Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs says he is the victim of a ‘witch hunt’ and regrets the ‘military-level force’ used against him as he finally spoke out after Monday’s double attack on his property.
Aaron Dyer, the rapper’s attorney, broke Combs’ silence just over 24 hours after the Homeland Security investigation with a statement to DailyMail.com.
‘Yesterday there was a serious excessive use of force at a military level when search warrants were executed at Mr. Combs’ residences. “There is no excuse for the excessive display of force and hostility exhibited by authorities or the way his children and employees were treated,” Dyer said.
‘Mister. “Combs was never arrested but he spoke and cooperated with authorities,” he added. “Despite media speculation, neither Mr. Combs nor any of his family members have been arrested nor has his ability to travel been restricted in any way.”
Combs was seen talking to customs agents at an airport 15 minutes from his Miami Beach home Monday night, but was never arrested.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs says he is the victim of a “witch hunt” and regrets that “military-level force” was used against him as he finally speaks out following Monday’s double raid on his properties.
“This unprecedented ambush, coupled with an advanced and coordinated media presence, leads to a premature rush to try Mr. Combs and is nothing more than a witch hunt based on baseless accusations made in civil trials,” Dyer continued .
‘No criminal or civil liability has been found with any of these accusations. Mr. Combs is innocent and will continue to fight every day to clear his name.
The rapper, 54, has not been seen since homeland security agents arrived at his properties in Miami and Los Angeles as part of their investigation into alleged sex trafficking.
Sources said Page six that Combs was planning to fly to the Bahamas to spend time with his 17-year-old twins, Jessie and D’Lila, when agents swooped on his properties.
They gathered evidence that included “a number of” electronic devices, ABC News reports. No criminal charges have been filed and Diddy has denied all allegations of sexual misconduct.
Flight data shows the rapper took off from Los Angeles’ Van Nuys Airport at 9 a.m. Monday.
The rapper, 54, has not been seen since homeland security agents arrived at his properties in Miami and Los Angeles as part of their investigation into alleged sex trafficking.
Homeland Security agents have arrived at rapper Diddy’s homes in Los Angeles and Miami as part of an ongoing investigation into sex trafficking.
In a video, dozens of agents are seen advancing through the enormous Los Angeles estate. Diddy faces multiple accusations of sexual abuse
He was then spotted around 3 p.m. at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport, just hours after the raids began.
However, information about the rapper’s LoveAir LLC Gulfstream 5 personal jet is no longer available on the aircraft tracking service.
Diddy was last seen walking through the customs office at the Miami airport, although he was not being detained in any way.
Meanwhile, two of his children They were detained at the scene of the Holmby Hills, California, home while the warrant was being executed, but were released without charge.
Armed officers entered luxury properties on the east and west coasts of the United States, with video footage showing helicopters hovering overhead.
The officers, wearing vests, gathered in the backyard of the house, near the pool.
Several officers were seen loading bags and boxes of evidence into a van with the help of police dogs.
There was no immediate official confirmation about what precipitated the raids, but Diddy is currently involved in several lawsuits accusing him of sexual assault.
A law enforcement officer carries a bag of evidence to a van at Diddy’s Miami home after the raid.
An HSI (Homeland Security Investigations) officer is seen at Diddy’s oceanfront mansion in Miami.
Police officers monitor the scene at Diddy’s mansion in Holmby Hills.
(L-R) Jessie James Combs, Chance Combs, Diddy, D’Lila Combs and Justin Dior Combs attend the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards at Prudential Center on September 12, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey
It comes just weeks after one of Diddy’s accusers was ordered to reveal her identity.
The rapper and music mogul has been fighting several legal battles, including one against an unnamed woman who claimed he and two friends sexually assaulted her when she was 17 years old.
After allegedly supplying the woman with “large amounts of drugs and alcohol,” Diddy and two friends are accused of taking turns violently raping the teen as she fell in and out of consciousness, leaving her in so much pain she could barely stand or stand. remember. how she got home, according to her complaint.
She says she suffered in silence for 20 years until R&B singer Cassie sued Combs, her former mentor and ex-boyfriend, for allegedly subjecting her to savage beatings, drugged hotel orgies and rape.
Combs denied the allegations in that case, and the two sides settled out of court just 24 hours after the lawsuit became public in November 2023.
After the avalanche of subsequent accusations, Diddy tweeted a new statement under the title “Enough is Enough.”
Combs is among the most influential hip-hop producers and executives of the past three decades.
Formerly known as Puff Daddy, he built one of the largest empires in hip-hop, breaking ground with several entities linked to his famous name.
Last year, Diddy was sued by his ex Cassie, who alleged that Diddy trafficked her, raped her, drugged her, and brutally beat her on many occasions, but a day later, she and Diddy reached a settlement; in the photo 2018
Record producer Rodney ‘Lil Rod’ Jones also claims he was subjected to a year of harassment and abuse.
While the woman’s identity has not yet been revealed in the lawsuit, a judge just ruled that she could no longer remain anonymous if the lawsuit continues.
Diddy has filed a motion to have the woman’s case dismissed and she will reportedly remain anonymous until the judge rules on that motion.
The accuser was the fourth woman to accuse Diddy of sexual assault in quick succession last year after his ex, singer Cassie, sued him in November 2023, and the two reached an out-of-court settlement.
Douglas Wigdor, a lawyer for Cassie and another of the Jane Does accusing Diddy, responded to the search in a statement to DailyMail.com.
‘We will always support law enforcement when they attempt to prosecute those who have broken the law. Hopefully, this is the beginning of a process that will hold Mr. Combs accountable for his depraved conduct.”
Music producer Rodney ‘Lil Rod’ Jones Jr., who worked with Combs on ‘The Love Album: Off the Grid,’ is among his accusers.
He filed a lawsuit against the rapper alleging that he was ordered to recruit sex workers and have sex with them for the star’s pleasure, and has hundreds of hours of video documenting Combs’ “serious illegal activity.”