Sean “Diddy” Combs has broken his silence to deny all wrongdoing after federal agents raided his homes in Los Angeles and Miami in connection to a federal sex trafficking investigation.
In a statement through his lawyer, Diddy called the raids a “gross overuse of military-level force” for which there was “no excuse” and insisted he is innocent.
“There has been no finding of criminal or civil liability with any of these allegations,” attorney Aaron Dyers said. “Mr Combs is innocent and will continue to fight every single day to clear his name.”
The raids come after Diddy has faced accusations of sexual abuse from multiple alleged victims in a series of lawsuits in recent months.
Also this week, a man police have described as Diddy’s “drug mule” – Brendan Paul, 25 – was arrested by federal agents in a Miami airport while he was allegedly carrying “contraband inside of his personal travel bags”. His arrest came the same day as the searched on Diddy’s homes. Mr Paul was named in a lawsuit in February brought by music producer Rodney Jones, alleging that Diddy sexually assaulted him and forced him to have sex with prostitutes.
Sean Combs will reportedly stay in the US to fight his charges, cancelling vacation plans
Just two days after his LA mansion was raided by federal law enforcement, Sean “Diddy” Combs is reportedly cancelling his plans and staying put in the US to fight allegeations that he was involved in gun, drug, and sex trafficking.
Sources who spoke with the LA Times said that Mr Combas was planning to leave for a spring break vacation with his daughters, but has cancelled those plans. He reportedly still has his passport. Mr Combs has not been detained or formally charged since the raid.
Mr Combs has denied any wrongdoing.
Graig Graziosi28 March 2024 03:59
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50 Cent reacts after Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ Los Angeles and Miami homes raided by Home Security
It was unclear whether Diddy was present at the time.
“S**t just got real,” 50 Cent posted on Instagram, with an image of the raid on Diddy’s Los Angeles home from Fox 11’s live news segment, where his sons King and Justin Combs were reported to be in handcuffs.
Graig Graziosi28 March 2024 01:00
Man accused in federal lawsuit of being Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s drug mule arrested at Miami airport
Brendan Paul, 25, of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, was taken into custody on Monday afternoon at the Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport on cocaine and marijuana possession charges, according to arrest records obtained by Rolling Stone.
The arrest report states that Mr Paul “had the contraband inside of his personal travel bags, which he claimed prior to being searched” at around 4.15pm. A family member of Mr Paul’s confirmed his arrest to the outlet.
Graig Graziosi28 March 2024 00:00
Prince Harry named in $30m Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sexual assault lawsuit
Combs, who faces a litany of sexual assault allegations, is said to have drawn guests to his infamous parties through his VIP associations with “celebrities such as famous athletes, political figures, artists, musicians and international dignitaries like British Royal, Prince Harry”, according to the legal notice.
Graig Graziosi27 March 2024 23:00
Video resurfaces of Diddy’s ‘48 hours’ with 15-year-old Justin Bieber
Footage of Sean “Diddy” Combs hanging out with a 15-year-old Justin Bieber has resurfaced after the rapper’s homes were raided.
The video starts with Combs showing Bieber (now 30) his Lamborghini and promising him a drive in it once he turns 16 next year.
“You ever seen the movie 48 Hrs? Right now [Justin is] having 48 hours with Diddy, him and his boy,” the rapper says in the video.
“They’re having the times of their lives, like where we hanging out and what we’re doing we can’t really disclose. But it’s definitely a 15-year-old’s dream.”
“I have been given custody of him,” Diddy says. “You know, he’s signed to Usher and I had legal guardianship of Usher when he did his first album. I did Usher’s first album.”
He adds: “For the next 48 hours, he’s with me. And we’re gonna go full. Buck full crazy.”
“Let’s go get some girls,” Bieber tells Diddy when asked what he wants to do.
Tom Murray27 March 2024 22:44
Here are all the allegations made against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
Sean “Diddy” Combs, a rapper and music mogul credited with helping launch the careers of some of the biggest stars in recent years, is now facing multiple civil lawsuits accusing him of sex trafficking, sexual abuse and rape.
Combs, formerly known as Puff Daddy, P. Diddy and a host of other names, has undergone a myriad of reinventions since the start of his career – but has since entered a new and unwelcome “era.”
Federal agents with US Homeland Security raided two of the rapper’s houses in Los Angeles and Miami on 25 March as he faces a string of varying accusations.
Combs, 54, has strongly denied all of the allegations against him. His attorneys have branded the lawsuits and their accusations as money grabs, “baseless” or “sickening.”
Graig Graziosi27 March 2024 22:00
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs breaks silence after home raids: ‘A gross overuse of military-level force’
Lawyers for the rapper and music mogul said there was “no excuse” for the “hostility” shown by authorities towards Combs’ children and staff members at the two properties.
The raids occurred on Monday at the hip-hop star’s mansion in the Holmby Hills area of Los Angeles, California, and his Miami Beach home on Star Island, in Florida.
Graig Graziosi27 March 2024 21:00
Who is Brendan Paul, the 25-year-old ex basketball star arrested as Diddy’s drug mule
Brendan Paul, the man arrested at a Florida airport earlier this week and who had been accused of being Sean “Diddy“ Combs’ “drug mule,” is a former Syracuse University men’s basketball player.
Federal agents raided Combs’s LA mansion on the same day Mr Paul was apprehended at Opa Locka Airport airport in Miami before he could board a private jet.
Mr Paul was recently named in a lawsuit filed by Rodney Jones, a music producer, who alleged that the former basketball player was Combs’ “mule” and worked to gather and distribute guns for the rapper.
Graig Graziosi27 March 2024 20:30