Sean “Diddy” Combs was reportedly spotted at a Miami airport on Monday after federal law enforcement raided two of his homes in Los Angeles and Miami, according to several reports.
Combs, 54, was photographed pacing around Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport around 3 p.m. with his cellphone in hand after the simultaneous raids. TMZ reports.
In a video obtained by TMZCombs can be seen walking freely outside the airport customs office, apparently hours after the raids began.
His presence at the airport comes in the middle additional reports by People that a private jet belonging to Combs flew to the Caribbean island of Antigua on Monday morning, while the raids were being carried out.
Two of Combs’ homes — one in Beverly Hills and one in Miami — were raided by Homeland Security on Monday, as part of an “ongoing investigation,” and amid sex trafficking allegations made against the fashion mogul music by several women.
Additionally, a source said rolling stone, in an article published Monday, that four Jane Does and one John Doe had already spoken to investigators in the Southern District of New York for an investigation related to an alleged sex trafficking and RICO case, and that additional interviews would have been programmed.
In a statement to ET, Homeland Security Investigations shared: “Earlier today, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York executed law enforcement actions as part of an ongoing investigation, with the assistance from HSI Los Angeles, HSI Miami and our local law enforcement partners. .
TMZ reports that law enforcement sources said the case was being handled out of the Southern District of New York and appeared to be linked to allegations of sex trafficking. TMZ also reported that two of the handcuffed men in the helicopter footage appear to be Diddy’s sons, Justin and Christian aka “King” Combs.
ET has reached out to Diddy’s reps and attorneys for comment.
One of the crimes under Homeland Security is sex trafficking, which Diddy was accused of by his ex-girlfriend. Cassie in her November 2023 lawsuit against rapperwhich also included Cassie’s claim that Diddy raped her in 2018, near the end of their relationship.
According to legal documents obtained by ET, Cassie claimed Diddy began exercising control and abuse a few years after she signed to her Bad Boy label. She claimed Diddy’s control over her included introducing her “to a lifestyle of excessive alcohol and substance abuse and forcing her to obtain illicit prescriptions to satisfy her own addictions.” Among the many allegations made in the 35-page lawsuit in Manhattan Federal Court were claims that Diddy hit, beat, kicked and stomped on her often, resulting in bruises, burst lips , black eyes and bleeding.
The R&B singer “was held down by Mr. Combs and endured more than a decade of his abusive behavior and disruptive demands,” the court documents state, in which she also claims she was “set up” by its “cycle of abuse, violence, and sex trafficking.”
Cassie also claimed in the lawsuit that Diddy would force her to engage in sexual acts with male sex workers while masturbating and filming the encounters, which the singer said Diddy called “freak off” or of “FO”. She further claimed that Diddy “repeatedly told her, at random times, that he wanted an FO, and that she was ultimately expected to facilitate the locating and hiring of male sex workers “.
The trial between the exes was resolved quickly and “amicably” Diddy said in a statement to ET at the time, adding “I wish Cassie and her family all the best. Love.”
“To be clear, a decision to settle a lawsuit, especially in 2023, is in no way an admission of wrongdoing,” Diddy’s attorney Ben Brafman added in a statement to ET. “Mr. Combs’ decision to settle the lawsuit does not negate his categorical denial of the claims. He is pleased that they have reached a mutual settlement and wishes Ms. Ventura the best.”
Despite their settlement, Diddy faced three new trials before the end of the year, in which he was accused of sexual assault, revenge porn And being involved in “gang rape” of a 17 year old girl.
“Enough is enough,” Combs wrote on Instagram after the most recent allegations came to light. “For the last few weeks, I have sat in silence and watched people attempt to assassinate my character, destroy my reputation and my legacy.”
“Sickening allegations have been made against me by individuals looking for a quick payday,” he continued. “Let me be absolutely clear: I did not do any of the horrible things alleged. I will fight for my name, my family and for the truth.”
On Monday, Douglas Wigdor, an attorney who represents Cassie and one of the Jane Does in subsequent trials, said in a statement responding to the Homeland Security raids: “We will always support law enforcement when they seek to prosecute those who violated the rules. “Hopefully this is the beginning of a process that will hold Mr. Combs accountable for his depraved conduct.”
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