Sean 'Diddy' Combs pleads not guilty to updated indictment

The new allegations include that the rapper forced an employee into sex acts - something his lawyers deny.

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The superseding indictment alleges the rap mogul forced employees to work long hours under threat of physical and reputational harm and forced at least one worker to engage in sex acts with him.

Mr Combs's lawyers have denied that the rap mogul has ever forced anyone into sex acts and that the case revolves around consensual relationships with his girlfriends, the New York Times reports.

His lawyers have also "vehemently" denied all the accusations made against him in the federal case and dozens of civil lawsuits that have been filed against him in recent months.

"He looks forward to his day in court when it will become clear that he has never forced anyone to engage in sexual acts against their will," his lawyer Marc Agnifilo has said.

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