What Did Diddy Do? A Closer Look at Ongoing Sexual Assault Lawsuits – Hollywood Life

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On September 16, 2024, Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested in New York by federal brokers, and his indictment expenses had been launched shortly after. According to NBC News, Combs was charged with three felony counts: racketeering, intercourse trafficking, and transportation to have interaction in prostitution. The grand jury indictment was unsealed on September 17.

The information got here amid the rapper and music producer’s authorized woes, together with a 2023 lawsuit filed by his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, who claimed that he sexually assaulted her. Although he denied the claims and settled the case, Combs is beneath investigation by Homeland Security.

Find out extra about Diddy’s authorized troubles under.

Was Diddy Arrested?

Diddy was arrested on Sept. 16, and the fees towards him had been revealed when he was taken into custody on Tuesday, Sept. 17. According to courtroom filings obtained by the outlet, he and his accomplices participated in “intercourse trafficking, compelled labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery, and obstruction of justice.”

The music mogul is presently in custody on the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.

His lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, advised reporters on the time of his arrest, “He got here to New York to mainly interact the courtroom system and begin the case, and it’ll begin right this moment, and he’s going to plead not responsible.” Agnifilo added, “He’s going to combat this with all of his vitality and all of his would possibly and the complete confidence of his legal professionals.”

Why Was Diddy’s House Raided?

BREAKING

Federal brokers have raided the house of Sean “Diddy” Combs in Los Angeles.

TMZ is reporting they’ve additionally raided his residence in Miami. pic.twitter.com/w6hwKiRLwe

— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) March 25, 2024

Homeland Security didn’t publicly clarify the explanation behind its raid on Diddy’s residence. However, the company launched a press release to a number of shops concerning the incident.

“Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York executed regulation enforcement actions as a part of an ongoing investigation, with help from HSI Los Angeles, HSI Miami, and our native regulation enforcement companions,” Homeland Security defined in a press release, per CNN. “We will present additional info because it turns into accessible.”

According to NBC, a supply advised the outlet that “three ladies and a person have been interviewed by federal officers in Manhattan in relation to allegations of intercourse trafficking, sexual assault and the solicitation and distribution of unlawful narcotics and firearms.” The outlet additionally reported that Homeland Security and federal brokers executed search warrants at Diddy’s L.A. and Miami properties. Following the raid, it was reported that regulation enforcement discovered firearms at each of the rapper’s residences.

What Did Diddy Do?

While the 2024 Homeland Security investigation is ongoing, Combs beforehand made headlines for a number of allegations of sexual assault in late 2023. That November, Diddy’s ex-girlfriend Ventura filed a lawsuit towards him within the Federal District Court in New York City for alleged rape and abuse.

According to courtroom paperwork from Ventura’s lawsuit, she accused Combs of “beating her” and “forcing her to have intercourse” with “male prostitutes” whereas Diddy allegedly recorded the sexual “encounters.” At the time when Ventura and Combs started relationship when she was 19 and he was in his 30s. The exes had an on and off relationship for a number of years.

In response to the claims, Combs defended himself in an Instagram assertion—which now seems to have been deleted.

“ENOUGH IS ENOUGH,” he wrote. “For the final couple of weeks, I’ve sat silently and watched individuals attempt to assassinate my character, destroy my popularity and my legacy. Sickening allegations have been made towards me by people searching for a fast pay day. Let me be completely clear: I didn’t do any of the terrible issues being alleged. I’ll combat for my title, my household and for the reality.”

Diddy’s lawyer, Ben Brafman, additionally launched a press release as properly, denying the sexual assault allegations.

Shortly thereafter, Ventura and Combs settled the case that month. However, in December 2023, one other girl got here ahead with accusations of sexual assault towards Combs. She claimed that he raped her in 2003 when she was 17.

By early 2024, Diddy was dealing with 5 accusations of sexual assault.

Now, expenses have been piling up. Diddy could possibly be dealing with greater than 100 new lawsuits simply two weeks after his arrest by federal brokers in New York. As lately as October 14, the embattled music mogul has been hit with six bombshell lawsuits filed within the Southern District of New York, accusing him of raping, drugging, sodomizing, and threatening to kill alleged victims. The incidents detailed within the complaints span from 1995 to 2021.

Among the accusers is a person who was 16 on the time of the alleged incident and a lady who was a 19-year-old school pupil when she alleges Combs raped her in a Manhattan lodge room in 2004. All of the alleged incidents occurred in New York City or the Hamptons, in accordance with the fits. Two of the lawsuits embrace incidents alleged to have occurred at Combs’ lavish Labor Day “White Parties” at his Hamptons property.

If you or anybody you realize has been sexually abused, name the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673). A skilled workers member will present confidential, judgment-free help in addition to native assets to help in therapeutic, recovering and extra.

If you or somebody you realize is experiencing home violence, please name the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 for confidential help.