Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs blasts feds’ ‘military-level force’ during raid of his homes, calls investigation a ‘witch hunt’
Diddy’s attorney blasted the “military-level force” federal authorities used while raiding the rapper’s Florida and California homes Monday.
The hip-hop mogul is being investigated for sex-trafficking, according to law enforcement sources, allegations which his attorney, Aaron Dyer, blasted as a “witch hunt.”
“Yesterday, there was a gross overuse of military-level force as search warrants were executed at Mr. Combs’ residences,” Dyer .
“There is no excuse for the excessive show of force and hostility exhibited by authorities or the way his children and employees were treated.”
Diddy’s sons Justin Combs, ღ30, and King Combs, 25, were briefly handcuffed and detained after being removed fro𝓡m the LA house, but were not arrested and are not thought to be part of the federal investigation.
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“This unprecedented ambush — paired with an advanced, coordinated media presence — leads to a premature rush to judgment of Mr. Combs and is nothing more than a witch hunt based on meritless accusations made in civil lawsuits,” Dyer added.
Diddy, also known as Sean Combs, was not arrested or charged “but spoke to and coo🍸perated with authorities,” his lawyer said.
Here's what we know about the allegations against Sean "Diddy" Combs
- Combs was arrested at a New York hotel by Homeland Security agents on September 16.
- Prosecutors allege Combs participated in and “freak off” parties.
- Combs was denied bail and is on suicide watch as he awaits his sex trafficking trial in jail.
- Combs’ homes in Los Angeles and Miami were raided by Homeland Security in March amid a possible ongoing .
- A video of Combs viciously assaulting his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in a hotel hallway was made public in May.
- In November 2023, the rapper was accused of drugging, filming and sexually assaulting a woman on a date in 1991.
ඣHis travel has not been restricted in any way, he added.
The Homeland Security Investigations Human Trafficking Task Force condu൩cted the raids based on a search warrant issued by the Southern District of New York.
At l♓east four Jane Does and oneꦰ John Doe have been interviewed by New York prosecutors in connection to sex-trafficking allegations and a RICO case, Rolling Stone reported.
Diddy’s employee Brendon Pau𒁏l, 25, was busted at Miami’s Opa Locka Airport ဣon Monday when federal authorities caught up to him while he was about to board a private plane with Diddy, who was spotted at the same airport that afternoon talking on his phone and pacing.
Paul was booked on one count of possession of suspected cocaine and suspected mariju🅺ana edibles after substances in his bag tested positive for druᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚgs, according to a police report obtained by The Post.
He has since been bailed out of jail.
Diddy 𒊎has vehemently denied all allegations against him.
Combs came under fire last year after his ex-girlfriend Casandra Ventura sued him, alleging she experienced years of se⭕xual abuse from the rapper.
The case was almost immediately settled.
He is also facing several lawsꦆuits accusing him of sexual abuse, which he has also denied.