "Seeing her leave helped me mature emotionally." With a 10-hour trek separating the two, King began to realize the lessons Pettiford shared with her about life, time management, and avoiding worldly distractions in pursuit of her dreams, both on and off the court. However, when she entered the gates of the renowned Main Quadrangle, walked across The Yard or stepped inside Frederick Douglas Memorial Hall and Burr Gymnasium for the first time, she quickly found out that Howard was the epitome of "Black excellence" but also a place where she had to grow up and balance a myriad of priorities as a student athlete. "I underestimated college," King said. "Howard helped me come to that realization very fast. It wasn't the normal college experience. … Howard really prepares you for the real world." While pursuing a degree in psychology, King navigated her way as the only freshman on a veteran HBCU women's basketball program - coached by Ty Grace - that featured a combined dozen seniors and grad transfer players, including her friend and teammate, Destiny Howell, the Bison's leading scorer in 2024. "Saniyah is just the player you enjoy and want to play with," Howell previously told Howard Athletics consultant Rob Knox in December. "The first thing I noticed about her is that she is not scared of work, she does not duck no smoke. …She is a good person, making it easier to be a good teammate." King shared similar sentiments about Howell and also credited her leadership. "Destiny [Howell] always sat and watched game film with me and offered encouraging words," King said. "She would tell me that I'm "HER" and to walk like it." But with Pettiford away and a surplus of daily college life distractions around her, it forced King to find herself while remaining focused on her goals in the classroom as well as becoming the best point guard on the hardwood. King leaned into her faith in God to navigate her challenges. Each day, she logged into Instagram, swiped to her bio section and visited one of her highlights named Daily Words of Encouragement (DWOE), which listed her favorite Bible verses and quotes. One of her go-to scriptures comes from Matthew 19:26, which reads, "Jesus looked at them and said, 'With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.'" As her freshman season progressed, when she wasn't in class, at practice, or lifting weights with her teammates, she watched sermons and read the Bible, drawing closer to God when she was unable to attend Sunday services at Kingdom Fellowship AME Church in Silver Springs, Maryland. "I was in a place where I had to find and put God at the forefront of my life," King said. "His presence in my life strengthened my mindset and my vision to conquer my goals." As King embraced her walk with God, she matured in the face of adversity. King, who became a force for Howard in HBCU women's basketball, captured Rookie of the Week honors 11 times. With three games remaining against North Carolina Central, South Carolina State, and the defending MEAC champions Norfolk State, Howard sat in second place (17-9) in the MEAC standings. The Bison entered their clash with NCCU, winners of seven consecutive contests and 10 of their last 11 games since league play began on Jan. 4. And for King, her focus remained on finishing the season strong and getting another chance to face the Spartans. However, things took a twist for the Bison point guard. King injured her left foot in Howard's 74-51 victory against the Eagles, sidelining her for the final games of the regular season. She wasn't a stranger to foot injuries. King struggled with bone bruises over the years due to the absence of an arch in her feet. But with the MEAC tournament around the corner, her shot at helping Howard dethrone the Spartans and securing an automatic bid in the women's NCAA tournament remained in motion. However, with an injury comes a wave of emotions and physical challenges. When she returned to the court for the league tourney - specifically in Howard's matchup against Maryland Eastern Shore in the MEAC semifinals - King didn't feel like herself on the court. "I played a little scared," King said. "I wasn't trying to land a certain way [on my foot] and I kept thinking about that. That's not my usual mindset." HU's win set up the MEAC title against the Spartans and future 2025 WNBA signee Diamond Johnson, a player whom King respected, studied, and watched from afar throughout her college career in the Big Ten and HBCU hoops. But like the first two contests, NSU defeated Howard 68-56, ending the Bison's