Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and his son Justin ‘Dior’ Combs were spotted together for the first time since the rapper’s home was raided as the pair relaxed in Miami on Sunday.
The Grammy Award winner, 54, enjoyed a leisurely stroll through his exclusive Star Island community with Justin, 30, who was arrested last month when federal agents stormed the family’s LA mansion amid a sex trafficking investigation.
Cutting a casual figure in a T-shirt and shorts, Diddy appeared cheerful as he placed his hand on Justin’s shoulder during an intimate father-son moment.
They were joined by Justin’s girlfriend, Stephanie Rao, as both Justin and Stephanie enjoyed a glass of wine during the outing.
The afternoon retreat comes as Diddy raised eyebrows by taking away Instagram to share a clip from his 1998 Victory music video, which shows him running from a SWAT team.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and his son Justin ‘Dior’ Combs were spotted together for the first time since the rapper’s home was raided as the pair relaxed in Miami on Sunday
The Grammy Award winner, 54, enjoyed a leisurely stroll through his exclusive Star Island community with Dior, 30
In the clip, Puff Daddy, as he was known when Victory was released in 1997, raps with the late The Notorious B.I.G.
The music video also features Danny DeVito, who notes that Diddy’s character spent years dodging the shot before the words “Most Wanted” appear on screen.
Diddy captioned the post: “Bad Boy for life.”
The raids came after the Harlem-born hip-hop star was hit with a slew of lawsuits for sexual assault, rape and other crimes after settling his ex-girlfriend Cassie’s similar lawsuit in November.
‘Enough is enough. Over the past few weeks, I have sat and watched as people tried to assassinate my character, destroy my reputation and my legacy,” Diddy wrote on December 6 in his only statement on the matter.
“Sickening allegations have been made against me by individuals looking for a quick payday. Let me be absolutely clear: I have not done any of the horrible things alleged. I will fight for my name, my family and for the truth.”
The indictment alleged that he controlled and abused her for more than a decade, as well as plying her with drugs, beating her and forcing her to have sex with male prostitutes while he watched and recorded.
Diddy cut a casual figure in a T-shirt and shorts and appeared cheerful
The meeting came after news that Diddy’s son Christian ‘King’ Combs, 25, had been charged over alleged sexual abuse of Grace O’Marcaigh
Justin kept it casual in a pink T-shirt and black pants, while Diddy relaxed in a bucket hat and sandals
The pair appeared to be in deep conversation at one point
Diddy put his hand on Justin’s shoulder during an intimate father-son moment
Diddy appeared to be laughing with his son
They were joined by Justin’s girlfriend, Stephanie Rao, as both Justin and Stephanie enjoyed a glass of wine during the outing
The outing was a family affair
The afternoon retreat comes as Diddy raised eyebrows by taking to Instagram to share a clip from his 1998 Victory music video, which depicts him running from a SWAT team.
Combs was sued on November 16 by singer Cassie, who accused him of rape and physical abuse before the case was settled out of court.
Cassie and several other women who have sued him for sexual assault in recent months are reportedly cooperating with federal investigators as an alleged sex trafficking investigation involving the hip-hop mogul heats up.
Cassie has been working with investigators for “several weeks,” sources with direct knowledge say TMZ on Wednesday.
The timing means the 37-year-old singer may even have cooperated with the FBI in the lead-up to the twin Homeland Security raids on the rapper’s mansions in Los Angeles and Miami.
Sources with knowledge of the investigation said Cassie may have helped authorities establish the probable cause needed to get a judge to sign the search warrants for the two mansions.