Diddy's homes in Miami and Los Angeles were raided today by Homeland Security agents. His sons have been handcuffed during the raid.
Diddy's Miami and Los Angeles homes raided
On Monday (March 25), Fox 11 reported that Diddy's Los Angeles residence was being raided by federal authorities. Multiple videos show the Department of Homeland Security with guns drawn entering the home and handcuffing several people. Two of the people handcuffed are Diddy's sons, Justin and King Combs. Diddy's Miami home was also raided. The raids are reportedly linked to a sex-trafficking investigation. It was unclear if Didi was at the facility.
The Department of Homeland Security issued a statement about the raid. “Earlier today, New York City Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) conducted enforcement actions as part of an ongoing investigation, assisted by HSI Los Angeles, HSI Miami and local law enforcement partners. We will provide more information as it becomes available available,” the statement read, according to ABC 7.
Additionally, a source is quoted as saying Rolling rock that four Jane Does and one John Doe have already been interviewed by investigators for the Southern District of New York in connection with an alleged sex trafficking and Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) case. The insider also said more interviews are planned.
XXL reached out to Diddy's team for further comment.
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Didi faces allegations of sex trafficking
The raids come as sex-trafficking allegations have dogged Didi in recent months. Singer Cassie, who previously dated Diddy, sued him for rape and chronic physical abuse last November. The two settled for an undisclosed amount the day after the lawsuit was filed.
This year, Diddy was also hit with quite a few suits. The first official filing was made on February 20, in which a woman claims she was trafficked as a teenager across state lines and raped by Diddy along with former Bad Boy president Harve Pierre and a third unidentified man.
Didi denied the charges against him. “(Combs) never engaged in, witnessed, or knew or is currently aware of any inappropriate conduct, sexual or otherwise, involving plaintiff under any circumstances,” says Combs' 11-page response filed in the Southern District of New York.
His legal team then challenged the timing of the lawsuit, which alleges the music mogul fed the teenager “copious amounts of drugs and alcohol” before taking turns raping her in a studio bathroom. Didi added that the photos included in the suit — which find the Jane Doe in question sitting on Didi's lap at his home on the alleged night of the attack — were not accurate.
On February 26, producer Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones filed a lawsuit against the rap mogul. Jones sued for sexual assault, harassment and unpaid work. Jones claimed Deedy hit and touched him multiple times. The producer also claims that Diddy made him go get sex workers to bring him back to the Bad Boy founder's house.
Attorney Douglas Wigdor, who represents Cassie and an anonymous plaintiff referred to as Jane Doe, released a statement today regarding the raid on Diddy's home.
“We will always support law enforcement when it seeks to prosecute those who have broken the law,” Wigdor said. “Hopefully this is the beginning of a process that will hold Mr. Combs accountable for his despicable behavior.”
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