NCAA tourney hopes. "This was supposed to be the time that I shined [on the court]," King said. "It was almost like they [Spartans] had every single play we tried to run rehearsed." Still, the Bison received an automatic qualifying bid to the Women's National Invitational Tournament (WNIT), defeating Siena at home in the first round before losing to Charleston in the second round. Despite the loss, King felt like she took a step forward in her progression after the injury. "My shot was falling, it was like I had woken back up," she said. As King transitions to Starkville, she's embracing the progression of her game. Her daily 7 a.m. workouts include weight lifting, watching film, listening to basketball podcasts as well as improving her technique and feel for reading ball screens and elevating her shooting percentage from beyond the arc. "I hate waking up early," King said. "But since the season ended, I continued that habit. … Losing in the [MEAC] tournament and heading to a new school has inspired me to work even harder this summer. I want to improve my vision to open up the floor more for my teammates." King will have the opportunity to upgrade those skills and more as one of the Bulldogs' floor generals, in addition to pursuing a business degree at MSU. As she navigates her process, King is catching up on family time with her grandfather - who never missed her home games - and spending time with her four little brothers all under the age of 12. She's also going on nail appointments, along with brunch and dinner dates with Pettiford. And when the two aren't tasting new foods at a restaurant, King is whipping up delightful meals in the kitchen, featuring entrées like whole fish, alfredo, roasted Branzino, along with an occasional sweet potato casserole. "She's really a whole chef," Pettiford said with a laugh. "Cooking in the kitchen and on the court." For King, Howard University and her time in HBCU basketball symbolized family on multiple fronts. While she won't walk across The Yard every day this fall, she will take the memories of her teammates and a stronger relationship with Pettiford to Mississippi for a new beginning. "God gave me the older sisters I always wanted but I never had when he brought me to Howard," King said. I love and will miss them all. The post Saniyah King left her mark at Howard. Now she eyes success in the SEC. appeared first on HBCU Gameday. Copyright HBCU Gameday 2012-2025
Perth Now
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Anthony Anderson's home broken into
Anthony Anderson's home has been broken into. The 'Black-ish' actor wasn't at the property in the Encino area of Los Angeles when three people got into the abode on Sunday (18.05.25) but cops are currently investigating the incident. Anthony confirmed to KABC it was his primary home that was broken into, and he was in Palm Springs for a fundraiser for his foundation, raising money for students at his former college Howard University when he heard the news. Police say no one has been arrested yet and it is not clear if anything was stolen. Detectives within the LAPD told the outlet burglary crews often don't know whose home they are in but it is often highly likely they belong to celebrities because they target large and expensive houses. The 54-year-old actor graduated from university in 2022 after originally having dropped out when he was young due to financial reasons, but was inspired to return to school after his son Nathan was accepted into Howard University in Washington, D.C. And Anthony later admitted completing his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts was one of his "proudest" moments, though he was also hit with anxiety before collecting his diploma. He said he was worried "as my name was being called, some school official would come over to me and say, 'We're sorry to inform you at this late moment but you're one credit short, so we're not going to be able to let you walk across the stage', or that I failed my final exam in one of my classes." Afterwards, the 'We Are Family' host went out clubbing with a "bunch of 22 year olds" and his son and refused to be out-partied by his fellow graduates. He told People magazine: "I celebrated by going to a club called 'Brooklyn' on U street with my son, my best friend Jerry a.k.a. 'Skinnyboy' and several HU 2022 graduates. "We partied 'till 4am – and for the record, I still got it! I was not going to be out-partied by a bunch of 22-year-olds! "Between you and me, I felt it the next morning, but that night I partied like a rock star."
