American rapper and business mogul, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been arrested in Manhattan, New York.
Diddy was arrested at the Park Hyatt hotel on West 57th Street on Monday night by federal agents following a grand jury indictment.
According to the person familiar with the situation, Diddy had been living at the hotel for several weeks.
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams confirmed in a statement that federal agents arrested Combs based on a sealed indictment filed by the Southern District of New York.
“We expect to move to unseal the indictment in the morning and will have more to say at that time,” Williams said.
Marc Agnifilo, his lawyer, criticized the US Attorney’s Office for pursuing what he considers an unjust prosecution.
The lawyer noted that the singer had voluntarily traveled to New York anticipating the charges.
“We are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Combs by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
“Sean Combs is a music icon, a loving family man, self-made entrepreneur and proven philanthropist who has spent the last 30 years building an empire and working to uplift the Black community.
“He is an imperfect person, but he is not a criminal. To his credit Mr. Combs has been cooperative with this investigation and he voluntarily relocated to New York a week ago in anticipation of these charges.
“These are the acts of an innocent man and he looks forward to clearing his name in court,” he said.
Diddy is currently facing multiple sexual assault charges.
The rapper first made headlines in November 2023, when Cassie accused him of rape, abuse, and human trafficking during their 10-year relationship. The lawsuit was, however, settled out of court one day after it was filed.
Shortly after his case with Cassie, Diddy was accused of sexual assault in a lawsuit filed in the Manhattan supreme court. A woman named Joi Dickerson-Neal accused Diddy of drugging and raping her when she was a college student at Syracuse University in 1991.
A third woman, on the same day, accused the rapper of sexual assault. The lady alleged that Diddy and singer-songwriter Aaron Hall took turns raping her and a friend in New York City more than 30 years ago.
In December, Diddy was accused of sexual assault by a fourth victim. A woman accused Diddy, Harve Pierre, the former Bad Boy Entertainment president, and a third individual of sex trafficking and gang rape when she was 17.
On February 26, Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones, a former producer and videographer for Diddy, filed a lawsuit alleging that the rapper sexually harassed and drugged him.
In May, another former model identified as Crystal McKinney filed a lawsuit over allegations that the embattled rapper drugged and sexually assaulted her in 2003.