Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs breaks silence after residence raids: ‘A gross overuse of military-level drive’

Sean “Diddy” Combs has damaged his silence following raids on two of his houses, describing the actions of US Homeland Safety brokers as a “gross overuse of military-level drive”.

Attorneys for the rapper and music mogul stated there was “no excuse” for the “hostility” proven by authorities in direction of Combs’ youngsters and employees members on the two properties.

The raids occurred on Monday on the hip-hop star’s mansion within the Holmby Hills space of Los Angeles, California, and his Miami Seaside residence on Star Island, in Florida.

An announcement from Homeland Safety stated legislation enforcement actions had been “executed as a part of an ongoing investigation with help from HSI Los Angeles, HSI Miami and our native legislation enforcement companions.”

On Tuesday, Combs’s lawyer Aaron Dyers stated: “Yesterday, there was a gross overuse of military-level drive as search warrants had been executed at Mr Combs’ residences.

“There isn’t any excuse for the extreme present of drive and hostility exhibited by authorities or the way in which his youngsters and staff had been handled.”

Mr Dyers’ assertion was the primary to be made publicly by the music mogul’s staff for the reason that raids.

Combs was not detained and spoke to authorities, and neither he nor any relations had been arrested, nor has their journey been restricted, based on Dyer’s assertion.

Mr Dyers stated the “unprecedented ambush” has led to a “untimely rush to judgment of Mr Combs and is nothing greater than a witch hunt primarily based on meritless accusations made in civil lawsuits.”

“There was no discovering of felony or civil legal responsibility with any of those allegations,” Mr Dyers stated. “Mr Combs is harmless and can proceed to battle each single day to clear his title.”

Combs’ sons, Justin and Christian “King” Combs, had been handcuffed in the course of the raid at their father’s residence in Los Angeles.

The felony investigation is a serious escalation within the scrutiny of Combs, who has been the defendant in a number of sexual abuse lawsuits in current months. Hypothesis as to his whereabouts has circulated for the reason that raids.

Details about a non-public jet belonging to the rapper was faraway from a preferred flight monitoring web site on Tuesday, although prior info confirmed it had landed in Antigua.

An announcement on FlightAware.com learn: “This plane (N1969C) shouldn’t be accessible for public monitoring per request from the proprietor/operator.”

In February, music producer Rodney Jones accused Combs of sexually assaulting him and forcing him to sleep with intercourse staff.

The lawsuit, filed in federal court docket in New York, accused the music mogul of repeated cases of unsolicited groping and sexual touching. It additionally stated that the person needed to work in a rest room whereas Combs showered and walked round bare.

The lawsuit was amended on Monday to incorporate actor Cuba Gooding Jr. The Impartial has reached out to representatives of Combs and Gooding Jr for remark in regards to the lawsuit.

Combs has beforehand denied all of the accusations in opposition to him and vowed to “battle for my title, my household and for the reality.”

He’s among the many most influential hip-hop producers and executives of the previous three a long time.

Previously generally known as Puff Daddy, he constructed one among hip-hop’s largest empires, blazing a path with a number of entities hooked up to his well-known title. He’s the founding father of Dangerous Boy Data and a three-time Grammy winner who has labored with a slew of top-tier artists together with Biggie Smalls, Mary J Blige and Usher.