Sean "Diddy" Combs' allegedly laced baby oil with Rohypnol or GHB—known as the date rape drugs—to subdue his victims, according to a lawsuit against the music mogul.
The allegations against Sean “Diddy” Combs continue to mount.
While the rapper has been in jail since his September arrest—facing charges of sex trafficking, prostitution and racketeering, to which he’s plead not guilty—additional victims have come forward alleging they were sexually assaulted by Combs.
And in a recent slew of filings obtained by E! News, one plaintiff—identified as Jane Doe in the docs—alleges the baby oil found in Combs’ house was laced with Rohypnol or GHB, which are often referred to as the date rape drug.
“Combs particularly fancied the use of the popular date-rape drug Rohypnol, or GHB,” the Oct. 14 filing alleges, “to commit heinous non-consensual acts of sexual violence and rape against countless victims.”
The lawsuit references the allegations against Combs of “dousing victims in lotions or similar body oils” and claims these lubricants were laced with GHB “so that the drug would be absorbed through the victim’s skin and make it easier to take advantage of, exploit, and assault him or her.”
But the 54-year-old’s use of GHB was allegedly not limited to the baby oil—of which authorities say they seized 1000 bottles of while executing search warrants on Combs’ home in September. According to the filing, the drug could also be found in beverages at his events.
“Combs often would secretly use the drug in an alcoholic beverage served at his parties,” the filing adds, “typically in a seemingly innocent glass of champagne or a ‘lemon drop.’ Partygoers were forced to consume the alcoholic beverage, containing GHB, either prior to entering or while at Combs’ party.”
Jane Doe’s civil suit was one of five new filings against Combs. The complaints were made on behalf of three men and two women, all of whom remained anonymous, and included allegations against Combs spanning from 1995 to 2021.
Among the claims within the filings were allegations of sexual assault and rape, including one claim from a female victim that accused Combs of raping her in a Manhattan hotel room when she was 19 years old.
E! News reached out to Combs’ legal team at the time of these filings but did not hear back.
Meanwhile, Combs’ legal team previously issued a blanket denial of culpability against existing and future allegations of sexual assault.
"He cannot address every meritless allegation in what has become a reckless media circus," one of his attorneys Erica Wolff told E! News in an Oct. 1 statement. "That said, Mr. Combs emphatically and categorically denies as false and defamatory any claim that he sexually abused anyone, including minors.”
“He looks forward to proving his innocence,” Wolff continued, “and vindicating himself in court if and when claims are filed and served, where the truth will be established based on evidence, not speculation."
For more on the case against Combs, keep reading.
Sean "Diddy" Combs Remanded
After Sean "Diddy" Combs pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges on Sept. 17, his legal team proposed a $50 million bond package that included equity in his Miami home and his mother's house, as well as limited his travel to within certain parts of Florida, New York and New Jersey.
The defense also offered, per a letter obtained by E! News, to "walk the Court through a series of actions taken by Mr. Combs over the past six months that prove that he is not a risk of flight or a danger to anyone in the community."
U.S. Magistrate Judge Robyn F. Tarnofsky rejected the package and ordered that Combs be remanded without bail. He remains in custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.
Combs' Lawyer Says Rapper Is Getting Treatment and Therapy
"He is not a perfect person," Combs' attorney Marc Agnifilo told the court, per NBC New York. "There has been drug use. He has been in toxic relationships."
Therefore, he added, his client was getting "treatment and therapy for things that he needs treatment and therapy for."
Overall, though, Combs' "spirits are good," the lawyer told reporters after court Sept. 17. "He's confident."
Combs Creates a Slippery Situation
More than 1,000 bottles of baby oil and personal lubricant were seized during the March 2024 raids on Combs' L.A. and Miami homes, according to the 14-page indictment unsealed Sept. 17.
Per the indictment, the oil and lube were stockpiled for use in so-called "freak-offs," the term Combs used for gatherings in which he allegedly orchestrated sexual encounters between women he coerced and threatened into doing his bidding and male sex workers.
"I don't know where the number 1,000 came," his attorney Agnifilo said in the TMZ documentary The Downfall of Diddy: The Indictment, which premiered Sept. 27. Pondering out loud why anyone would need so much, the lawyer added, "He has a big house, he buys in bulk. I think they have Costcos in every place where he has a home."
Costco, meanwhile, wanted no part of it, telling TMZ in a statement that "none" of its U.S. stores carry baby oil.
Alleged Combs Texts Read in Court
In May 2024, CNN published a clip of hotel surveillance video from 2016 that appeared to show Combs attacking his then-girlfriend Cassie, born Cassandra Ventura. (The assault matched up with an alleged incident detailed in the lawsuit she filed against Combs on Nov. 16, 2023; both parties announced a settlement the next day.)
"I was f--ked up. I hit rock bottom," Combs said in a video posted to Instagram in response to the footage. "But I make no excuses. My behavior on that video is inexcusable. I take full responsibility for my actions in that video." He had gone to therapy and rehab since, he added, and was "committed to be a better man each and every day."
During a Sept. 18 hearing on Combs' second request for bail, Assistant U.S. Attorney Emily Johnson said, per NBC News, that Combs allegedly sent a text in the days following the assault that read, "Call me, the cops are here." Another read, "I have six kids. Call, I’m surrounded."
Johnson did not say Cassie's name in court. She said that Combs' victim replied via text, "Sick you think it’s OK to do what you've done."
Bail was once again denied, this time by U.S. District Judge Andrew L. Carter Jr.
The Combs Case Is Set for Trial
On Oct. 3, the Combs case was reassigned to Judge Arun Subramanian because Carter was unable to accommodate a trial date.
During an Oct. 10 status hearing, Subramanian set a trial date of May 5, 2025.
Prosecutor Johnson told the judge she expected the trial to last roughly three weeks, but said there was still the possibility that a superseding indictment could lead to more charges against Combs.
Agnifilo said in court they'd need about a week to put on their case.
Meanwhile, the attorney said in the TMZ doc that Combs was looking forward to testifying in his own defense.
“I don’t know that I could keep him off the stand," Agnifilo said. "I think he is very eager to tell his story."
