Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested yesterday in New York after being indicted by a grand jury. He faces multiple sexual assault charges. Here’s a summary of not only this story, but also of several other controversies involving the artist.
At this time, it is unclear what crime the rapper and record producer was arrested for. Damian Williams, the New York District Attorney, said only that “federal agents arrested Sean Combs on an indictment filed by the Southern District of New York.”
In November 2023, Combs/P Diddy/Puff Daddy was accused by singer and ex-girlfriend Casandra “Cassie” Ventura. While that particular case was settled out of court, eight other women and one man have since filed accusations.
The singer's lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, said he was “disappointed” by the decision to prosecute Combs, “a music icon, a self-made entrepreneur, a loving family man and a proven philanthropist.” According to the lawyer, P Diddy is “a flawed man, but not a criminal. He cooperated with investigators by voluntarily moving to New York last week knowing about these allegations. Please withhold judgment until you have all the facts.”
According to his lawyer, the artist is “an innocent man who has nothing to hide and is eager to rehabilitate himself in court.”
