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Diddy Arrested in Manhattan: What Happened?
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Diddy Arrested in Manhattan: What Happened?

Invest Fest 2023

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Federal agents arrested Sean “Diddy” Combs at a Manhattan hotel Monday night after a grand jury indicted the embattled music mogul. While charges against the 54-year-old rapper have not yet been announced, the arrest follows a wide range of sexual assault allegations against him.

Since last November, at least a dozen people — including his ex-girlfriend, singer Cassie (whose legal name is Cassandra Ventura) — have sued Combs, accusing him of physical abuse, sexual harassment, rape, non-consensual pornography and sex trafficking. Combs has denied all the allegations against him. (Though he apologized for his actions in May after CNN released graphic footage of him physically attacking Cassie.)

The arrest comes nearly six months after federal agents from Homeland Security Investigations — an agency that investigates sex trafficking allegations, among other things — raided Combs’ homes in Miami and Los Angeles. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams of the Southern District of New York said in a statement that Combs’ indictment would be unsealed Tuesday morning. He is expected to be subpoenaed then.

Combs’ attorney, Marc Agnifilo, responded to the arrest in a statement to Vulture, calling his client’s prosecution “unjust” and saying they were disappointed with the Southern District’s decision to proceed with the case. “He is an imperfect person, but he is not a criminal. “To his credit, Mr. Combs has been nothing but cooperative with this investigation and voluntarily relocated to New York last week in anticipation of these charges,” Agnifilo said. “Please reserve judgment until you have all the facts. These are the actions of an innocent man with nothing to hide, and he looks forward to clearing his name in court.”