A lawyer representing 120 people accusing Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexual misconduct says 12,000 people called a hotline set up for the music mogul’s accusers in 24 hours.
Houston-based attorney Tony Buzbee, who previously announced at a press conference that he was representing more than 100 accusers, revealed the large number of hotline calls in a video interview with Law & Crime.
“When I made an announcement that I was going to pursue these cases, the floodgates really opened,” Buzbee said during the interview, which was conducted on Oct. 2. “In about a 10-day period, we got about 3,200 calls. And then from the press conference we had [Oct. 1], we’ve had 12,000 calls.”
Buzbee’s announcement of the impending lawsuits, against Combs, which have not yet been filed, also included allegations that the Bad Boy Records founder had abused children, including a 9-year-old boy who alleges that he was sexually abused while auditioning at a studio in New York City.
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