Toronto Star
21-05-2025
- Toronto Star
I love visiting the U.S. — from the San Diego tacos, to the black sand beaches in Hawaii — but I'm sure as heck not going there in the next four years
Last year, this time, I was in sunny San Diego. It was a golf trip for my husband and a few days of relaxing for me. We went to Balboa Park, Old Town, Coronado and the Gaslamp District. I can say we ate entirely too many tacos and burritos. The Mexican food scene is great. In February 2024, I was in Washington, D.C. on an experiential learning trip with Black students from the University of Toronto Scarborough. We visited Howard University, a historically Black institution and the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Miami Herald
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Taraji P. Henson speaks on Unity and Healing at HBCU Graduation
Hollywood icon Taraji P. Henson brought heartfelt wisdom and cultural resonance to the 2025 HBCU graduation ceremony of Spelman College in Atlanta on Sunday, delivering a keynote speech that deeply moved the audience of graduates, families, and faculty. As an award-winning actress, activist, and advocate for mental health, Henson used her platform not just to inspire, but to connect the graduating class to their African roots and the power of communal healing. One of the most profound moments of her speech centered around an African ritual from the Babemba tribe of South Africa, which she shared as a metaphor for resilience and collective compassion. "When a person acts irresponsibly or harmfully," Henson explained, "they are placed in the center of the village, surrounded by every woman, man, and child, who for two days speak only positive affirmations, reminding that person of their good deeds and true nature." She emphasized that the tribe does not discard those who falter. Instead, their mistakes are seen as a cry for help, and the community works together to restore the individual's sense of worth. "The person is symbolically and literally welcomed back into the tribe," she continued. "This, for me, is my sister circle." Henson encouraged the graduates to lean into their own sister circles. She encouraged the ladies to find strength in their community, and to carry the ancestral wisdom and light within them. "You are never alone," she reminded the Class of 2025. The actress's deeply emotional and spiritually uplifting speech resonated across social media. The viral moment affirmed Henson's place not only in Hollywood but as a cherished voice within the HBCU community. The words of the Howard University graduate were a powerful tribute to the enduring strength, cultural pride, and spiritual depth that define the HBCU experience. This HBCU graduation address from Taraji P. Henson was not just a speech-it was a call to remember, to reconnect, and to rise together. Taraji P. Henson commands the screen with a dynamic filmography that spans genres. She exploded onto the scene in Baby Boy (2001), a timeless classic over two decades later. She then earned an Oscar nomination for her role in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008). On the small screen Henson stole hearts as Cookie Lyon in the hit FOX series Empire. Back on the silver screen she brought history to life in the critically acclaimed Hidden Figures (2016). She showcased her range in films like Hustle & Flow, Proud Mary, What Men Want, and Think Like a Man. With every role, Henson proves her place as one of Hollywood's most versatile and powerful actresses. The post Taraji P. Henson speaks on Unity and Healing at HBCU Graduation appeared first on HBCU Gameday. Copyright HBCU Gameday 2012-2025
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Every lawsuit and sex abuse allegation against Sean 'Diddy' Combs
Despite what happens at Sean "Diddy" Combs' criminal sex-crimes trial, there's a mountain of civil lawsuits waiting for him. Diddy's excess-driven lifestyle has been a signature component of his persona, and now it appears central to his downfall. Many of the following alleged victims recall being given spiked drinks at his purportedly hedonistic soirees, including his infamous White Parties, alleged hotel "freak offs" as well as what should have been professional settings. Incidents allegedly took place during auditions for his artists' music videos and for his MTV reality series "Making the Band." Other accusers say Combs recorded the alleged assaults and shared the videos with others. The alleged victims range from children and teens to adults, seemingly in Combs' orbit by happenstance, or young men and women who sought to make inroads in the music industry, seeing association with the Bad Boy record executive as an opportunity to pursue their dreams, apparently quickly shattered. Others include shortterm and longterm romantic partners. Combs' alleged abuse of his partners may go as far back as his days at Howard University, when a fellow student recalled him beating a woman. Years later, his relationship with singer Cassie and his on-and-off romantic relationship with actress Kat Pasion may also show patterns of alleged abuse. Aside from an apology video following the release of security footage in which Combs is seen beating