Diddy speaks! Scandal-hit rapper smiles and breaks silence in public for first time since FBI sex trafficking raids on his LA and Miami mansions
Controversial rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs broke his silence on Friday evening when he was spotted in Miami for the second time in two nights.
The 54-year-old smiled for the camera when fitness trainer and life coach Wes Watson bumped into him at a local restaurant.
‘Here at Pura Vida, near my path, I met the man here!’ Watson told his more than one million followers.
‘Yo! Wow!’ Diddy said as he saluted the camera and showed an “L” for “love” with his fingers.
“Miami is like that. It’s a movie,” Watson continued. “I mean, crazy coincidence?” he added.
Rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was spotted at a Miami eatery looking relaxed just days after his mansions were raided by Homeland Security
Diddy was spotted at a local branch of Pura Vida, a trendy Miami eatery near his Miami home
He was spotted by fitness trainer Wes Watson, who was also getting something to eat at the time
Diddy exchanged smiles and greeted a few spectators
Diddy looked particularly relaxed, wearing a baggy black T-shirt and matching shorts and sunglasses.
He appeared to be queuing for a bite to eat at the trendy eatery, following the raids on his west and east coast mansions this week.
Diddy has not been idle since the attack on his homes along both coasts on Monday.
On Thursday night he was seen taking his twin daughters to a golf club in Miami.
The rapper flashed a peace sign as he walked with his girls Jessie and D’Lila, 17, after two hours of play.
Diddy appears to be putting on a brave face after mansions in Los Angeles and Miami were raided as part of a sex trafficking investigation.
Along with a large presence of officers, command vehicles were seen parked outside both properties.
Diddy looked calm and relaxed as he chatted with Watson while grabbing coffee
On Thursday night, Diddy broke cover when he took his twin daughters to a golf club in Miami. He flashed a peace sign as his daughters smiled at each other
Local television footage showed officers carrying guns outside Combs’ LA home on Monday.
Authorities detained his sons, Justin and Christian “King” Combs, and bound their hands with zip ties.
Combs cooperated with authorities and neither he nor any family members have been arrested or had their travel restrictions imposed.
Homeland Security has not detailed what it is investigating regarding Combs.
The agency has broad jurisdiction to investigate the illegal movement of people, goods, money, technology, and contraband into, out of, and through the United States, including sex trafficking.
Photos obtained exclusively by DailyMail.com this week show his Florida home being torn to pieces just as police hunted for evidence.
On Tuesday, he claimed he was the victim of a “witch hunt” and condemned Homeland Security for “gross military-level use of force.”
Homeland Security Investigation agents are seen at the entrance to American producer and musician Sean “Diddy” Combs’ home on Star Island in Miami Beach on March 25, 2024
Law enforcement officers are seen outside Diddy’s Beverly Hills estate in LA on Monday
Media members work as law enforcement officers stand behind the police tape of Diddy’s home in Holmby Hills
Two of Diddy’s sons were detained as part of the raid. “There is no excuse for the authorities’ excessive show of force and hostility or for the way his children and employees were treated,” said attorney Aaron Dyer.
Agents responded to Diddy’s properties in Miami and Los Angeles as part of their investigation into alleged sex trafficking
Police and homeland security officers are seen at Diddy’s waterfront mansion in Miami on Monday
Part of the inside of Diddy’s house was seen in these photos after the raid
The aftermath of the Department of Homeland Security raid on Diddy’s house
The criminal investigation marks a major escalation in the scrutiny of Combs, who has been the suspect in several sexual abuse lawsuits in recent months.
In a lawsuit that Combs settled the day after it was filed in November, his former protégé and girlfriend, the R&B singer Cassie, sued him for years of sexual abuse, including rape.
According to the lawsuit, he forced her to have sex with male prostitutes while he filmed them.
In February, a music producer filed a lawsuit alleging that Combs forced him to recruit prostitutes and pressured him to have sex with them.
Another accuser of Combs was a woman who said the rap producer raped her 20 years ago when she was 17.
Combs and his attorneys have denied all allegations in the lawsuits.