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SEAN ‘Diddy’ Combs’ attorney has blasted the raid conducted by federal agents at two of his lavish pads as the defiant rapper vows to clear his name.Diddy’s attorney Aaron Dyer called Monday’s raid by Homeland Security agents an “overuse of military-level force.”Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ attorney blasted the raid at his Miami and Los Angeles pads as an ‘overuse of military-level force’Credit: GettyThree of his homes were raided including the two neighboring homes on Star Island in Miami and one home in in Holmby Hills, CaliforniaCredit: The Mega AgencyStuffed toys can be seen flung throughout a bedroom, where drawers and containers lie open on their sidesCredit: TMZFootage appeared to show a safe with its door wide open against a wall in the houseCredit: TMZHis comments came as footage obtained by TMZ showed documents ripped from drawers, a safe door hanging wide open and furniture lying on its side in the Hip-Hop mogul’s Holmby Hills home in California.”Yesterday, there was a gross overuse of military-level force as search warrants were executed at Mr. Combs’ residence,” Dyer, told TMZ. “There is no excuse for the excessive show of force and hostility exhibited by authorities or the way his children and employees were treated.”Dyer went on to clarify that Combs “was never detained but spoke to and cooperated with authorities.”He also insisted the rapper was free to travel after his private jet was spotted at St John’s Airport in Antigua on Tuesday.”Despite media speculation, neither Mr. Combs nor any of his family members have been arrested nor has their ability to travel been restricted in any way,” Dyer said. “This unprecedented ambush – paired with an advanced, coordinated media presence – leads to a premature rush to judgment of Mr. Combs and is nothing more than a witch hunt based on meritless accusations made in civil lawsuits.”There has been no finding of criminal or civil liability with any of these allegations.Most read in Celebrity”Mr. Combs is innocent and will continue to fight every single day to clear his name.”Three of Diddy’s homes were raided on Monday afternoon by feds.The homes, two in Florida and one in California, were searched in connection with sex trafficking allegations, law enforcement officials told The Associated Press.Four people were interviewed by police in Manhattan over allegations of sex trafficking, sexual assault, and the solicitation and distribution of illegal narcotics and firearms, reported NBC News.Inside Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ multimillion-dollar mansions with underwater tunnel & private dock that cops raided by boatThree other people are scheduled for an interview, per the outlet.These raids come after Diddy’s ex-girlfriend Casandra Ventura, better known as Cassie, accused him in November of last year of sexually abusing and assaulting her throughout their relationship.A source told the New York Post that they were looking for phones and computers.Law enforcement reached the neighboring homes on Star Island by boat and were seen on a the dock near the homes.Several individuals in handcuffs and sitting on the lawn of the Holmby Hills mansion, according to video from Fox affiliate KTTV.Footage obtained by TMZ showed the rapper’s California mansion turned upside down in the raid. TVs and other electronics had their wires exposed as the feds seized hard drives, TMZ reported.Cabinets were thrown open and papers, clothes, and other items were thrown around the home.Backpacks were picked through as were bedside tables, and closet and bathroom drawers.Shoes lay strewn all over the floor and the couch cushions were pulled apart. An entertainment system adorned with awards including three Grammy’s sat open and empty.’DRUG MULE’Diddy’s accused “drug mule” Brendon Paul, 25, was arrested at Miami airport during the feds raid on the rapper’s homes.Paul was detained on Monday after Diddy was stopped by the feds at Opa Locka Airport, in Florida, according to reports. He was arrested on two separate drug possession charges after law enforcement Diddy’s private jet and seized suspected drugs in Paul’s travel bags. Recent lawsuits against DiddyDiddy was hit with a wave of lawsuits in late 2023 and early 2024 with shocking allegations of sex trafficking and sexual assault. He has denied all claims against him.

Cassie, Diddy’s longtime girlfriend, sued him in November 2023, claiming she endured “a cycle of abuse, violence, and sex trafficking” until their relationship ended in 2018. Diddy and Cassie settled the suit the day after it was filed.
Diddy was hit with two more lawsuits a week later. Joi Dickerson accused Diddy of drugging and raping her and filming the attack when she was a 19-year-old college student in January 1991.
A second accuser in a separate lawsuit claimed that Diddy and another man sexually assaulted her and a friend in 1990 or 1991 then showed up at her apartment and beat her several days later.
Diddy was sued again in December by a woman who claimed he and two men gang-raped her in 2003 when she was 17 years old.
In February 2024, Rodney ‘Lil Rod’ Jones, who helped produce Diddy’s most recent album, claimed that the mogul sexually harassed, drugged, and threatened him from September 2022 to November 2023 as they worked together.

