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Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested in Manhattan after being indicted by a grand jury, the New York Times reports. The exact contents of the indictment are unclear as of now, but over the past 10 months, Combs has been the subject of multiple lawsuits and a federal investigation stemming from allegations including sexual, physical, and verbal abuse, sex trafficking, and the solicitation and distribution of illegal narcotics and firearms.
Combs’ legal team told the Times they were disappointed in the decision to prosecute him, noting that he “voluntarily relocated to New York last week in anticipation of these charges.” A further statement from his counsel: “Sean ‘Diddy’ 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.”
The allegations against Combs have picked up since Cassie Ventura, his former girlfriend and a former artist for his record label Bad Boy, sued him for rape and a pattern of physical abuse last November and quickly reached a settlement. CNN later published graphic hotel surveillance video of Combs beating Ventura up in 2016.
Since Ventura came forward, Combs has faced several similar lawsuits, including one recently from another former Bad Boy artist, Dawn Richard. In another lawsuit alleging sexual assault, he was recently found liable for $100 million. Tonight’s arrest appears to stem from the investigation that led to federal raids of Combs’ homes in Miami and Los Angeles.