On February 17, 2015, Foreman [Afroman] was midway through his performance at a music venue in Biloxi, Mississippi, when a woman walked on stage. While dancing and holding a drink, she approached him from behind. Foreman punched her in the face and was escorted offstage by security. He was taken into custody, charged with assault, and released on bond.
Plaintiff was twenty-five at the time and dating one of Combs’ employees, a relationship that Combs exploited to lure Plaintiff into meeting him and Sherman alone. Once they successfully sequestered Plaintiff, Combs and Sherman gave Plaintiff a drink, likely laced with a drug that eventually caused her briefly to lose consciousness. She awoke to find herself bound and restrained.