Cassie, the music mogul has denied all of the allegations and claimed the video has been altered. Four unnamed alleged victims, likely on the list thereon, are set to testify in his federal sex-trafficking trial, kicking off with opening statements May 12. The federal government has brought charges against Combs, including sex trafficking, which multiple victims affirm in their own allegations. Combs has pleaded not guilty to all charges. To date, more than 70 lawsuits have been filed against Combs. In October, Texas-based attorney Tony Buzbee announced he would represent 120 individual accusers. Alleged victims represented by Buzbee now account for about half of the lawsuits filed so far. Here is a complete (and developing) list of his accusers. Diddy on Trial newsletter: Step inside the courtroom with USA TODAY as Sean 'Diddy' Combs faces sex crimes and trafficking charges. Subscribe to the newsletter. The following is a list of the people who have publicly accused Combs, from the first lawsuit filed by Cassie in November 2023 to the most recent suit in April 2025. The abuse is alleged to have taken place as early as 1991. How these New York City laws opened the door for Cassie and more to sue Diddy Cassie Ventura: Combs' former longtime girlfriend and Bad Boy Recording artist who accused him of trafficking, raping and viciously beating her over the course of a decade, beginning a few years after signing to his label in 2006 and ending after he allegedly raped her in 2018. The "Me & U" singer's lawsuit, settled just a day later, triggered the chain reaction of lawsuits and an investigation that ultimately led to federal criminal charges. Joi Dickerson-Neal: A then-college student who claimed Combs drugged, sexually assaulted and abused her in 1991, and recorded the incident on videotape, which was distributed to others in the music industry. Liza Gardner: Claimed Diddy and Guy singer Aaron Hall took turns raping her and a friend after meeting the pair at an MCA Records event in either 1990 or 1991. She initially filed her lawsuit anonymously. Anna Kane: A then-17-year-old who alleged Diddy and former Bad Boy Entertainment president Harve Pierre "gang raped" her. A year after her filing anonymously in December 2023, a judge ruled she had to reveal her identity. Rodney "Lil Rod" Jones Jr.: "The Love Album" producer who claimed Combs groped, sexually harassed and assaulted him; facilitated others, including then-girlfriend Yung Miami's cousin and Cuba Gooding Jr., to assault him; and has not paid him for "thousands of hours of work." Grace O'Marcaigh: A steward who claimed Diddy's son Christian Combs sexually assaulted and harassed her on a yacht the family chartered in 2022. The woman claimed Diddy aided and abetted his youngest son. Crystal McKinney: A 22-year-old model at the time, who claimed Combs assaulted her and forced her to perform oral sex at his New York City studio in 2003. She says he had her "blackballed" in the modeling industry. April Lampros: A former New York Fashion Institute of Technology student who alleged Diddy raped her on multiple occasions from 1995 to 2000 or 2001, including one instance in which she claimed he forced her and his then-girlfriend Kim Porter (who died in 2018) to take ecstasy and have sex together before he raped her. Derrick Lee Cardello-Smith: A longterm Michigan inmate who said Diddy allegedly assaulted him at a Detroit Holiday Inn afterparty. He received a default civil suit judgment in September, which was reversed a week later. The case has been dismissed multiple times, with Cardello-Smith filing an intention to appeal in March. : Alleged she was sex trafficked at Diddy's notorious White Parties from 2004 to 2009. She filed her lawsuit in July 2024. Her lawyers have quit twice, citing their client's "self-destructive activities" and "unreasonably difficult" conduct. Dawn Richard: Former Danity Kane and Diddy – Dirty Money singer who accused Diddy of stealing her work, withholding payment and subjecting her to "inhumane" working conditions over the course of their decade-long professional relationship, which allegedly included assault, groping, false imprisonment and multiple instances where she claimed to have seen the producer assault Cassie. Thalia Graves: Claimed Combs and his then-bodyguard, Joseph "Big Joe" Sherman, "viciously raped her" at the Bad Boy Records studio in New York City, and that Combs recorded and shared footage of the alleged 2001 assault. Sherman is suing her for defamation. Candice McCrary: A then-19-year-old college student who said Combs assaulted her after a Manhattan photoshoot in 2004. She originally filed her lawsuit anonymously, but her motion to proceed under the pseudonym was denied weeks later. Ashley Parham: Claimed Combs and others "violently gang raped" her at the Orinda, California, apartment of Shane Pearce, one of his associates, in 2018. Parham refiled her lawsuit months later to add comedian Druski, football wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., Diddy's mother Janice Combs and alleged associates to the lawsuit. As with other claims, Combs has denied the allegations, as have Druski and Beckham. California law enforcement officials called Parham's