Sean “Diddy” Combs Accuser Names Beyoncé, LeBron James as Alleged Witnesses in “Freak Off” Event Lawsuit
Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing new accusations of human trafficking as he awaits a federal trial.
In a civil case filed in Florida April 1, Joseph Manzaro alleges, according to court docs obtained by E! News, that he was “drugged, transported against his will, and sexually maimed as a victim of a coercive and organized criminal enterprise,” facilitated by Combs and others back in 2015, and named celebs such as Beyoncé, Jay-Z and LeBron James as witnesses in the lawsuit.
Manzaro, in his filing, said the alleged events took place in April 2015. He stated that lost consciousness after feeling a “greasy substance resembling Vaseline” as he opened the front door to his home, after which he says he was transported to another residence, where an associate of Combs allegedly told him that the music mogul wanted him brought to a “Freak-Off” event.
Manzaro alleged in the suit he was “secretly transferred” to the music producer’s home through a “concealed tunnel” allegedly connected to Gloria Estefan and Emilio Estefan’s Miami property.
He alleges that “upon regaining partial consciousness,” he “found himself inside a large party area, upon information and belief” that it was a birthday party for Combs’ then-17-year-old son Christian Combs. There, he was allegedly forced to appear in a penis mask.
“Jay-Z and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter were seated in the room,” the lawsuit states, “and upon seeing [Manzaro], Beyoncé Knowles-Carter asked, ‘What’s this? What’s this all about? Why is this half-naked white man with a [penis] mask standing here in front of me?”‘
E! News has reached out to attorneys for Combs as well as Jay-Z and Beyoncé, the Estefans, and James for comment and has not heard back.
And he alleges that both the Estefans and James saw him before he entered Combs’ home, with the suit stating that as he was “dragged through the back entrance of their mansion at approximately 12:30 a.m.,” Gloria “panicked” upon seeing his “deteriorating state,” and said, “Call an ambulance!” However, Manzaro says Emilio “quickly silenced her and ushered her away.”
He also said that after encountering LeBron, the NBA star looked at him and said in response to Gloria’s plan for an ambulance, “Y’all better do something about that!”
However, Jay-Z’s attorney told TMZ his client wasn’t in Florida at the time of the alleged incident. Additionally, James’ rep told the outlet the athlete was playing basketball for the Cleveland Cavaliers and never in Miami at the time the alleged party took place, while Gloria and Emilio’s rep said that no parties were thrown at their Miami house between 2012 and 2019.
As a result of the alleged party, Manzaro says in the lawsuit he suffered catastrophic physical injuries, including severe internal trauma, permanent groin damage, sexual maiming, and multiple inguinal hernias, and that they are extensively documented by medical evaluations from a urologist and surgeon.
And he alleges that both the Estefans and James saw him before he entered Combs’ home, with the suit stating that as he was “dragged through the back entrance of their mansion at approximately 12:30 a.m.,” Gloria “panicked” upon seeing his “deteriorating state,” and said, “Call an ambulance!” However, Manzaro says Emilio “quickly silenced her and ushered her away.”
He also said that after encountering LeBron, the NBA star looked at him and said in response to Gloria’s plan for an ambulance, “Y’all better do something about that!”
However, Jay-Z’s attorney told TMZ his client wasn’t in Florida at the time of the alleged incident. Additionally, James’ rep told the outlet the athlete was playing basketball for the Cleveland Cavaliers and never in Miami at the time the alleged party took place, while Gloria and Emilio’s rep said that no parties were thrown at their Miami house between 2012 and 2019.
As a result of the alleged party, Manzaro says in the lawsuit he suffered catastrophic physical injuries, including severe internal trauma, permanent groin damage, sexual maiming, and multiple inguinal hernias, and that they are extensively documented by medical evaluations from a urologist and surgeon.