According to court documents obtained by E!, Joseph Manzaro asserts in a civil case filed in Florida on April 1 In 2015, Combs and others helped spread the news that he had been “drugged, transported against his will, and s£xually maimed as a victim of a coercive and organized criminal enterprise.” The lawsuit included Beyoncé, Jay-Z, and LeBron James as witnesses. Manzaro has made allegations that Combs denies. According to the accuser’s filing, he lost consciousness in April 2015 when he felt a “greasy substance resembling Vaseline” as he opened the front door to his home. He then claims he was taken to another residence, where an associate of Combs allegedly told him that the music mogul wanted him brought to a “Freak-Off” event. In the lawsuit, Manzaro claimed that he was “secretly transferred” to the home of the music producer via a “concealed tunnel” that was connected to Gloria Estefan and Emilio Estefan’s Miami property. He claims that “upon regaining partial consciousness,” he “found himself inside a large party area, upon information and belief” that it was Combs’ then-17-year-old son Christian Combs’ birthday party. He was allegedly made to wear a penis mask there. According to the lawsuit, “Jay-Z and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter were seated in the room,” and “Beyoncé Knowles-Carter asked, ‘What’s this?'” when she saw Manzaro. What’s the deal with this? Why is this white man half-naked and wearing a penis mask standing in front of me?” According to Manzaro’s lawsuit, Combs told him, “He’s gonna find out what we do to snitches tonight,” and he was “forcibly paraded through multiple rooms filled with people who were jeering and taunting him.” Get his clothes off!” After being stripped and washed by force, Manzaro claims he was “sexually assaulted and forced to partake in unwanted sexual activity” until he allegedly regained consciousness. In addition, he claims in the filing that when he awoke, he was in a small, dark room on a couch. He then says he was dressed and taken to another house, where he was “savagely beaten and left for dead.” In an interview with E! The filed complaint, according to Combs’ legal team, “demonstrates the depraved lengths plaintiffs will travel to garner headlines in pursuit of a payday,” according to News. Anyone who reads this complaint who is sane would never believe this story. Mr. Combs is looking forward to his day in court, where the deceitful motives of those who told these lies will be exposed.” As he was “dragged through the back entrance” of the couple’s mansion around 12:30 a.m., Gloria “panicked” upon seeing his “deteriorating state,” and said, “Call an ambulance!” Manzaro also alleges in his suit that the Estefans and James saw him before he entered Combs’ home. Manzaro, on the other hand, claims that Emilio “quickly silenced her and ushered her away.” He also said that when he met LeBron, the NBA star looked at him and said, “Y’all better do something about that!” in response to Gloria’s plan to get an ambulance. But Jay-Z’s lawyer told TMZ that his client wasn’t in Florida when the alleged incident occurred. Additionally, Gloria and Emilio’s representative stated that no parties were held at their Miami home between 2012 and 2019. Additionally, James’ representative informed the publication that the athlete was never in Miami at the alleged party because he was playing basketball for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Manzaro claims in the lawsuit that the alleged party caused him catastrophic physical injuries, including multiple inguinal hernias, severe internal trauma, permanent groin damage, sexual assault, and extensive medical evaluations from a urologist and surgeon. Combs was accused of using his businesses to transport female and male sex workers to participate in recorded sex performances, or “Freak Offs,” in a federal indictment from 2024 that included charges of sex trafficking and other offenses. His employees, according to the prosecution, allegedly booked hotel rooms and stocked them with drugs, baby oil, and other lubricants to facilitate the events.
