FEDS RAID DIDDY’S HOMES
Possible link to sex-trafficking probe
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ homes in Los Angeles and Miami were raided by Homeland Security on Monday in possible connection with an ongoing sex-trafficking investigation.
Federal law-enforcement agents were seen arriving at the rapper’s properties with guns drawn in the lavish Holmby Hills neighborhood of LA and in Miami, as seen in video footage obtained by Fox 11.
In another video, captured by TMZ, federal agents could be seen swarming Combs’ California property while multiple helicopters hovered from above.
According to the outlet, several people were seen being questioned outside his home in handcuffs, with two men appearing to be his sons Justin and King Combs. Their names have yet to be officially revealed, along with Combs’ current whereabouts.
“Earlier today, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York executed law-enforcement actions as part of an ongoing investigation, with assistance from HSI Los Angeles, HSI Miami and our local law-enforcement partners,” a rep for Homeland Security Investigations told TMZ. “We will provide further information as it becomes available.”
Trafficking allegations
The Post has reached out to Combs’ reps for comment.
The raid comes amid various lawsuits recently filed against the Bad Boy Records founder, including allegations of assault and human trafficking, all of which Combs has denied.
In February, he was sued by former male employee Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones, who accused the hitmaker of sexual assault while working on his 2023 album “The Love Album: Off the Grid.”
The producer and videographer claimed the alleged abuse occurred repeatedly from September 2022 to November 2023, according to TMZ.
Jones also alleged he was forced to perform inappropriate acts with sex workers at Combs’ request, claiming he once woke up drugged and in bed with his boss.
Combs’ attorney, Shawn Holley, previously told Page Six, “Lil Rod is nothing more than a liar” seeking to “shamelessly” win the $30 million lawsuit.
In November 2023, the “I Need A Girl” singer’s ex-girlfriend Casandra Ventura — known by her stage name, Cassie — was the first to accuse Diddy of rape and abuse.
Her case was swiftly settled in November 2023. The details of her settlement with the father of seven are unclear.
By settling, Combs dodged a trial to address the allegations against him, which also included claims that the rapper forced her to have sex with male prostitutes as he watched.
In light of Monday’s raids, her lawyer, Douglas Wigdor, released the following statement to Page Six: “We will always support law enforcement when it seeks to prosecute those that have violated the law. Hopefully, this is the beginning of a process that will hold Mr. Combs responsible for his depraved conduct.”
Within weeks of settling with his ex, Combs was hit with three additional lawsuits from women claiming he sexually assaulted them.
‘Money grab?’
One woman alleged that she and a friend were raped by Combs and singer Aaron Hall in the early 1990s, according to Rolling Stone.
Another alleged she was 17 years old when Combs gangraped her in 2003.
However, a spokesperson for Combs also denied those accusations, telling Page Six that some of the allegations were “fabricated” and “nothing but a money grab.”