The arrest of Sean “Diddy” Combs has been caught on video and launched.
TMZ shared the video on Friday of the music mogul being taken into custody following a grand jury indictment.
Within the video, Combs might be seen getting into the Park Hyatt New York lodge, based on TMZ, with others following behind him. After getting into the foyer, regulation enforcement might be seen stopping Combs and separating him from his associates. He’s later proven along with his arms cuffed behind his again, strolling exterior with the regulation enforcement officers from earlier.
The arrest follows Combs dealing with authorized bother that adopted his former girlfriend Casandra Ventura submitting a lawsuit final yr that detailed a decade of bodily and sexual abuse.
Most just lately, Diddy was at heart of a new sexual assault lawsuit filed by his former bandmate Daybreak Richard final week. Richard’s criticism marked at the least the eighth introduced in opposition to him since Ventura’s. Comparable complaints have been additionally produced from different accusers, together with Liza Gardner, Joi Dickerson-Neal and Crystal McKinney.
Producer Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones additionally filed a sexual lawsuit in opposition to Combs in February, accusing Combs of harassing and trafficking him. Combs filed a movement to dismiss Lil Rod’s go well with in August.
On Sept. 17, prosecutors detailed an unlimited felony enterprise by way of which Combs allegedly trafficked ladies with the assistance of his enterprise empire, courting again to at the least 2008. He pleaded not responsible to 3 counts involving intercourse trafficking and racketeering. He has continued to disclaim all allegations.
If convicted, Combs faces 15 years to life in jail.
Amid his authorized troubles, the founding father of Unhealthy Boy Leisure has enlisted assist from protection lawyer Marc Agnifilo, who has expertise litigating racketeering circumstances involving felony enterprises. Agnifilo has labored for Combs’ longtime lawyer Ben Brafman for 20 years on circumstances together with ones involving such figures as Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Martin Shkreli and Harvey Weinstein.
Combs’ request to overturn a previous ruling that denied him launch on bail has been turned down. Combs will stay detained pending his trial.