The arrest of Sean “Diddy” Combs has been caught on video and launched.
TMZ shared the video on Friday of the music mogul being taken into custody following a grand jury indictment.
Within the video, Combs could be seen coming into the Park Hyatt New York resort, in line with TMZ, with others following behind him. After coming into the foyer, regulation enforcement could be seen stopping Combs and separating him from his mates. He’s later proven together with his palms cuffed behind his again, strolling exterior with the regulation enforcement officers from earlier.
The arrest follows Combs dealing with authorized bother that adopted his former girlfriend Casandra Ventura submitting a lawsuit final 12 months that detailed a decade of bodily and sexual abuse.
Most just lately, Diddy was at heart of a new sexual assault lawsuit filed by his former bandmate Daybreak Richard final week. Richard’s criticism marked at the very least the eighth introduced towards him since Ventura’s. Related complaints have been additionally constituted of different accusers, together with Liza Gardner, Joi Dickerson-Neal and Crystal McKinney.
Producer Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones additionally filed a sexual lawsuit towards Combs in February, accusing Combs of harassing and trafficking him. Combs filed a movement to dismiss Lil Rod’s go well with in August.
On Sept. 17, prosecutors detailed an enormous prison enterprise by way of which Combs allegedly trafficked ladies with the assistance of his enterprise empire, relationship again to at the very least 2008. He pleaded not responsible to 3 counts involving intercourse trafficking and racketeering. He has continued to disclaim all allegations.
If convicted, Combs faces 15 years to life in jail.
Amid his authorized troubles, the founding father of Unhealthy Boy Leisure has enlisted assist from protection lawyer Marc Agnifilo, who has expertise litigating racketeering circumstances involving prison enterprises. Agnifilo has labored for Combs’ longtime lawyer Ben Brafman for twenty years on circumstances together with ones involving such figures as Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Martin Shkreli and Harvey Weinstein.
Combs’ request to overturn a previous ruling that denied him launch on bail has been turned down. Combs will stay detained pending his trial.
