Over 100 people are to sue rap musician Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs for sexual assault, rape and sexual exploitation.

Speaking at a news conference yesterday, US lawyer Texas-based lawyer Tony Buzbee said some of the alleged victims include minors who were abused when they were as young as nine years old, and he and his team “will leave no stone unturned to find potentially liable parties” in the alleged abuse.

Erica Wolff, a lawyer representing Mr Combs, said the rapper “emphatically and categorically” denies the allegations, saying they are “false and defamatory”.

The legal action is the latest against Mr Combs, who was arrested last week and is currently in federal custody after he was denied bail, although he has denied all allegations of criminal wrongdoing.