{"id":125675,"date":"2024-09-17T11:14:07","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T11:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/17\/diddy-arrested-in-wake-of-sickening-sex-trafficking-lawsuits\/"},"modified":"2024-09-17T11:14:07","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T11:14:07","slug":"diddy-arrested-in-wake-of-sickening-sex-trafficking-lawsuits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/17\/diddy-arrested-in-wake-of-sickening-sex-trafficking-lawsuits\/","title":{"rendered":"Diddy ARRESTED in Wake of Sickening Sex Trafficking Lawsuits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs appears to be in major trouble with the law.<\/p>\n<p>The rapper and businessman was arrested at a Manhattan hotel on Monday, September 16 after having been indicted by a grand jury.<\/p>\n<p>According to TMZ, Homeland Security agents swooped into this premises and possibly searched Didd\u2019s room, taking the celebrity into custody based on sealed a indictment filed by the Southern District of New York.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re expected to learn more details in regard to the specific charges on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1780944991-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-509431 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1780944991-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1780944991-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1780944991-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1780944991-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1780944991-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1780944991-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1780944991-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1780944991-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Diddy performs at O2 Shepherd\u2019s Bush Empire in a special one night only event at O2 Shepherd\u2019s Bush Empire on November 7, 2023 in London, England. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Samir Hussein\/Getty Images for Sean Diddy Combs)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cEarlier this evening, federal agents arrested Sean Combs, based on a sealed indictment filed by the SDNY,\u201d U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said in a statement. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe expect to move to unseal the indictment in the morning and will have more to say at that time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Back in March, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/03\/diddy-home-raided-by-federal-agents-due-to-horrific-sex-trafficking-allegations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Diddy\u2019s home was raided by authorities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Federal agents conducted this raid of two properties owned by the controversial musician \u2026 who has been accused by multiple alleged victims\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2023\/11\/diddy-sued-by-cassie-ventura-for-rape-and-sex-trafficking-in-bombshell-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">of sexual assault and sex trafficking<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, for example, has said that Diddy raped her in 2018.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1677330589-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-509432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1677330589-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1677330589-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1677330589-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1677330589-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1677330589-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1677330589-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1677330589-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1677330589-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-509432 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1677330589-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1677330589-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1677330589-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1677330589-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1677330589-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1677330589-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1677330589-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1677330589-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Diddy performs on stage during the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards at Prudential Center on September 12, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Mike Coppola\/Getty Images for MTV)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In May, CNN obtained surveillance footage from 2016 that depicted Diddy grabbing Cassie outside of an elevator\u2026 tossing her to the ground\u2026 and kicking her numerous times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s so difficult to reflect on the darkest times in your life,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/05\/diddy-breaks-silence-on-graphic-cassie-assault-im-disgusted-with-myself\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Combs said in response back then<\/a>, adding via Instagram:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes you gotta do that. I was f-cked up. I mean I hit rock bottom but I make no excuses. My behavior on that video is inexcusable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI take full responsibility for my actions in that video.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1486932033-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-509433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1486932033-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1486932033-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1486932033-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1486932033-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1486932033-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1486932033-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1486932033-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1486932033-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1486932033-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-509433 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1486932033-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1486932033-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1486932033-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1486932033-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1486932033-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1486932033-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1486932033-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1486932033-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1486932033-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sean \u2018Diddy\u2019 Combs attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating \u201cKarl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty\u201d at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2023 in New York City. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Mike Coppola\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While it\u2019s unclear right now what charges the 54-year-old is facing, Diddy\u2019s lawyer Marc Agnifilo said he has been expecting the legal action.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe voluntarily relocated to New York last week in anticipation of these charges,\u201d the attorney said in a statement to E! News. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On June 7, Howard University, a historically black college and university, rescinded the rapper\u2019s honorary degree in the wake of multiple sickening allegations against him.<\/p>\n<p>Three days later, New York City Mayor Eric Adams requested the musician return his key to the city.<\/p>\n<p>Most recently, Diddy was order to pay a $100 million default judgment from a civil lawsuit filed by a Michigan inmate who accused the mogul of sexual assault.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"689\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1427109945-1024x689.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-509434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1427109945-1024x689.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1427109945-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1427109945-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1427109945-2048x1377.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1427109945-960x646.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1427109945-1080x726.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1427109945-1200x807.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"689\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1427109945-1024x689.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-509434 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1427109945-1024x689.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1427109945-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1427109945-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1427109945-2048x1377.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1427109945-960x646.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1427109945-1080x726.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1427109945-1200x807.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1427109945-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Diddy performs onstage during the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena on September 24, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer\/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office,\u201d Agnifilo also said late on Monday. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSean \u2018Diddy\u2019 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. He is an imperfect person but he Is not a criminal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo 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\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are the acts of an innocent man with nothing to hide, and he looks forward to clearing his name in court.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/09\/diddy-arrested-in-wake-of-sickening-sex-trafficking-lawsuits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs appears to be in major trouble with the law. The rapper and businessman was arrested at a Manhattan hotel on Monday, September 16 after having been indicted by a grand jury. According to TMZ, Homeland Security agents swooped into this premises and possibly searched Didd\u2019s room, taking the celebrity into custody based [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":125676,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-125675","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125675"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125675\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/125676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}