The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, said in a statement that the arrest was the result of an indictment filed confidentially by his office.
“We expect to unseal the indictment in the morning and we will say more at that time,” he said without detailing the charges.
Combs, 54, is the subject of several civil lawsuits that They present him as a “sexual predator” and their homes were raided this year by federal agents.
His lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, told AFP that Combs had “voluntarily relocated” to New York in anticipation of the charges, and said he was “disappointed with the decision.”
The lawsuits against Sean “Diddy” Combs
The rapper, who produced stars like Usher either Mariah Careyfaces several civil lawsuits in which He is portrayed as a violent sexual predator who subdues his victims using drugs and alcohol..
In March, armed agents raided Combs’ luxury properties in Miami and Los Angeles, a raid that raised suspicions that the rapper was under investigation.
The artist, also known as Puff Daddy and P Diddy, was widely recognized as a hip-hop mogul and party animal, but the lawsuits describe him as a violent man who used his fame to prey on women.
The rapper has denied any wrongdoing and his legal team insisted Monday that Combs was “cooperating with this investigation” and “looks forward to clearing his name in court.”
At the end of last year, the singer Cassie She alleged that Combs subjected her to more than a decade of coercion through physical force and drugs, including one rape in 2018.
The suit was settled out of court, but the allegations kept coming, including one in December from a woman who accused Combs and other men of gang-raping her when she was 17.
Born Sean John Combs on November 4, 1969 in Harlem, the artist entered the industry as an intern in 1990 at the renowned label Uptown Records, where he became talent director.
Combs, a three-time Grammy winner, signed and produced artists such as Usher, Lil’ Kim, TLC, Mariah Carey and Boyz II MenHe has also been a media figure in reality television, fashion and for romances such as the one he had with the actress and singer Jennifer Lopez.
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