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Diddy home raid footage leaked by ex-girlfriend who slams federal agents for ‘terrorising’ their sons

Diddy’s homes in LA and Miami were raided on 25 March in connection to a federal sex trafficking investigation

Graig Graziosi,Katie Hawkinson,Mike Bedigan
Wednesday 03 April 2024 22:00 BST
New video shows moment FBI breach Diddy’s home and handcuff sons

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Sean “Diddy” Combs ex-girlfriend Misa Hylton shared security footage of the raid on the rapper’s Los Angeles home as she slammed federal agents for “terrorising” their sons.

Ms Hylton is the mother of Diddy’s sons Justin Combs, 30, and his brother Christian “King” Combs, 26, who were both handcuffed by agents during the 25 March raid, carried out in connection to a federal sex trafficking investigation.

On 2 April, she took to Instagram to post video of the raid and blasted the “overzealous and overtly militarized force” used that day.

“[The force] used against my sons Justin and Christian is deplorable. If these were the sons of a non-Black celebrity, they would not have been handled with the same aggression,” she wrote. “The attempt to humiliate and terrorize these innocent young BLACK MEN is despicable!”

Diddy has also described the actions of agents as a “gross overuse of military-level force” and insisted he is innocent of any wrongdoing, as he faces a growing number of lawsuits including for sexual abuse.

This comes as a victim of the infamous 1999 Club New York shooting spoke out to reveal the extreme lengths she will go to prove Diddy was her attacker.

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WATCH: Police bodycam footage shows Diddy associate Brendan Paul’s arrest in Miami

Police bodycam footage shows Diddy associate Brendan Paul’s arrest in Miami
Katie Hawkinson2 April 2024 21:30
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VIDEO: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs mutes comments on Instagram after returning to social media

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs mutes comments on Instagram after returning to social media

Sean “P Diddy” Combs has muted the comments section of several of his social media accounts following raids on both his Los Angeles and Florida homes. The rapper made his return to X and Instagram on Sunday (31 March), following the raids, and posted various pictures of his daughter, Love. Combs captioned the post: “HAPPY EASTER from Baby Love.” Combs, 54, has strongly denied all of the allegations against him. His attorneys have branded the lawsuits and their accusations as money grabs, “baseless” or “sickening.”

Katie Hawkinson2 April 2024 22:00
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WATCH: Usher reveals what he saw at Diddy's home when he was 13

Usher reveals what he saw at Diddy's home when he was 13
Katie Hawkinson2 April 2024 22:30
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Actress-Model Daphne Joy and Rapper Yung Miami named in lawsuit against Diddy

Last month, music producer Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones published a bombshell lawsuit accusing rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs and his associates of sexual assault.

The producer, who worked for Combs between September 2022 and November 2023, named several notable people in his lawsuit, including fellow musicians, British royalty and members of Diddy’s staff. In response, Diddy’s lawyer has claimed Mr Jones’ lawsuit engages “reckless name-dropping about events that are pure fiction and simply did not” occur.

Daphne Joy and Yung Miami are named as alleged “sex workers” that Mr Jones says Diddy paid a “monthly fee” and forced him to solicit.

In an Instagram statement, Ms Joy called Mr Jones’ claims “100% false” and accused him of “character assassination.” Meanwhile, Yung Miami seemed to deny the claims as well, responding to a post on X implying she would do anything “for $250k.”

“Something the internet made up and yall ran with it,” the rapper said on X.

Ms Joy dated Curtis Jackson III, also known as 50 Cent, from 2011 to 2012. The actress and model also had a child with the rapper.

“I didn’t know you was a sex worker, [eye emojis] you little sex worker. LOL Yo this s*** is a movie,” 50 Cent wrote on social media after Mr Jones filed the lawsuit. He did not address Ms Joy directly in his statement.

Mr Jones also alleges that Yung Miami’s “cousin, and or assistant,” sexually assaulted him on Thanksgiving Day in 2022.

50 Cent and Daphne Joy, pictured, dated and had a child together
50 Cent and Daphne Joy, pictured, dated and had a child together (Getty Images)
Katie Hawkinson2 April 2024 23:00
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New video shows moment FBI breach Diddy’s home and handcuff sons

New video shows moment FBI breach Diddy's home and handcuff sons
Katie Hawkinson2 April 2024 23:26
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ICYMI: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs spotted in Florida over Easter weekend

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been reportedly spotted several times in south Florida during the Easter weekend, despite a major raid on his exclusive Star Island mansion just days before.

Combs was seen interacting with fans at the Pura Vida restaurant near First Street and Washington Avenue on Friday and riding a bicycle near his property.

Earlier on Friday, he was reportedly spotted at a Top Golf location in Sweetwater.

On Monday his properties in Los Angeles and Miami were raided by officials from US Homeland Security. Combs described the actions of HSI agents as a “gross overuse of military-level force”.

Katie Hawkinson3 April 2024 00:00
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Universal Music Group fires back at producer’s Diddy sexual assault lawsuit

Lawyers acting for record label giant Universal Music Group are pushing for their clients to be dismissed from the case brought by producer Rodney Jones, who has accused Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexual abuse.

The lawsuit was filed in a federal court in New York in February, and accuses the music mogul of repeated instances of unsolicited groping and sexual touching. It also claims that Jones was made to work in a bathroom while Diddy showered and walked around naked, and that he was forced to sleep with sex workers.

Diddy’s lawyer branded the events described in the suit as “pure fiction” and said his team had “overwhelming, indisputable proof” that Jones’s claims “are complete lies”.

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Universal Music Group fires back at producer’s Diddy sexual assault lawsuit

Diddy has been the subject of multiple allegations in recent months, with record label UMG named in a lawsuit by producer Rodney Jones

Katie Hawkinson3 April 2024 01:00
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VIDEO: NYC club shooting victim reveals she'll go to extreme lengths to prove Diddy shot her

NYC club shooting victim reveals she'll go to extreme lengths to prove Diddy shot her
Katie Hawkinson3 April 2024 02:00
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NYC club shooting victim reveals she’ll go to extreme lengths to prove Diddy shot her

A woman who was injured in a nightclub shooting says she’ll go to extreme lengths to prove that rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was her attacker.

Natania Reuben was at Club New York in Manhattan, New York in December 1999 when a shooting broke out, injuring three people. Ms Reuben was shot in the face — and now she tells NewsNation she’d allow doctors to remove the pieces of a bullet still embedded in her head to prove Diddy shot her.

“If I didn’t suffer, I’m willing to have a doctor remove a part of the nine-millimetre bullet in my face so that they can use it as evidence if need be for this trial, and it may cost me my life,” Ms Reuben told the media outlet.

Read on:

NYC club shooting victim reveals she’ll go to extreme lengths to prove Diddy shot her

A 1999 shooting that resulted in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ arrest could come under new scrutiny after a bombshell lawsuit filed by a music producer against the rapper in February

Katie Hawkinson3 April 2024 03:00
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ICYMI: Here are all the allegations made against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

All the allegations made against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

Federal agents with US Homeland Security raided two of the rapper’s houses in Los Angeles and Miami as he faces a string of accusations, reports Andrea Cavallier

Katie Hawkinson3 April 2024 04:00

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