The photos show the results of what rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs called a ‘witch hunt’ raid on his Miami estate on Monday amid a sex trafficking investigation.
Combs, 54, spoke for the first time Tuesday after homeland security agents invaded his property. in Miami and the Angels as part of their investigation into alleged sex trafficking.
In photos obtained exclusively by DailyMail.com, we look inside the Florida mansion on Star Island to see several disheveled rooms, upturned bedrooms and jumbled drawers.
A source with knowledge of the situation told DailyMail.com that Diddy was not at his Miami home when the raid occurred and was at the airport when it occurred.
The rapper was heading to the Caribbean to spend spring break with his two daughters.
Photos show the results of what rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs called a ‘witch hunt’ raid on his Miami property on Monday amid a sex trafficking investigation.
Combs, 54, spoke for the first time Tuesday after homeland security agents arrived at his properties in Miami and Los Angeles as part of their investigation into alleged sex trafficking.
In photos obtained exclusively by DailyMail.com, we look inside the Florida mansion on Star Island to see several disheveled rooms, upturned bedrooms and jumbled drawers.
He was questioned by federal authorities at the Florida airport, but was not detained or arrested.
According to the source, no domestic or international travel restrictions have been placed on Diddy.
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.
Diddy’s children are still traumatized by the raid at the Holmbly Hills mansion, the source revealed.
Federal agents allegedly pointed their guns and lasers directly at Justin and King, who were partially clothed, as they were handcuffed and questioned on the property, the source said.
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.”
A source with knowledge of the situation told DailyMail.com that Diddy was not at his Miami home when the raid occurred and was at the airport when he fell.
The rapper was heading to the Caribbean to spend spring break with his two daughters when the raid occurred.
Combs was questioned by federal authorities at the Florida airport, but was not detained or arrested.
Combs was seen talking to customs agents at an airport 15 minutes from his Miami Beach home Monday night, but was never arrested.
“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.
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.
It comes just weeks after one of Diddy’s accusers was ordered to reveal her identity.
According to the source, no domestic or international travel restrictions have been placed on Diddy.
Diddy’s children are still traumatized by the raid at the Holmbly Hills mansion, the source revealed.
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.
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.
Law enforcement officers monitor the scene at Diddy’s mansion in Holmby Hills.
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.”