Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Sexual Assault Lawsuit Dismissed After Jane Doe Chose Not to Reveal Identity Due to ‘Perceived Danger’

variety.com:

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer A New York judge dismissed one of the many sexual assault lawsuits against Sean “Diddy” Combs today after a Jane Doe chose not to reveal her identity by pursuing the case.

In the suit, originally filed by attorney Tony Buzbee in Oct. 2024, Doe claimed that Combs attempted to sexually assault her at a New York City party in 1995 and violently struck her when she refused his advances.

In January, Buzbee filed a motion for Doe to proceed anonymously, which the court denied, stating that the “very gravity of the charges” combined with “no evidence of specific and concrete harm… undermin[ed] her claim to proceed anonymously.” After the court ordered Doe to file a complaint under her name by March 20, the judge dismissed the case earlier today as Doe chose not to pursue the case further.

Buzbee explained in a statement to Variety that Doe did not feel comfortable revealing her identity and ultimately decided not to refile. “In this particular case, Jane Doe opted not to proceed,” he said. “There is a lot of fear amongst these plaintiffs.