In his mugshot, Paul wears a blue hoodie and sports disheveled hair and a slit eyebrow.He has since bonded out.Paul was named in Rodney Jones’ recent complaint against Diddy, which identified him as a close confidant to the rapper and as someone who allegedly handled the rappers drugs and guns.READ MORE SUN STORIESJones alleged in the February lawsuit that during his time with the producer, he had hours of videos and audio of Combs, his staff, and others “engaging in serious illegal activity,” per NBC News.Letters and documents could be seen strewn across a desk, its drawers pulled open with papers left falling from a cupboard behindCredit: TMZHomeland Security agents conducted a search warrant at two of Diddy’s homes on Monday afternoonCredit: GettyDiddy’s jet was spotted in Antigua as his representatives say that he and his family are free to travelCredit: The Mega AgencyLaw enforcement removed boxes of evidence and a laptop from one of Diddy’s Star Island mansions in Miami Beach on MondayCredit: The Mega AgencyPaul was named as a close confidant to the rapper and as someone who allegedly handles Diddy’s drugs and guns in Rodney Jones’ recent complaint against DiddyCredit: The Mega AgencyBrendon Paul was arrested for drug-related charges on Monday during the raid on Diddy’s homesCredit: SplashLaw enforcement stopped Diddy’s private jet and seized suspected drugs in Paul’s travel bags which led to his arrestCredit: The Mega Agency More

