A lawsuit has been filed by a former adult film star against Diddy, alleging that he groomed her into having sexual encounters with guests at his parties, including Jacob Arabov, also known as “Jacob the Jeweler.” The lawsuit, as reported by TMZ, states that Adria English began working as a go-go dancer at a party hosted by Diddy in the Hamptons in 2004 to help her boyfriend secure a modeling job for Sean John.
English claims that at the party, her boyfriend and another model were told they would only get the job if they performed oral sex on Diddy, which her boyfriend refused. An associate of Diddy then suggested that English could work at one of his upcoming parties in exchange for the opportunity.
She continued to work at Diddy’s parties, where she was allegedly encouraged to flirt with guests and consume drinks laced with drugs like ecstasy. English states that she was eventually coerced into sex trafficking, citing an incident where she had forced sexual intercourse with Jacob the Jeweler. She provided a photo of the two together after the encounter, and claims that Diddy congratulated her and paid her an extra $1,000.
Allegations in the lawsuit also accuse Tamiko Thomas of being a mediator in Diddy’s alleged sex trafficking operation. English claims that Diddy promised to help further her music career but threatened to blacklist her if she did not comply with his demands. She states that since her association with Diddy ended in 2009, she has suffered emotional trauma and intimacy issues.
English is seeking unspecified damages in the lawsuit against Diddy.