lawsuit claims "unfounded." Bryana Bongolan: A fashion designer who claimed Combs dangled her from a 17th-floor balcony at Cassie's Los Angeles apartment in 2016, before slamming her into furniture and threatening to kill her. Latroya Grayson: Said she was hospitalized after Combs allegedly sexually assaulted her at a "black party" after she won a radio station contest to attend one of his New York City parties in 2006. Phillip Pines: Diddy's ex-executive assistant, who claimed the Sean John founder made him assist in his sex-trafficking operation from 2019 to 2021. : "Making the Band 2" alum and Da Band singer who accused Combs of sexual misconduct in a lawsuit filed in February 2025, on the same day she appeared on Peacock's documentary "Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy." : Former chef who worked for Combs from 2007 to 2010, and alleged the music mogul physically assaulted her during an argument at his home in an appearance on the docuseries "The Fall of Diddy." Cha'Taun has not filed a lawsuit. Kat Pasion: A Canadian actress and former girlfriend of Combs on and off in the late 2010s, who claimed in the docuseries "The Fall of Diddy" that he subjected her to nonconsensual sex. Pasion has not filed a lawsuit. Yinka Adeshina: A woman who, according to a February 2025 lawsuit in which she is representing herself, was allegedly babysat by Diddy's mother, Janice Combs. From 1972 to 1975, Adeshina claimed Diddy would orally sodomize and forcibly penetrate her, and allow friends to watch and join in. During this time Diddy – born in 1969 – would have been a toddler, but Adeshina claimed he's "at least 12 years older" than he says. Aristalia Benitez: A 20-year-old New York University student who claimed Combs sexually assaulted her while she was unconscious at a party in lower Manhattan in 1995. Justin Gooch: A then 16-year-old who alleged Combs gave him drugs and sexually assaulted him at The Tunnel nightclub bathroom in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City in 1999. Leslie Cockrell: A then-24-year-old music scout who claimed Combs drugged and assaulted her at his party in the Hamptons in 1999. Kendra Haffoney: An "I Want to Work for Diddy" cast member who said Combs drugged and assaulted her at a 2007 party after she moved to New York to begin filming the first season of the series. : As part of a February joint lawsuit with six other alleged victims – Billie Cummings, Ian Fearon, Latasha Forbes, Amad Jenkins, Fallon Matthews and an Alabama Jane Doe – she claimed Combs sexually battered and groped her at an industry party hosted at his Florida home in 2004. : Claimed Diddy violently molested and sexually battered her during a New York music video shoot for The Notorious B.I.G. around 1995, when she was 14 or 15 years old. : Alleged Combs violently forced him to masturbate and fellate him at his New York apartment around 2003, when Fearon was about 19 years old. : Claimed that Combs violently raped, sodomized and sexually battered her, and encouraged others to do the same, when she was 17 years old and at Bad Boy's "premises" in New York around 1994. : Claimed Combs groped and sexually battered him at a Bad Boy launch party in Florida around 2004 or 2005, when he was about 18 years old. : Alleged Combs sexually assaulted and battered her in Illinois while she was intoxicated around 2014. : An aspiring artist who alleged Diddy manipulated, groomed, drugged, abused and raped her on multiple occasions after first meeting in 2017 – including an alleged assault on a plane and an assault within earshot of his employees – in a February 2025 lawsuit. Güzel also said Combs videotaped her nude and shared the video with others, and prevented her from leaving on multiple occasions. Joseph Manzaro: Claimed Combs orchestrated the man's abduction from his Florida home to a party at a Miami residence with multiple celebrities present, where the rapper drugged, humiliated and sexually assaulted him in a targeted revenge plot. Another accuser, Adria English, is a defendant. Diddy's star-studded parties were cultural extravaganzas: Inside the White Party The extensive list of anonymous accusers includes alleged victims detailing assaults from over three decades, from 1991 to 2024: A Louisiana woman claimed Combs sexually assaulted her at his fatal City College charity game in 1991. She said he sexually assaulted her while his bodyguard "was standing watch" outside of the record executive's makeshift dressing room. A woman who was 16 years old when she allegedly auditioned to be a backup dancer for Combs in 1993. She said in a February 2025 lawsuit that a man named "Kay" took her to a home near Long Island, New York, where she was allegedly drugged and Combs assaulted her. She awoke hours later in a car, bloodied and in pain. She said she didn't report the incident out of fear, but after her parents learned of the assault, she allegedly received medical attention. A woman who said she was allegedly beaten and raped in 1995 at a promotional party in New York for the Biggie Smalls music video "One More Chance." Her lawsuit was tossed out after she refused to reveal her identity. A barber who claimed Combs was a client before the mogul