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*For the second time in less than a week, a lawsuit has been filed against Sean "Diddy" Combs.
The latest claim comes from James Waldon, a 27-year-old hip hop promoter who claims Diddy had three of his bodyguards beat him up in a New York City nightclub.
Waldon says he was at The Box nightspot on Manhattan's Lower East Side to support one of the music groups he is promoting when he noticed Diddy walk inside. Later, as Diddy was preparing to leave, Waldon said he stepped to the entertainer and invited him to stay for his group's performance.
At that point, court papers say, "Combs gestured at (a bodyguard) to forcibly remove Mr. Waldon from close proximity to Combs," which triggered the assault.
According to the lawsuit, one bodyguard punched him in the mouth, knocking him backward onto a table, and two others began hitting and kicking him continuously. Waldon said he rolled off the table and was chased around the club by the bodyguards before escaping. The beating left him with numerous injuries, including mouth and teeth problems, according to court papers.
The lawsuit against Diddy comes days after former Bad Boy Entertainment consultant James Sabatino sued him for $19 million, claiming he is owed for the use of audio recordings and video footage of the late Notorious B.I.G.
After the rapper was murdered in 1997, Diddy agreed to purchase the music and video footage from Sabatino for $200,000, the lawsuit states. Diddy gave Sabatino a check for $25,000 and promised the rest of the balance in 60 days, but Sabatino has yet to see the rest of the money, according to court papers.