While allegations of sexual abuse and human trafficking against US rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs are mounting, his “White Parties” are also becoming the focus of attention: Several victims claim that the music mogul forced them to perform sexual acts with guests during the lavish events.

Adult entertainer Adria Sheri English, who filed suit against the rapper, said she was hired as a dancer at the extravagant “White Parties” in the early 2000s and claimed she was forced to participate in explicit activities there.

Insights into Diddy’s white parties

English said the infamous white-only dress code parties were exclusive events the rapper hosted in the Hamptons, an affluent New York coastal neighborhood that is home to the rich and famous.

In the wake of the allegations against the rapper, photos have also surfaced from the parties that began in the 1990s. Some of them show women dancing with their tops off, surrounded by bottles of alcohol.

The coveted parties attracted celebrities, influencers and other high-profile guests, including musicians and famous athletes. English claimed that behind the facade of the lavish events lay a darker reality, overshadowed by forced sexual encounters.

She said she was pressured by Diddy’s immense power and believed that if she didn’t participate, the music mogul would ruin the music career he had promised to build for her. In her lawsuit, she stated that drugs and alcohol were used to lower the inhibitions of all attendees, whether they were ready or not. She said certain bottles of alcohol were laced with illegal substances and offered to the women at the parties.

(Read also: Sean “Diddy” Combs faces another lawsuit accusing him of “forcing” women to have sex with guests)

English claims the effects of the drugs were so strong that she often couldn’t remember how she got home from the parties.

She said the explicit parts of the parties began after most guests had left late at night and would take place in rooms guarded by security personnel to ensure no one except the attendees could know what was going on inside.

Who was invited to “White Parties”?

From the 1990s to the 2000s, numerous celebrities were photographed at white parties. These include Paris Hilton, Leonardo DiCaprio, Chris Brown, Kim Kardashian and Ashton Kutcher.

(Also read: Leonardo DiCaprio breaks his silence on his appearance at Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ wild parties: ‘They were not outbursts.’)

The case against Diddy

The US government has launched a high-profile investigation into the rapper for alleged sex trafficking involving the staging of forced sexual encounters.

The case also includes allegations of bribery, arson and kidnapping. The case mentions strange events called “freak-offs” that involved sexual acts that often took place in hotels using drugs and prostitutes. The rapper filmed the events to blackmail the participants and buy their silence.

Prosecutors also allege that some of the participants in the “freak-offs” required medical attention, such as intravenous fluids, to recover from the ordeal.

Singer Cassie filed a lawsuit against Diddy last year. She claimed that he ordered the “freak-offs” and that she was also forced to perform sexual acts, which the rapper recorded on video.

Who is Sean “Diddy” Combs?

Diddy, who adopted several pseudonyms over the years such as Puff Daddy, P Diddy and Love, began his career as a rapper, producer and entrepreneur in the 1990s and soon became one of the richest and most influential figures in hip hop music.

Over the decades, his empire expanded into fashion, spirits brands and reality TV.

He is currently being held at the federal prison in Brooklyn awaiting trial.