Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was arrested Monday night in New York City following a grand jury indictment.
A person familiar with the complaint confirmed the legal action against the 54-year-old music impresario, according to The New York Times; it was not immediately clear what the charge or charges in his indictment were.
Diddy’s attorney Marc Agnifilo released a statement to DailyMail.com saying: ‘We are disappointed with the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s decision to prosecute Mr. Combs, which we believe is unfair.
Sean “Diddy” Combs is a music icon, self-made entrepreneur, loving family man and proven philanthropist who has spent the last 30 years building an empire, loving his children and working to improve the black community.
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.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was arrested Monday night in New York City following a grand jury indictment. Pictured in September 2023
Agnifilo added: “Please reserve judgment until you have all the facts. These are the actions of an innocent man who has nothing to hide, and he looks forward to clearing his name in court.”
Monday night’s indictment comes less than six months after the music mogul’s homes in Los Angeles and Miami were searched by federal authorities.
Combs, also known as Diddy and Puff Daddy, has been in the spotlight for the past year after quickly settling a lawsuit late last year with his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, who alleged he engaged in sex trafficking and abuse.
He subsequently apologized after a video circulated in May 2016 showing him attacking her in a Los Angeles hotel room.
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