potentially drugged and sexually assaulted him at a recording studio in 1997, according to a February filing. The man alleged that Combs bribed him with cash on multiple occasions to keep him silent. A New York City woman who worked as a bottle service attendant during multiple alleged incidents with Combs. She alleged Combs' associates drugged and raped her at his direction at a White Party in 1997, while he watched. And in a second incident in the "late 1990s," she claimed after running into Combs at a Limelight nightclub party, she and a friend were taken against their will to a penthouse suite at the Trump Hotel, where they were drugged and forced into group sex. A New York City woman who said Combs forced himself onto her in a bathroom stall and shoved her against the wall at his former New York City restaurant Justin's when she refused to perform sexual acts. According to her February 2025 lawsuit, a professional athlete had to intervene and pull him off in order for her to escape. A man who, at 16 years old, attended a 1998 White Party in the Hamptons hosted by Combs. At the party, the man alleged Combs instructed him to expose himself as a "rite of passage." Combs then allegedly grabbed the man's genitals. A Brooklyn, New York, man who was a clothing line operator and claimed Combs subjected him to physical, sexual and emotional abuse over the course of their professional relationship, including a groping incident at an East Hamptons White Party in 1998, according to his February 2025 lawsuit. A then-23-year-old model and radio station promotional employee who attended a VIP party hosted by Combs claimed the producer drugged and subjected her to four hours of "unwanted touching and groping" at his home around 1999. A California woman alleged Diddy forced her into group sex at a private "shadow party" in New York City sometime in the 1990s. A woman who was 13 at the time of her alleged drugging and rape at a party following the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards. The woman claimed that a 30-year-old Combs and an unnamed male celebrity assaulted her while an unnamed female celebrity watched. She would go on to name Jay-Z as the male celebrity. She dropped her lawsuit months later "with prejudice," meaning it cannot be re-filed in the future. Jay-Z has since sued her and her attorney, Tony Buzbee, for defamation. A woman who claimed Combs sexually assaulted her in 2000 when she was 16 years old and babysitting for a tenant in a lower Manhattan building where his romantic partner lived. A Maryland woman who Combs allegedly drugged and forced to give him, his friends and security oral sex in a SUV limo outside of a Club New Yorker Halloween party in 2001. A New York woman who alleged Diddy's bodyguard Joseph Sherman, a friend's love interest, offered her a ride after partying at a nightclub in 2001, then raped her at gunpoint after stopping at his NYC apartment. She names Diddy in the February 2025 lawsuit, claiming Sherman was "directed and encouraged by Combs." A Texas man and aspiring actor who attended a music video audition to play a cop, when he said Combs and an unnamed bodyguard drugged and raped him in 2001. A woman who alleged Diddy's associates, acting as promoters, picked her up in Times Square in 2002 and took her to his NYC hotel party. Per her February suit, she said she was drugged, led to a room with group sex and groped by two men who stopped after she loudly protested. She said they photographed her ID before she was allowed to leave. A 19-year-old DJ hired to work Combs' Hamptons White Party in 2003 when he said he was drugged and Combs and three other men sodomized and raped him. The man said in his February lawsuit that upon attempting to exit, a security guard or associate said, "No one would ever find (your) body" if he spoke of the incident. A Texas woman who was 17 years old at the time of her alleged assault at a Fourth of July party in the Hamptons in 2004. According to her November filing, she drank a drugged alcoholic drink, later woke up to "throbbing pains in her vaginal and anal areas." A California man who was 10 years old when he auditioned for Combs at a hotel in 2005. He claimed Combs, who would have been around 36 at the time, drugged and sexually assaulted the aspiring child actor and rapper. A Pennsylvania woman who alleged that after visiting Jay-Z's 40/40 Club in New York City in 2006, Combs sent her drinks that made her feel "woozy." In her February 2025 lawsuit, she claimed he followed her into the bathroom, groped her and tried to force oral sex. She said she was able to escape when the door opened and distracted him. A man who worked as a security guard at Combs' 2006 White Party in the Hamptons. The man claimed that he was given two drinks that were drugged, and Combs "forcibly pushed" him into a van, holding him down and sexually assaulted him. A Michigan man alleged in a February 2025 lawsuit that at 14, he ran into Combs, whom he knew through his father, at an NYC hotel in 2006 and was invited to a room party to play his music. In his February suit, he claimed he was given a drugged drink and later woke up to Combs raping him while a woman filmed. A man and former model who tried