NEW YORK — Two properties belonging to rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs’ in Los Angeles and Miami had been searched Monday by federal Homeland Safety Investigations brokers and different legislation enforcement as a part of an ongoing intercourse trafficking investigation in New York, two legislation enforcement officers advised The Related Press.
It’s not clear whether or not Combs was the goal of the investigation. The officers weren’t licensed to publicly talk about particulars of the investigation and spoke to the AP on situation of anonymity.
In an announcement, Homeland Safety Investigations mentioned it “executed legislation enforcement actions as a part of an ongoing investigation, with help from HSI Los Angeles, HSI Miami, and our native legislation enforcement companions.”
Messages to Combs’ legal professionals and different representatives in search of remark weren’t instantly returned.
There have been a number of sexual assault lawsuits filed towards Combs in latest months.
In February a music producer filed a lawsuit alleging Combs coerced him to solicit prostitutes and pressured him to have intercourse with them. Combs’ lawyer Shawn Holley has mentioned of these allegations that “we now have overwhelming, indeniable proof that his claims are full lies.”
Combs’ former protege and girlfriend, the R&B singer Cassie, sued him in November alleging years of sexual abuse, together with rape. The lawsuit mentioned he pressured her to have intercourse with male prostitutes whereas he filmed them. The swimsuit was settled the day after it was filed.
One other of Combs’ accusers was a girl who mentioned the rap producer raped her 20 years in the past when she was 17.
The Related Press doesn’t sometimes identify individuals who say they’ve been sexually abused until they arrive ahead publicly as Cassie did.
Combs mentioned in an announcement, “I didn’t do any of the terrible issues being alleged.”
Combs is among the many most influential hip-hop producers and executives of the previous three a long time. Previously often called Puff Daddy, he constructed one among hip-hop’s largest empires, blazing a path with a number of entities connected to his well-known identify. He’s the founding father of Unhealthy Boy Data and a three-time Grammy winner who has labored with a slew of top-tier artists together with Infamous B.I.G., Mary J. Blige, Usher, Lil Kim, Religion Evans and 112.
Combs created the style clothes line Sean John, launched the Revolt TV channel with a concentrate on music, and produced the truth present “Making the Band” for MTV.
