Music mogul and rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs said he is the victim of a “witch hunt” after feds raided his homes and handcuffed his children.
Federal agents raided homes in Miami and Los Angeles belonging to rapper Sean Combs on Monday in connection with a sex trafficking investigation.
Homeland Security Investigations carried out the raids on Combs’ Holmby Hills home in Los Angeles and his Miami home on Star Island.
Combs was accused of drugging and sexually assaulting young women.
“Today, Homeland Security Investigations New York executed law enforcement actions as part of an ongoing investigation with assistance from HSI Los Angeles, HSI Miami and our local law enforcement partners. We will provide additional information as it becomes available,” Homeland Security Investigations said in a statement Monday.
“There was clear military-level excessive use of force yesterday when search warrants were executed at Mr. Combs’ residences. There is no excuse for the excessive display of force and hostility shown by the authorities or for the way his children and his employees were treated,” Aaron Dyer, a lawyer for Combs, told the Daily Mail.
“Mr. Combs was never arrested, but he spoke and cooperated with authorities,” Dyer added. “Despite media speculation, neither Mr. Combs nor any of his family members have been arrested, nor has their ability to travel been restricted in any way,” Dyer said.
Combs’ two sons — Justin and King Combs — were handcuffed Monday.
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JUST IN: I obtained new video of Monday’s Homeland Security raid on Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ home in Los Angeles. One of his sons can be seen in handcuffs as federal agents use a loudspeaker to say “come out with your hands up.” #Diddy #LosAngeles pic.twitter.com/aNRPsQIZE3
— Matthew Seedorff (@MattSeedorff) March 26, 2024
The black Gulfstream 5 owned by rapper and music mogul Sean Combs landed in Antigua on Monday after feds raided his homes in Miami and Los Angeles.
TMZ tracked Combs’ private jet to the Caribbean island amid federal raids on his homes.
It was initially unclear whether Sean Combs was on the Gulfstream 5 in Antigua.
The island’s prime minister told Newsweek there is no “credible” information that Sean Combs arrived there by private jet on Monday.
“There is no credible information that he is here. On the contrary, he did not arrive on the flight to Antigua yesterday,” Prime Minister Browne said.