This tactic is not isolated. As the legal saga surrounding imprisoned music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs unfolds, his lawyers have also sought "gag orders" to prevent potential witnesses from speaking to the press. In a lawsuit filed in late 2024, a complainant alleged that she was raped when she was 13 by Diddy and two celebrities, and was subsequently forced to sign an NDA. The prevalence of these agreements has led to calls for their ban globally, particularly following revelations that gagging clauses contributed to covering up decades of abuse by figures like former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed.