Diddy continues to deal with numerous legal battles stemming from his misconduct scandal. However, some of the allegations against him will no longer proceed in court. According to an exclusive report from Grouchy Greg Watkins, a federal judge has dismissed a 15-count lawsuit against Sean Combs that accused him of sexual assault and other offenses.
As Diddy continues serving his prison sentence, United States District Judge Jennifer L. Rochon dismissed another case from his docket on Friday (September 18). She determined that a lawsuit filed by Las Vegas entertainer Julian Sapp came too late to proceed with his allegations, which the Bad Boy mogul has denied.
“The limitations period therefore expired no later than approximately November 2022, more than two years before Sapp commenced this action,” Judge Rochon reportedly wrote in approving the dismissal. Sapp alleged that his last in-person encounter with Puff took place in November 2012 before filing his lawsuit in February 2025.
Sapp argued that alleged threats and Combs’ influence prevented him from filing sooner, but the judge found that he had not demonstrated due diligence in pursuing his legal rights. His allegations included forced labor, sex trafficking, sexual battery and assault, false imprisonment, emotional distress, unjust enrichment, breach of contract, and invasion of privacy. Sapp could potentially pursue one of the dismissed claims in New York state court, where authorities would need to determine whether it falls under New York City’s Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Law.
Sapp claimed he first met Puff in 2007 after an agency hired him to work as an adult entertainer at a Las Vegas hotel. He alleged that Combs used the promise of a music career as a pretext to force him into sexual encounters, drug him, take his phone, block exits, brandish guns in a threatening manner, and threaten to release secretly recorded sexual activity if he refused to participate in further encounters or attempted to speak out about the alleged mistreatment.
Elsewhere, Diddy scored other legal wins involving his defamation lawsuit against NexStar. It remains to be seen whether the two sides will reach a settlement or take the matter further in court.
Meanwhile, the Diddy documentary has also sparked controversy in recent weeks. Mark Curry became embroiled in a dispute with Sean Combs: The Reckoning producer 50 Cent over alleged contract issues and insufficient credit. As a result, tensions surrounding Puff’s wider circle continue to surface.
Although Julian Sapp’s lawsuit has now been dismissed, Combs still has several legal matters on his plate. His prison release date is currently scheduled for February 5, 2028, leaving plenty of time for further developments in the meantime.
