NBC News and local stations in Los Angeles and Miami reported on March 25 that police raided homes in Los Angeles, Miami and New York owned by rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs.
Two law enforcement officials told the Associated Press that Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and other law enforcement agencies were searching the properties as part of a federal investigation into sex trafficking in New York.
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| Media focused on the raid on Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Los Angeles home on March 25
HSI, a unit of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, is responsible for investigating transnational crimes and threats, including human trafficking. Given the sensitive nature of the investigation, the source did not specify whether Sean “Diddy” Combs was specifically targeted. Aerial footage of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Los Angeles home shows multiple armed law enforcement officers walking around the property. Mobile command post vehicles were also seen at the rapper’s Los Angeles and Miami homes. |
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| Police searched Sean “Diddy” Combs’ residences on March 25. |
According to TMZ, several people were seen being questioned outside Diddy’s home in handcuffs, including two who appeared to be Justin and King Combs — Diddy’s sons.
Their names, as well as the current whereabouts of Sean “Diddy” Combs, have not been officially released as the search continues. The rapper’s private jet reportedly left Los Angeles and landed on the island of Antigua.
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| Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Los Angeles home from above |
Music producer and rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs (54 years old) founded the Bad Boy music label in 1993, and took the stage names Puff Daddy and P. Diddy. He has won 3 Grammy awards and 14 nominations. He has been ranked by Forbes many times as the richest rapper in the world with an estimated fortune of 820 million USD, surpassing names such as Jay Z, Dr Dre, Drake…
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| Sean “Diddy” Combs and his ex-girlfriend, singer Cassie |
Despite his professional success, the star’s personal life has been quite scandalous. He has faced numerous civil lawsuits over allegations of sexual assault and sex trafficking. Last year, Sean “Diddy” Combs was accused by his ex-girlfriend, R&B singer Cassie, of years of physical and sexual abuse.
A woman has also accused Sean “Diddy” Combs of rape in the early 1990s, when she was 17. Former male employee Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones of Sean “Diddy” Combs is suing his boss for forcing him to perform inappropriate acts with prostitutes. The man said he once woke up drunk and went to bed with his boss.