“The arrest of Sean “Diddy” Combs has been caught on video and released. TMZ shared the video on Friday of the music mogul being taken into custody following a grand jury indictment. In the video, Combs can be seen entering the Park Hyatt New York hotel, according to TMZ, with others following behind him. After entering the”, — write: www.hollywoodreporter.com
TMZ shared the video on Friday of the music mogul being taken into custody following a grand jury indictment.
In the video, Combs can be seen entering the Park Hyatt New York hotel, according to TMZ, with others following behind him. After entering the lobby, law enforcement can be seen stopping Combs and separating him from his friends. He is later shown with his hands cuffed behind his back walking outside with the law enforcement officers from earlier.
The arrest follows Combs facing legal trouble that followed since his former girlfriend Casandra Ventura filed a lawsuit last year detailing a decade of physical and sexual abuse.
Most recently Diddy was at center of a new sexual assault lawsuit filed by his former bandmate Dawn Richard last week. Richard’s complaint marked at least the eighth brought against him since Ventura’s. Similar complaints were also made from other accusers, including Liza Gardner, Joi Dickerson-Neal and Crystal McKinney.
Producer Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones also filed a sexual lawsuit against Combs in February, accusing Combs of harassing and trafficking him. Combs filed a motion to dismiss Lil Rod’s suit in August.
On Sept. 17, prosecutors detailed a vast criminal enterprise through which Combs trafficked women with the help of his business empire, dating back to at least 2008. He pleaded not guilty to three counts involving sex trafficking and racketeering. He has continued to deny all allegations.
If convicted, Combs faces 15 years to life in prison.
Amid his legal troubles, the founder of Bad Boy Entertainment has enlisted help from defense lawyer Marc Agnifilo, who has experience litigating racketeering cases involving criminal enterprises. Agnifilo has worked for Combs’ longtime lawyer Ben Brafman for two decades on cases including ones involving such figures as Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Martin Shkreli and Harvey Weinstein.
Combs’ request to overturn a prior ruling that denied him release on bail has been turned down. Combs will remain detained pending his trial.
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