American rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested on Monday, September 16 by police in Manhattan. “Earlier in the evening [de lundi]“Federal agents arrested Sean Combs on an indictment filed in the Southern District of New York.”said prosecutor Damian Williams.
Several allegations of sexual assault have been filed against the American rapper, but prosecutor Williams said details of the charges against him should be revealed on Tuesday morning.
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, explained in a statement sent to Agence France-Presse (AFP) that his client was “voluntarily” in the city where he moved. His camp is “disappointed with the decision of the United States Attorney’s Office to continue what we believe to be an unfair prosecution of Mr. Combs”added M.my Agnifilo. The native of New York “cooperate with the investigation” AND “He hopes to clear his name in court”according to your advice.
Submission through alcohol and drugs.
P. Diddy, 54, a personality with multiple nicknames and many roles in the music and business worlds, is described by his alleged victims as a sexually violent predator who used alcohol and drugs to gain their submission.
The rapper has been the subject of a complaint filed by a former porn actress, Adria English, since early July for sexual assault. She accuses him of using her. “as a sexual pawn for the pleasure and economic benefit of others” during parties in the Hamptons, New York State, and Florida, between 2004 and 2009.
In total, nine complaints have been filed against the rapper since November 2023. In one of them, filed in November, his ex-partner “Cassie” Ventura accuses him of having had a “violent behavior” AND “deflected” for a decade.
In a video posted in May 2016, P. Diddy lashes out at her. We see the rapper, with just a towel around his waist, catching up to her in a hotel hallway, brutally grabbing her and violently throwing her to the ground, before kicking her several times. “My behavior in this video is unforgivable”The billionaire said in a video on his Instagram account. The matter has been resolved. “friendly” according to a confidential agreement.
No major conviction
Sean Combs has been the subject of allegations of abuse since the 1990s, although no major convictions have ever been handed down against him. Under the monikers Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, Diddy and many others, he established himself as a figure in East Coast hip-hop, whether on the microphone or in production.
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He founded the Bad Boy Records label in 1993, a prelude to his rise to the top. He notably produced the late Notorious B.I.G., who died in 1997, and Mary J. Blige. Her album There is no way out He won the Grammy for Best Rap Album in 1997.
The one who tried to recover his image in recent years with another nickname, “Brotherly love”, He has amassed a considerable fortune in more than three decades in the music business with a bling-bling image, sporting diamonds, yachts and tailored suits.
By launching into the alcohol industry, he branched out, cultivating an image as a business tycoon and king of the night, having begun to organize parties. A charity basketball game with celebrities in New York, which he was in charge of promoting, turned tragic in 1991, with nine dead after a stampede. The event, held at the City College of the city, was attended by thousands of participants. Accused of neglecting security, Sean Combs faced a series of lawsuits.