out for a music video at the Bad Boy Records office in Manhattan in 2006, when Combs demanded he take off his clothes and, after the man refused, Combs groped him, per the February 2025 filing. A then-18-year-old woman who attended a 2007 Hamptons White Party. The woman said in her February 2025 lawsuit that she attended with a friend who left her for 15 minutes. When the friend came looking for the woman, she was allegedly naked and surrounded by men. The friend was able to help her escape. A male entertainer and musician who said Combs trafficked and coerced him into performing strip shows from 2007 to 2012. The man also accused the record producer of drugging, raping and threatening him on multiple occasions. A man who worked as an advisor for Ecko Clothing who claimed he was struck and "orally" raped by the Bad Boy founder in a Macy's store in New York in 2008. A man who was 17 years old when he said Combs and his bodyguard sexually assaulted him several times when he auditioned for MTV's "Making the Band" in 2008. A then-18-year-old musician who alleged that at a 2009 industry party at the Beverly Hills Plaza Hotel, Combs approached him to discuss his music career. Per his February 2025 filing, he claimed he was drugged and taken to a room where Combs raped him and forced him into group sex. An Alabama woman who, according to a February 2025 lawsuit filed with six other alleged victims, Combs groped, sexually assaulted and raped during a 2010 "Making the Band" audition. A then-17-year-old who said he got into a SoHo nightclub in 2012, where he was invited to hang out with Combs, who gave him a shot of Ciroc he believes was drugged. In his February 2025 lawsuit, he said Combs raped him in a back room, with him regaining consciousness the next morning. A man who was hired as an escort to have sex with Diddy's "female companion" in 2012. The record executive allegedly drugged, forcibly raped and pushed him to perform a series of "degrading" sexual acts on the woman. An Arizona-based woman who said Combs assaulted her at a Las Vegas party during Memorial Day weekend 2014. An aspiring male rapper and singer whom Combs allegedly drugged and forced into group sex at Q/C's 20/20 in LA in 2015. A woman who was celebrating her 20th birthday at LA's Club Playhouse in 2016, when Combs allegedly approached her, threatened her to take a drink that she believed was drugged and forcefully penetrated her with his fingers. The woman said she was able to leave the club shortly after. A Nevada man (who was also an alleged victim of Michael Jackson) and the man's mother, whom Combs' associates allegedly kidnapped from their Las Vegas home in 2018. They said they were drugged and beaten at a San Fransisco hotel, with Combs and his associates later raped them. Both claim to have been present during Ashley Parham's alleged assault. A Florida woman who said she was 15 years old when her sex trafficker took her and other girls to a party hosted by Combs in 2020. The woman claimed she was drugged ahead of time, and that Combs paid for the girls to be at the party, where she was raped by around 20 of Combs' guests. The woman alleged she also observed Combs raping a Latina girl, who she believed to be 12 or 13 years old, and later watched her be raped. A man who attended a New York party in 2021, where he was drugged and assaulted by mutiple men, including Diddy, he claimed. A rapper-producer who claimed Combs drugged and assaulted her at a house party in Manhattan in December 2022. The original lawsuit was dismissed and then refiled a day later. A Los Angeles businessman who claimed Diddy assaulted him at a Cîroc party in 2022. A male personal trainer who alleged Combs assaulted him at an award show afterparty in June 2022. A Florida man who claimed Diddy drugged and raped him at a 2022 afterparty in Miami. A Georgia man who alleged Diddy drugged and raped him at a New York City house party in 2022. A male musician who, while busking outside a "popular nightclub" in LA in November 2022, was invited to a party where he claimed Combs "drugged and forcefully raped" him. A Southern California man who worked as a photographer and production assistant on the set of a commercial in 2022 or 2023, when Combs allegedly invited him to his trailer. The Revolt TV founder allegedly forced the man to perform oral sex on him in exchange for making the man's "career take off." A woman alleging Diddy drugged and assaulted her in incidents through 2024, after first meeting him overseas in 2020. At one point she became pregnant, she said, and claimed Combs' ex Yung Miami threatened her. The accuser alleges she eventually suffered a miscarriage. A woman who allegedly partied with Combs on multiple occasions after meeting the music mogul in the elevator of a New York law firm in May 2001. Two months later, she said Combs raped her at his Manhattan apartment after attending a Mos Def concert, despite the woman having previously rejected his advances. Contributing: KiMi Robinson, Edward Segarra, Brendan Morrow, Anna Kaufman, Jay Stahl, Pamela Avila, Naledi Ushe, and Anika Reed, USA TODAY This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Diddy list: Every lawsuit and sexual assault accuser
