Diddy steps out shirtless for a smoke and takes a stroll down waterfront pier at his $35 million Miami mansion after FBI sex trafficking raids
Diddy looked carefree as he stepped out for a smoke and a walk along the pier outside his Miami mansion just days after the FBI’s sex trafficking raids.
The rapper, real name Sean Combs, walked shirtless along the same dock where Homeland Security agents had previously camped.
Combs’ Miami home was one of two properties swarmed by federal agents last week as part of a sex trafficking investigation.
Investigators also descended on his LA mansion, where the music mogul branded the raids as “militant.”
But on Saturday he appeared barefoot and relaxed as he donned white shorts and walked around the $35 million Star Island property.
Diddy looked carefree as he stepped out for a smoke and a walk along the pier outside his Miami mansion just days after the FBI’s sex trafficking raids
The rapper, real name Sean Combs, walked shirtless along the same dock where Homeland Security agents had previously camped.
At one point, the embattled rapper reappeared wearing a matching white hat, a huge gold chain, watch and bracelet and an orange towel around his shoulders.
Combs’ $35 million Miami home was one of two of his properties flooded by federal agents last week as part of a sex trafficking investigation
Homeland Security agents stormed the property on March 25 and were seen coming and going for hours
At one point, the beleaguered rapper reappeared wearing a matching white hat, a huge gold chain, watch and bracelet and an orange towel around his shoulders.
But Diddy’s relaxed attitude belied the mounting problems he faces, anonymous sources said New York Post that a notorious nightclub shooting for which Combs stood trial in 2001 could be investigated as part of the investigation.
Combs was cleared of any wrongdoing in the shooting outside the Times Square Club in Manhattan.
Combs was dating Jennifer Lopez at the time, who was also initially involved, although no charges were filed against her.
Two law enforcement sources told the Post that the incident will likely come to light in this latest sex trafficking investigation.
What exactly prompted the raids on Combs’ property on March 25 has yet to be revealed.
However, they came just a month after music producer Rodney ‘Lil Rod’ Jones filed an explosive lawsuit against the rapper, accusing him of serious illegal activities, including sexual assault.
Jones’ filing was preceded by a lawsuit from Combs’ ex-girlfriend, singer Cassie Ventura.
Venture settled with Combs out of court for $30 million after accusing him of beating, raping and drugging her throughout their relationship.
The criminal investigation is a major escalation in the investigation into Combs, who has been the defendant in several sexual abuse lawsuits in the past month.
Armed agents entered luxury properties on both the east and west coasts of the United States
Agents responded to his properties in Miami and Los Angeles as part of their investigation into alleged sex trafficking
At the time the FBI arrived, Diddy was reportedly trying to board his private jet to fly to the Bahamas to spend time with his 17-year-old twin daughters.
His alleged drug mule Brendan Paul, 25, tried to board his plane before being intercepted by police at a Miami-area airport.
The former athlete was called Diddy’s “drug mule” in Jones’ $30 million lawsuit.
The complaint, one of five against Cobs since November, alleged that he was involved in “acquiring and distributing Mr. Combs drugs and weapons.”
Whether Paul’s arrest was related to allegations in the lawsuit or to the raids on Diddy’s property was not confirmed.
Jones alleged in the lawsuit that he “personally witnessed” Paul “acquiring and distributing” drugs to Combs and his entourage, and transporting or planning to transport drugs in luggage on flights.
Combs has denied all allegations against him and stated that he is the victim of a “witch hunt.”
Aaron Dyer, an attorney for the rapper, broke Combs’ silence just over 24 hours after the Homeland Security investigation with a statement to DailyMail.com.
This is the dramatic moment Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ alleged drug mule Brendan Paul was taken into police custody at a Miami-area airport
Paul, who played for two years on the Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team, is charged with cocaine possession and marijuana possession
Last year, Diddy was sued by ex Cassie, who claimed she was trafficked, raped, drugged, and brutally beaten on many occasions by Diddy – but a day later, she and Diddy reached a settlement; in the photo 2018
“Yesterday there was a gross, military-level use of force when search warrants were executed at Mr. Combs’ residence.
“There is no excuse for the authorities’ excessive show of force and hostility or for the way his children and employees were treated,” Dyer said.
During the raid, two of Diddy’s sons were detained so that officers could carry out their orders as is customary.