Diddy sued over nightclub incident

A hip-hop promoter has filed a five million dollar lawsuit against Sean “Diddy” Combs, claiming the American rap mogul unleashed three violent bodyguards on him in a New York nightclub.

James Waldon, 27, says in a lawsuit filed in Manhattan’s state Supreme Court that after he spoke to Combs in The Box around 1.30am on June 1, one bodyguard punched him in the mouth, knocking him backwards on to a table, and two others began hitting and kicking him continuously.

Waldon rolled off the table and was chased around the club by the bodyguards before escaping.

The beating left Waldon with numerous injuries, including mouth and teeth problems, according to court papers filed late last week.

Waldon said he approached Combs when he saw him preparing to leave the club on Manhattan’s Lower East Side.

After saying hello and exchanging pleasantries, court papers say, he invited Combs to see a performance of a hip-hop music group he was promoting.

At that point, court papers say, “Combs gestured at (a bodyguard) to forcibly remove Mr Waldon from close proximity to Combs,” and the assault began.

Waldon’s lawsuit also names three “John Does” (the three bodyguards) and the nightclub in the suit.