Controversial rapper and hip hop legend Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested at a New York City hotel Monday night. amid a federal sex trafficking investigationOfficials said.
According to sources, the late star voluntarily traveled to the Big Apple amid fears of his arrest over charges brought forth as part of a grand jury indictment.
Combs was taken into custody at the Park Hyatt New York by Homeland Security Investigations, which typically investigates sex trafficking.
It was not immediately clear Monday what charges Combs was facing. He is expected to be arraigned in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday morning — at which time an indictment with the charges against him will be unsealed.
“This evening, federal agents arrested Sean Combs based on a sealed indictment filed by the SDNY,” Damian Williams, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, said in a statement. “We anticipate moving to unseal the indictment in the morning and will have more to say at that time.”
Combs is also accused of a long string of domestic violence against his former partner, R&B singer Cassie Ventura. She sued him in November and both blamed each other. settle in quickly. But a disturbing video has emerged of him attacking Ventura The hotel's hallway in 2016 after a recent restoration – which triggered a new round of backlash.
Combs' Beverly Hills home was also raided by Homeland Security about six months ago. It's unclear what agents were looking for during the March raid, but it's believed to be part of a sex-trafficking investigation.
“We are disappointed by this decision and what we believe is an unfair prosecution of Mr. Combs by the U.S. Attorney's Office. Sean “Diddy” Combs is a music icon, self-made entrepreneur, loving family man and proven philanthropist who has spent the last 30 years building an empire, loving his children and working to uplift the Black community,” Combs' attorney, Marc Agnifilo, said in a statement.
Here's what we know about the allegations against Sean “Diddy” Combs
- Sean “Diddy” Combs' homes in Los Angeles and Miami were raided by Homeland Security in March amid reports of a possible ongoing affair. Sex-trafficking investigations,
- Authorities target rapper's homes Police attempted to seize phones and computers, sources told the Post.
- New York prosecutors have questioned at least four Jane Does and one John Does in connection with sex-trafficking allegations and one RICO case. sources told Rolling Stone.
- Combs’ ex-girlfriend Cassie (Cassandra Ventura) filed a lawsuit against him in November 2023 on multiple charges, including Rape and physical abuse for over a decade,
- Combs and Cassie settle lawsuit He filed the case a day later.
- The rapper is charged in November 2023 Drugging a woman, making a video of her and sexually assaulting her On a date in 1991.
- A third woman filed a lawsuit against the celebrity in November 2023, He claimed that he and singer-songwriter Aaron Hall In the early 1990s she and a friend were sexually assaulted in turns.
- In December 2023, a fourth sexual assault lawsuit was filed against Combs accusing him and others of Sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl in his NYC recording studio After drugging her and giving her alcohol.
- In September 2024, Diddy was sued by Dawn RichardsA contestant on Combs' 2004 MTV show “Making the Band” claimed he once barged into her dressing room and began touching her breasts and buttocks.
“He is an imperfect man, but not a criminal. To his credit, Mr. Combs has been cooperative with this investigation and willingly moved to New York last week in anticipation of these charges. Please reserve your judgment until you have all of the facts. These are the actions of an innocent man who has nothing to hide, and he is eager to clear his name in court.”
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