Sean “Diddy” Combs, a prominent US rapper, was taken into custody in New York City on unspecified federal charges.
Homeland Security Investigations officers arrested the 54-year-old hip-hop mogul on Monday at his temporary residence, the Park Hyatt New York hotel located on 57th Street.
Damian Williams, the US attorney for the southern district of New York, confirmed the rapper’s arrest in a statement shared via X (formerly known as Twitter)
While the charges against Combs are unclear, Williams said “we expect to move to unseal the indictment in the morning and will have more to say at that time”.
Diddy has been in the public eye since November 2023 after several women, including Cassie Ventura, the rapper’s ex-girlfriend, took him to court, claiming they were sexually assaulted.
Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones, Diddy’s former producer, also filed a lawsuit alleging that the rapper sexually harassed, drugged, and threatened him for over a year.
In March, the United States Department of Homeland Security raided two properties linked to Diddy.
In May, a video surfaced showing Combs assaulting Cassie in 2016.
Diddy, who had denied Cassie’s claims, however, apologised. He said he was “truly sorry” and that his actions were “inexcusable”.
A Michigan inmate was recently awarded $100 million for a sexual assault lawsuit against Diddy by default judgment.
