Sean 'Diddy' Combs accused of sexually assaulting 'Making the Band' teen contestant and 10-year-old boy in new lawsuit | CNN

Two new civil lawsuits have been filed against Sean “Diddy” Combs by anonymous male accusers who claim they were minors when they were sexually assaulted by the music mogul during an audition – one who claims he was 10 at the time.

Combs said he denied the latest claims against him in a statement to CNN.

The troubled musician and businessman, who remains in custody in New York awaiting his criminal trial, now faces at least 27 civil lawsuits.

John Doe said in his lawsuit that he auditioned for Combs in 2005 at the age of 10 at a New York hotel. Combs gave him soda that he alleged was involved in drugs. According to the lawsuit, Combs then forced Doe to perform oral sex after she resisted. Doe lost consciousness and later woke up crying with his pants off and pain in his anus and buttocks, the lawsuit said.

Another John Doe, in a separate lawsuit, said he was 17 years old in or around 2008 when he attended a three-day audition for the MTV competition series, “Making the Band.” Doe claims that on the first day of the audition, during a one-on-one interview, “Coombs asked Plaintiff hypothetical questions about handling situations involving sexual harassment.”

“As Combs described these circumstances, he began sexually assaulting Plaintiff by touching Plaintiff up and down his clothing, including groping and caressing his penis and ordering Plaintiff to undress,” according to the lawsuit.

The lawsuit states that Combs asserted his power to control Doe's future in the music industry, saying he had the power to “make or break” her career.

On the second day of auditions, Combs allegedly told 17-year-old Doe that she needed to undress to “demonstrate her ability to embody a 'sex idol' persona.” “This encounter eventually resulted in Combs forcing Plaintiff to perform oral sex and Combs sodomizing Plaintiff,” the lawsuit states.

The next day, the complaint says, Combs and his bodyguard sexually assaulted Doe. She was then eliminated from the competition “as Combs claimed the plaintiff was unfaithful due to her reservations about having oral sex with her bodyguard,” the lawsuit states.

Reached by CNN for comment, Combs' attorneys did not respond to specific allegations in the two new lawsuits, but denied that Combs ever sexually harassed or trafficked anyone.

“As we've said before, Mr. Combs cannot respond to every new publicity stunt, even in response to facially ridiculous or demonstrably false claims,” ​​Combs' attorneys said in a statement, in part. “Mr. Combs and his legal team have full confidence in the facts and the integrity of the judicial process. In court, the truth will prevail: Mr. Combs never sexually harassed or trafficked anyone—male or female, adult or minor.”

Two new lawsuits were filed Monday in New York state court. Both accusers are represented by attorney Tony Buzbee and co-counsel Andrew Van Arsdale, who said earlier this month that they represent more than 120 alleged victims who plan to go public with their claims against Combs.

Since November 2023, more than two dozen civil lawsuits have been filed against Combs alleging sexual harassment or misconduct. The initial lawsuit filed by his ex-girlfriend Casey Ventura was settled the next day. Other cases are active. Combs has denied the civil charges.

Federal prosecutors accused Combs of orchestrating a “criminal enterprise” through his business empire that involved decades of sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping and physical abuse against women. She has pleaded not guilty to federal charges of engaging in sex trafficking, racketeering and prostitution.

Combs' criminal trial is scheduled to begin in May 2025.

Prosecutors said their criminal investigation is ongoing and additional charges or defendants could be added to a possible superseding indictment.

CNN's Sarah Moon contributed to this story.