A PAIR of homes linked to hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs have reportedly been raided by federal agents.Dramatic video showed the moment heavily armed Homeland Security officers descended on a home in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, on Monday afternoon.Federal agents have reportedly raided two homes linked to Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs on MondayCredit: GettyDramatic video captured the moment federal agents stormed a Holmby Hills mansion believed to be owned by DiddyCredit: BackGridIt’s unclear at this point if Diddy is the target of the investigationCredit: BackGridCops are seen removing boxes of evidence and a laptop from Diddy’s Star Island mansion in Miami BeachCredit: The Mega AgencyThe estate in Holmby Hills is associated with Diddy’s Bad Boy Films production company, according to ABC News.Homeland Security confirmed to TMZ that its agents searched homes in Los Angeles and Miami, which are believed to be owned by Diddy, real name Sean Combs.Homeland Security said agents “executed law enforcement actions as part of an ongoing investigation, with assistance from HSI Los Angeles, HSI Miami, and our local law enforcement partners.”Video obtained by Fox affiliate KTTV showed several individuals in handcuffs and sitting on the lawn of the Holmby Hills mansion.Additional video from Florida showed federal investigators arriving by boat at a home in Miami linked to Diddy, 54.Law enforcement was seen on the dock and surrounding the sprawling waterfront mansion.They carried out boxes of evidence, including what appeared to be two laptops.The reason behind the searches is unclear but sources told TMZ that the Southern District of New York is handling the case.Most read in CelebrityIt’s also unclear at this point if Diddy is the target of the investigation.NBC News reported that three women and a man were interviewed by the feds in Manhattan over allegations of sex trafficking, sexual assault, and the solicitation and distribution of illegal narcotics and firearms.‘Diddy’ Sean Combs sued by ex Cassie for rape and abuse over ten years as rapper ‘vehemently’ denies shock allegationsThree more people were set to be interviewed, according to the outlet.SEX TRAFFICKING ALLEGATIONSDiddy is facing a spat of sex trafficking allegations after his former partner Casandra Ventura, better known as Cassie, accused the rap icon of sexually abusing and assaulting her.Cassie had been romantically linked to Diddy for decades and was previously signed to his Bad Boy Records label.In a lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court in November 2023 Cassie claimed that not long after meeting Diddy in 2005, when she was 19, he began a pattern of control and abuse.She claimed that Diddy led her to “live a lifestyle of excessive alcohol and substance abuse.”Cassie’s lawsuit stated that she faced “a cycle of abuse, violence, and sex trafficking” until her relationship with Diddy ended in 2018.She accused the Bad Boy for Life rapper of forcing her to have sex with several male prostitutes while he filmed the encounters.Federal investigators arrived by boat at a home in Miami linked to DiddyCredit: The Mega AgencyThe feds appeared to seize two laptops as part of the investigationCredit: The Mega AgencySheriff’s SWAT teams were part of the group of law enforcement that swooped on the Holmby Hills, California homeCredit: SplashNear the end of their relationship, Diddy allegedly forced his way into her home and sexually assaulted her.Despite the shocking allegations, Cassie and Diddy settled the lawsuit a day after the filing.Cassie shared the news of the settlement in a statement.”I have decided to resolve this matter amicably on terms that I have some level of control,” she wrote.“I want to thank my family, fans, and lawyers for their unwavering support.”The rapper also released a statement, writing, “We have decided to resolve this matter amicably. “I wish Cassie and her family all the best. Love.”His attorney said the settlement was not an admission of wrongdoing.SERIES OF LAWSUITSAfter the settlement, four other lawsuits were filed against Diddy.Joi Dickerson accused Diddy of drugging and raping her and filming the attack when she was a 19-year-old college student in January 1991.A second accuser in a separate lawsuit claimed that Diddy and another man sexually assaulted her and a friend in 1990 or 1991 then showed up at her apartment and beat her several days later.A third woman, identified as Jane Doe in court documents, claimed that she was gang raped by three men including Diddy and Harve Pierre, president of Bad Boy Entertainment, in 2003.She would have been 17 at the time, and Combs, 34. “Seeing two other women bravely speak out against Mr. Combs and Mr. Pierre, respectively, gave Ms. Doe the confidence to tell her story as well,” read the lawsuit.Diddy was hit with another lawsuit in February 2024 when Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones, who helped produce Diddy’s most recent album, claimed that the mogul sexually harassed, drugged, and threatened him from September 2022 to November 2023 as they worked together.In that lawsuit, Jones claimed to have accumulated hours of video and audio of Diddy, his staff, and others “engaging in serious illegal activity,” per NBC News.He alleged that Diddy forced him to solicit sex workers and pressured him to engage in sex acts with them and others.Diddy’s attorney, Shawn Holley, told The U.S. Sun after the lawsuit was filed, “His reckless name-dropping about events that are pure fiction and simply did not happen is nothing more than a transparent attempt to garner headlines.”We have overwhelming, indisputable proof that his claims are complete lies.”We will address these outlandish allegations in court and take all appropriate action against those who make them.”DIDDY BLASTS ALLEGATIONSDiddy has denied all of the sexual assault claims against him.”Enough is enough. For the last couple of weeks, I have sat silently and watched people try to assassinate my character, destroy my reputation and my legacy,” he wrote in a December 6, 2023, Instagram post.”Sickening allegations have been made against me by individuals looking for a quick payday.”Let me be absolutely clear: I did not do any of the awful things being alleged. I will fight for my name, my family, and for the truth.”READ MORE SUN STORIESHe turned off comments on the post.The U.S. Sun has contacted his rep for comment on the raids at his two mansions.Recent lawsuits against DiddyDiddy was hit with a wave of lawsuits in late 2023 and early 2024 with shocking allegations of sex trafficking and sexual assault. He has denied all claims against him.

Cassie, Diddy’s longtime girlfriend, sued him in November 2023, claiming she endured “a cycle of abuse, violence, and sex trafficking” until their relationship ended in 2018. Diddy and Cassie settled the suit the day after it was filed.
Diddy was hit with two more lawsuits a week later. Joi Dickerson accused Diddy of drugging and raping her and filming the attack when she was a 19-year-old college student in January 1991.
A second accuser in a separate lawsuit claimed that Diddy and another man sexually assaulted her and a friend in 1990 or 1991 then showed up at her apartment and beat her several days later.
Diddy was sued again in December by a woman who claimed he and two men gang-raped her in 2003 when she was 17 years old.
In February 2024, Rodney ‘Lil Rod’ Jones, who helped produce Diddy’s most recent album, claimed that the mogul sexually harassed, drugged, and threatened him from September 2022 to November 2023 as they worked together.

Investigators are being tight-lipped about what they’re looking forCredit: The Mega AgencyFederal agents are seen at Diddy’s Miami home on March 25, 2024Credit: The Mega Agency More