Former White Party Dancer Files Police Report Against Sean Combs in Miami
A former go-go dancer has filed a police report against Sean “Diddy” Combs with the Miami Beach Police Department, echoing similar claims that she made against the Bad Boy founder in a sex trafficking lawsuit.
Last month, Adria English became the ninth person to sue Combs, claiming the hip-hop mogul trafficked her while she worked at his infamous White Parties in the early 2000s, according to court documents obtained by Rolling Stone. (English’s attorneys Ariel Mitchell-Kidd and Steven Metcalf have since requested to withdraw from the case, citing a “fundamental disagreement” regarding “almost every aspect of the litigation, including settlement demands, causes of actions in the pleadings and [English’s] undermining behavior and questionable antics.”)
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A spokesperson with the Miami Beach PD confirmed to Rolling Stone that a report was made last week, but detectives found there was not enough substantial evidence to open up an investigation. Still, according to TMZ, the report will be shared with federal investigators, as Combs is the subject of a criminal investigation out of the Southern District of New York.
In her lawsuit, English claims that from 2004 to 2009 she was hired by Combs and one of his associates to dance at his star-studded parties in the Hamptons and Miami. The former Hustler Club performer and adult actress claims Combs and his associates facilitated her travel to the events, where she was “forced to consume liquor and illicit narcotics,” her suit claims.
English alleges her job eventually involved “engag[ing] in sexual intercourse” with party guests, claiming Combs “demanded” for her to perform such acts and later “congratulated” her for a “job well done at the end of the night,” according to her lawsuit. She claims was paid cash for her services, allegedly receiving an extra $1,000 after she claims she slept with celebrity jeweler Jacob Arabo aka Jacob the Jeweler. (Rolling Stone has reached out to Arabo for comment.)
English is suing Combs under a New York City-specific statute, the Gender Motivated Violence Protection Act, which removes the statute of limitations for a brief lookback window for survivors to sue their abusers until March 2025. Other named defendants include Arabo, alleged Combs associate Tamiko Thomas, Bad Boy Entertainment and Sean John Clothing, among others. (English is also suing Vibe and Penske Media Corporation for the magazine’s alleged unauthorized use of a photo of English at Combs’ White Party in 2004. PMC is Rolling Stone‘s parent company.)
In a statement provided to Rolling Stone last month, Combs’ attorney Jonathan Davis said, “No matter how many lawsuits are filed it won’t change the fact that Mr. Combs has never sexually assaulted or sex trafficked anyone. We live in a world where anyone can file a lawsuit for any reason and without any proof. Fortunately, a fair and impartial judicial process exists to find the truth and Mr. Combs is confident he will prevail against these and other baseless claims in court.”
English’s lawsuit marked the ninth person to sue Combs, following R&B singer Casandra “Cassie” Ventura’s bombshell sex trafficking and abuse lawsuit against Combs, whom she dated for a decade. The November lawsuit — which was settled 24 hours later— triggered a domino effect, where five other women and one man claimed Combs sexually abused them. (Stewardess Grace O’Marcaigh also named Combs in her sexual abuse lawsuit against his son Christian “King” Combs.)
Combs vehemently denied all of their accusations, but after unearthed surveillance leaked of Combs physically attacking Ventura in a hotel hallway 2016, he issued a lone apology. He called his actions “disgusting” and said he was at a low point in his life.
However, as part of a wide-ranging, six-month investigation into Combs, Rolling Stone found that Combs’ history of violence dated back to his days at Howard University, where sources claim he physically attacked a woman outside of her dorm. Out of some 50 people Rolling Stone spoke with for the article, several described the billionaire businessman as a serial predator who used his fame, fortune, industry status, and reputation as a fun-loving party host to hide a volatile temper and disturbing, narcissistic behavior for decades.
This post was updated on Oct. 3 at 8:55 a.m. ET to reflect English’s attorneys requesting to withdraw from the case.
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