Abuse and sexual violence: raids on US rapper P. Diddy
Los Angeles/Miami Beach - Sean "Diddy" Combs (54) is an authority in the hip-hop world. Now US investigators have searched the rapper's homes in California and Florida. He is accused of sexual violence.
US investigators have searched the homes of rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs ("Bad Boy for Life", "I'll Be Missing You") in the states of California and Florida. At the request of US broadcaster CNN , Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) confirmed the raids in Los Angeles and Miami on Monday.
No background information was provided. The musician's spokesperson did not initially respond to an inquiry from the German Press Agency. HSI investigators report to the US Department of Homeland Security.
Allegations of sexual violence have been made against the rapper in recent months. Producer Rodney "Lil Rod" Jones, who worked with Combs on his Grammy-nominated record "The Love Album: Off the Grid", filed a lawsuit in a federal court in New York in February.
He accuses the 54-year-old of sexually harassing, drugging and threatening him over a period of more than a year.
Combs, one of the most successful representatives of the hip-hop industry, who is also active as a record producer, actor and in other business fields, had the allegations rejected as lies by his legal team.
After abuse allegations: Police search houses of Sean "Diddy" Combs
In December 2023, an unnamed woman filed a lawsuit accusing Combs and two other men of drugging and raping her as a 17-year-old in the rapper's New York studio in 2003.
Prior to that, three women had filed civil suits against Combs, including his ex-girlfriend, singer Cassie, who had accused the rapper of sexual abuse, rape, intimidation and physical violence during their relationship.
Combs reached a settlement with Cassie in November.
Douglas Wigdor, the lawyer for Cassie and another unnamed woman, reacted to the raid reports on Monday with a statement, which was made available to the German Press Agency.
In it, he expressed the hope that Combs would be held responsible for his "reprehensible behavior".