Fees in opposition to Combs not instantly clear as lawyer criticises ‘unjust’ prosecution.
Sean “Diddy” Combs, the American rapper and music producer, has been arrested in New York after being indicted by a grand jury.
The costs on which Combs was arrested on Monday weren’t instantly clear.
“We anticipate to maneuver to unseal the indictment within the morning and could have extra to say at the moment,” Damian Williams, legal professional for the Southern District of New York, stated in an announcement.
Combs’s lawyer Marc Agnifilo issued an announcement expressing disappointment on the authorities’ determination to pursue an “unjust prosecution” in opposition to the rap mogul.
“Combs is a music icon, self-made entrepreneur, loving household man, and confirmed philanthropist who has spent the final 30 years constructing an empire, adoring his youngsters, and dealing to uplift the Black neighborhood. He’s an imperfect particular person however he isn’t a legal,” Agnifilo stated.
“To his credit score Mr. Combs has been nothing however cooperative with this investigation and he voluntarily relocated to New York final week in anticipation of those expenses. Please reserve your judgment till you’ve got all of the info. These are the acts of an harmless man with nothing to cover, and he seems to be ahead to clearing his title in court docket.”
In March, federal authorities carried out raids on properties belonging to Combs in Los Angeles and Miami.
Combs has additionally been accused of sexual assault and misconduct by a number of ladies in a slew of lawsuits since November, when his former girlfriend Casandra Ventura sued him for alleged bodily and sexual abuse.
Combs and Ventura settled the go well with the day after it was filed, with out disclosing the phrases of the settlement.
Combs has vehemently denied the accusations within the fits in opposition to him, saying his accusers had been searching for “a fast payday”.
In Might, Combs was thrust again into controversy when CNN aired a leaked video of the rapper violently grabbing, dragging and kicking Ventura in 2016.
Combs publicly apologised after the discharge of the video, calling his actions “inexcusable”.
Combs, who has additionally passed by the names Puff Daddy and Love, turned probably the most profitable producers within the historical past of rap after founding Dangerous Boy within the early Nineteen Nineties.
Throughout his three-decade lengthy profession, he has labored with a slew of top-selling artists together with The Infamous B.I.G., Mary J Blige, Religion Evans and Usher.
Combs additionally ventured into companies exterior of music, together with a style label, a perfume model and a variety of alcoholic drinks.
