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A sixth woman has come forward with assault allegations against Sean "Diddy" Combs, filing a new lawsuit that claims he drugged and sexually assaulted her in New York City during the 1990s.
The lawsuit, which PEOPLE obtained, was filed in the Supreme Court of New York on Thursday, May 23, by April Lampos and her attorneys.
The defendants include Combs, his record label Bad Boy Records, Arista Records, and others.
The allegations include battery, sexual assault, negligent infliction of emotional distress, and violation of the Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Law.
Lampos detailed four "terrifying sexual encounters" with Combs in the lawsuit.
She recounted one instance where she said the rapper forced her to take "ecstasy" and engage in sexual activity with his then-girlfriend Kim Porter.
Lampos also claimed that Porter retaliated against her and that both Porter and Combs got her fired from a job.
According to Lampos, she met Combs in 1994 while she was a student at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT).
He frequently invited her to his Bad Boy Records studio in New York City, promising introductions to music and fashion industry executives and helping her find work.
Lampos said their interactions turned dark after he invited her to a Father’s Day Celebration with Bad Boy Records.
Initially, he displayed "kind gestures," but these quickly evolved into what she described as an "aggressive, coercive, and abusive relationship based on sex," according to the lawsuit.
Their first "horrific" encounter occurred in 1995. Lampos alleged that Combs pressured her to drink at a bar in New York City and then took her to his hotel, where he "forced himself on top of her" and "raped" her despite her attempts to "avoid the interaction."
After this incident, Lampos said Combs sent her "gifts, cards, and flowers," using his influence to lure her back. She agreed to meet him to discuss business opportunities, regaining some trust.
However, she alleged that a second assault occurred when he "yanked her down to her knees" and forced her to "perform oral sex" on him in front of a parking garage attendant.
This encounter led her to distance herself from Combs again, but she returned due to his threats and connections that ensured her compliance.
In 1996, Lampos claimed she was assaulted again when Combs ordered her to his Manhattan apartment.
He forced her and his girlfriend, Porter, to take ecstasy.
When Lampos opposed the idea of having sex with Porter, Combs "reminded her" that he could make her lose her job.
After engaging in sex with Porter, Lampos alleged that Combs pushed Porter off and "raped" her again.
The final encounter described in the lawsuit took place around late 2000 or early 2001.
Although Lampos had ended things with Combs in 1998, she ran into him at Rockefeller Center, where he expressed that he "missed her."
Despite her initial resistance, she eventually allowed him to come to her apartment.
She said that when he arrived, he apologized for his past behavior and claimed to be "a changed man."
However, he soon "violently grabbed her, forced himself onto her," and began "kissing and touching her against her will."
Lampos said she then opened the door and asked Combs to leave, realizing "he hadn’t changed at all," especially since she knew he was in a relationship with Jennifer Lopez at the time.
The lawsuit does not specify the amount of damages Lampos is seeking.
Neither representatives for Diddy nor Lampos’ lawyers immediately responded to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
This news follows a statement by Combs’ ex, Casandra 'Cassie' Ventura, after a video showing her being physically abused by Combs in a Los Angeles hotel in 2016 was released.
Ventura wrote, "Domestic Violence is THE issue. It broke me down to someone I never thought I would become.
With a lot of hard work, I am better today, but I will always be recovering from the past."
In addition to Lampos and Ventura, the "Victory" rapper faces sexual assault and harassment lawsuits from four other women and one man.
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