'Tense' Diddy spotted at Miami airport before his jet takes off after agents raid his mansions in sex trafficking probe
FEDERAL agents have been spotted hauling laptops and big boxes of evidence out of Diddy's mansions in Los Angeles and Miami.
Homeland Security raided the rapper's multimillion-dollar properties in Florida and California on Monday as part of a federal investigation.
The homes were searched in connection with sex trafficking allegations, law enforcement officials told The Associated Press.
The federal probe was launched by authorities in New York, the outlet reported, and it's unclear at this point if Diddy is the target of the investigation.
Diddy was not under arrest but he was seen at Miami Airport after the raids on Monday.
He was walking around by himself outside a Customs office at the Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport, TMZ reported.
Diddy's private LoveAir LLC jet has reportedly been flown to the Caribbean but it is not known if the rapper was on the plane, according to TMZ.
Flight tracking data reportedly showed the jet had landed in Antigua on Monday.
Homeland Security confirmed during the raid that its agents executed law enforcement actions as part of an ongoing investigation, with assistance from HSI Los Angeles, HSI Miami, and our local law enforcement partners.
Three women and a man were interviewed by police in Manhattan over allegations of sex trafficking, sexual assault, and the solicitation and distribution of illegal narcotics and firearms, NBC News reported.
Another three people were scheduled to be interviewed, according to the outlet.
Police sources told The New York Post that agents were looking to seize phones and computers.
The feds were seen walking out of Diddy's Miami home with boxes of evidence and a bag containing two laptops.
These raids come after Diddy's ex-girlfriend Casandra Ventura, better known as Cassie, accused him last year of sexually abusing and assaulting her throughout their relationship.
Cassie filed a lawsuit in November 2023, claiming that she faced a cycle of abuse, violence, and sex trafficking until her relationship with Diddy ended in 2018.
The two settled the lawsuit the day after it was filed but three other women filed claims against Diddy in the following weeks.
Diddy faced another lawsuit in February 2024 after Rodney Lil Rod Jones, who helped produce Diddy's most recent album, claimed that the mogul sexually harassed, drugged, and threatened him from September 2022 to November 2023 as they worked together.
Diddy, or Sean Combs, has denied all of the claims against him.
The rapper has yet to address the raids at his home and his rep didn't immediately respond to The U.S. Sun's request for comment.
STAR ISLAND ESTATES
Cops swarmed Diddy's two neighboring homes on Star Island in Miami Beach as part of the investigation, according to The Miami Herald.
Some federal investigators were said to have shown up at his private dock on boats.
Diddy bought one of the homes on Star Island in 2003 for $14.5 million, according to Miami Condo Investments.
The home is 19,545 square feet and features nine bedrooms, and 12 bathrooms, as well as a swimming pool and private boat dock.
In 2021, Diddy bought a second 8,000-square-foot mansion on Star Island from Gloria and Emilio Estefan.
The massive property sits on 1.3 acres of land and has six bedrooms and 10 bathrooms between the main home and guest house.
It is on a corner lot of the island with views of the waterfront and the picturesque Miami skyline, according to TMZ.
The guest house is two stories and has an open living room facing the ocean.
It is unclear if the rapper intends to connect the two properties, which would create an almost 30,000-square-foot estate.
CALIFORNIA VILLA
Heavily armed officers descended on Diddy's mansion in Holmby Hills, located in Beverly Hills, and blocked the property off with police tape.
SWAT vehicles were parked outside and video from Fox affiliate KTTV showed several individuals in handcuffs on the lawn.
Diddy bought the brand new mansion in Holmby Hills in Los Angeles for $40 million in 2014.
The European-style villa boasts eight bedrooms and 11 bathrooms within its sprawling 17,000 square feet of living space, according to The Los Angeles Times.
The two-story home also has a separate spa house with a steam room, massage room, and beauty salon, according to TMZ.
There is a massive theater that can hold 35 people, as well as a gym and wine room.
The grounds of the home cover over an acre of space and include a lagoon-style swimming pool with a grotto connected to an elusive underwater swimming tunnel.
Also on the grounds is a 3,000-square-foot guesthouse.
The home was designed and sold by mansion developer and seller, Nile Niami, who is known for his unique properties.
Diddy's villa also neighbors the infamous Playboy Mansion.
LAWSUITS AGAINST DIDDY
The raids come as Diddy has faced a slew of allegations in recent months.
After Cassie accused him of sex trafficking, Joi Dickerson alleged in a lawsuit that Diddy drugged and raped her and filmed the attack when she was a 19-year-old college student in January 1991.
Another woman filed a separate lawsuit claiming that Diddy and another man sexually assaulted her and a friend in 1990 or 1991 then showed up at an apartment several days later and beat her.
A third woman claimed that she was gang raped by three men including Diddy and Harve Pierre, president of Bad Boy Entertainment, in 2003.
She would have been 17 at the time, and Combs, 34.
Diddy has denied all allegations against him and addressed some of the accusations in a December 6, 2023, Instagram post.
"Enough is enough. For the last couple of weeks, I have sat silently and watched people try to assassinate my character, destroy my reputation and my legacy," he wrote.
"Sickening allegations have been made against me by individuals looking for a quick payday.
"Let me be absolutely clear: I did not do any of the awful things being alleged. I will fight for my name, my family, and for the truth."
Recent lawsuits against Diddy
Diddy was hit with a wave of lawsuits in late 2023 and early 2024 with shocking allegations of sex trafficking and sexual assault. He has denied all claims against him.
- Cassie, Diddy's longtime girlfriend, sued him in November 2023, claiming she endured a cycle of abuse, violence, and sex trafficking until their relationship ended in 2018. Diddy and Cassie settled the suit the day after it was filed.
- Diddy was hit with two more lawsuits a week later. Joi Dickerson accused Diddy of drugging and raping her and filming the attack when she was a 19-year-old college student in January 1991.
- A second accuser in a separate lawsuit claimed that Diddy and another man sexually assaulted her and a friend in 1990 or 1991 then showed up at her apartment and beat her several days later.
- Diddy was sued again in December by a woman who claimed he and two men gang-raped her in 2003 when she was 17 years old.
- In February 2024, Rodney 'Lil Rod' Jones, who helped produce Diddy's most recent album, claimed that the mogul sexually harassed, drugged, and threatened him from September 2022 to November 2023 as they worked together.
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