Diddy has been arrested by federal agents in New York after being indicted by a grand jury.
The Bad Boy boss, who has been hit with a growing number of sexual assault lawsuits since last year, was taken into federal custody by Homeland Security at a Manhattan hotel on Monday night (September 16), according to The New York Times.
The indictment, filed by the Southern District of New York, is sealed so the exact charges are currently unclear, but they appear to relate to the sex trafficking investigation into Diddy (real name Sean Combs) that saw two of his properties raided earlier this year.
Damian Williams, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, said in a statement posted on social media late Monday that “we expect to move to unseal the indictment in the morning and will have more to say at that time.”
USA Damian Williams: Earlier this evening, federal agents arrested Sean Combs, based on a sealed indictment filed by the SDNY. We expect to move to unseal the indictment in the morning and will have more to say at that time.
— US Attorney SDNY (@SDNYnews) September 17, 2024
Diddy is also expected to be arraigned on Tuesday morning (September 17).
His lawyer Marc Agnifilo said in a statement to the press: “We are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust 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, adoring his children, and working to uplift the Black community.”
Agnifilo added: “He is an imperfect person but is not criminal. To his credit Mr. Combs has been nothing but cooperative with this investigation and he voluntarily relocated to New York last week in anticipation of these charges.
“Please reserve your judgment until you have all the facts. These are the acts of an innocent man with nothing to hide, and he looks forward to clearing his name in court.”
Diddy’s legal troubles began last November when his ex-girlfriend Cassie filed a bombshell lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault, sex trafficking and gender-motivated violence, among other crimes, throughout their decade-long relationship.
The former couple settled the suit within a day, although the terms of the agreement were undisclosed.
Several other lawsuits followed in the ensuing months from former employees and collaborators, with the allegations ranging from gang-rape and sexual harassment to assault, drugging and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Diddy has repeatedly maintained his innocence, dismissing the lawsuits as “sickening allegations … made by individuals looking for a quick payday” in a statement posted online in December.
However, his tone shifted in May when a video of him brutally attacking Cassie in a hotel in 2016 emerged, after which he apologized and described his behaviour as “inexcusable.”
Federal authorities became involved in March when Homeland Security raided Diddy’s homes in Los Angeles and Miami as part of an investigation into sex trafficking, sexual assault and the solicitation and distribution of illegal narcotics and firearms, among other crimes.
The mogul recently listed the former property for a reported $61 million.
He has also been dropped by a number of business and philanthropic partners in the wake of the lawsuits, in addition to being stripped of his ceremonial key to New York City which he was awarded last year.
Good. Hope he goes away for life.
Oh man god help diddy
He already did by keeping him out of jail for so long
Finally
Keep him in there
Yeah!
All yall jealous innocent til proven guilty. Yeah
He’s guilty. Feds don’t go after you unless they have overwhelming evidence to prove it. Their win loss record is flawless.
@smh flawless? The feds have lost literally thousands of cases lol. And saying the feds won’t go after you unless they have overwhelming evidence is BS.
Not against rappers. Name one rapper that has beat a case from the Feds…. I’ll wait
He is going to drop the soap in the shower every day🚿🧼. And on purpose too!
Oops….it was an accident. Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop Dropping The 🧼
“Take that, take that” -Tyrone in the shower
As long as he can bail out, he’s good
Must have been a pretty bad grand injury..
This is only the beginning of the hiphop fallout. Kendrick, eminem, nas, weeknd, future,metro, and so many more rappers and singers are going to be outed as part of his pedophile ring. After that, true legends like drake, OVO artists, Jay Z, and the rest of YMCMB will remain standing
Jay Z going down he’s next stay tune
@GG Give it a rest Ovo, drake isn’t gonna bang you. You’re far too old and overweight for him
GG is great greg the gay who can’t get enough of that OvHoe dick
Jay Z actually stayed away from his ring and has been reporting diddy to the feds for years. Nas and kendrick are 2 of diddy’s fuck buddies
😱 Right about now there are a whole lot of people sitting on pins and needles wondering if Diddy sings. Trust me he’s going to sing a double CD of platinum hits with a lots of people catching cases. Get your affairs in order now people, you have been warned. Carry on!!!
Innocent till proven guilty..
I stand with Diddy ✊🏾
Feds got him. Feds don’t go after you unless they have overwhelming evidence. He’s done for.
Feds got trump and his ass is freely walking around. What’s your point?
Facts I stand with Diddy also, why now if all this was taken place, ppl make me sick when they been supporting him for decades and then flip gtfoh he still innocent until proven guilty
From Diddy to Love to Cuff Daddy
From Puff Daddy to Cuff Daddy
Good riddance would be a complete understatement.
The only honorable thing that Diddy has ever done was punching that bloated, alcoholic face of drake
Can’t stop, won’t stop. The indignity!!!
Diddy going to pull a Frank Lucas. Sell out everyone he can for a plea deal. Oh yeah and in a couple hours stay tuned for some 50 cent reactions