The mystery around the whereabouts of Sean Diddy Combs, known more by his hip hop name ‘P Diddy’ is continuing with the American fleeing the country.
The 54-year-old seems to be in a world of legal trouble with Homeland Security recently raiding his homes.
It is now believed that he has actually fled the United States of America in a bid to get away from the authorities.
His homes in both Miami and Los Angeles were raided weeks after he was accused of sexual misconduct and alleged trafficking.
Some fans have tracked what is known to be P Diddy‘s private jet, and it recently landed on the Caribbean island of Antigua. TMZ had reported beforehand that he was questioned by officials at Miami airport.
P Diddy’s houses raided
His mansion in the exclusive L.A. suburb of Homby Hills, which is also where the famous Playboy Mansion is. Homeland Security did not actually say what the raid was in connection with, but the Associated Press reported that two officials said it was part of an alleged sex trafficking investigation.
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) said in a statement to media that it had “executed law enforcement actions as part of an ongoing investigation, with assistance from HSI Los Angeles, HSI Miami, and our local law enforcement partners.”
It is not certain whether Diddy is on the plane that landed in Antigua or not, but he has not been seen since TMZ filmed him at Miami Airport after the raids. He was seen pacing around a car park.
X user Jack Sweeney is known for tracking the private jets of celebrities and he posted an image of Diddy‘s supposed flight path, saying: “Diddy’s jet N1969C flew to the Caribbean island of Antigua amid the trafficking investigation of him, but various sources confirmed that the rapper was not on board.”
A source tells Rolling Stone four Jane Does and one John Doe already sat for interviews with Southern District of New York investigators for a probe related to alleged sex trafficking, domestic violence, and racketeering. More interviews are scheduled, the source says.
“Earlier today, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York executed law-enforcement actions as part of an ongoing investigation, with assistance from HSI Los Angeles, HSI Miami, and our local law-enforcement partners. We will provide further information as it becomes available,” a Homeland Security Investigations spokesperson said in a statement. Rolling Stone has contacted Combs for comment.
Douglas Wigdor, who represents Cassie Ventura and a Jane Doe accuser, says in a statement provided to Rolling Stone, “We will always support law enforcement when it seeks to prosecute those that have violated the law. Hopefully, this is the beginning of a process that will hold Mr. Combs responsible for his depraved conduct.”
Attorney Tyrone Blackburn, who represents two accusers, music producer Rodney Jones, and Liza Gardner, tells Rolling Stone, “It’s about damn time. Sometimes justice delayed is not justice denied, so long as justice ultimately arrives.” Jones sued Combs last month for sexual assault, harassment, and not compensating him for work on the Grammy-nominated The Love Album. Gardner filed suit in November, alleging Combs and singer-songwriter Aaron Hall took turns raping her following an Uptown Records event in 1990.
It is not clear whether HSI’s search is related to any of the allegations raised in the several civil lawsuits filed in the past four months against Combs.
“The Southern District of New York is one of the most prestigious in the country. If they’re bringing a case against him, Diddy has a lot to worry about,” former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani tells Rolling Stone. “He is in a world of hurt right now.”
R&B singer Cassie filed a bombshell complaint against Combs on Nov. 16, alleging he subjected her to vicious beatings, sex trafficking, and rape. In her 35-page filing that started with a bright-red “trigger warning,” Cassie claimed Combs punched, kicked, and “stomped” on her and forced her to have drug-fueled intercourse with male sex workers during arrangements he dubbed “freak offs.” In a statement, Combs’ lawyer said the lawsuit was a financial shakedown “riddled with baseless and outrageous lies.” (Diddy reached a private settlement with Cassie one day later.)
One week later, as New York’s Adult Survivors Act was set to expire, two more women stepped forward on Thanksgiving Day with similarly disturbing claims against Combs. The second accuser alleged Combs drugged and sexually assaulted her when she was a Syracuse University student in 1991. The woman claimed Combs filmed the incident and showed the video to others in an act described as “revenge porn.” Through a rep, Combs denied the allegation. “This last-minute lawsuit is an example of how a well-intentioned law can be turned on its head. [This] 32-year-old story is made up and not credible. Mr. Combs never assaulted her, and she implicates companies that did not exist. This is purely a money grab and nothing more,” the spokesperson said.
The third lawsuit was from Gardner, who said in the suit that she was 16 years old at the time of the alleged assault. She further claimed that a day later, Combs turned “irate and began assaulting and choking” her until she almost “passed out” because he was worried she might divulge what happened. “These are fabricated claims falsely alleging misconduct from over 30 years ago and filed at the last minute,” a Combs spokesperson said of Gardner’s lawsuit. “This is nothing but a money grab.”
In early December, a fourth accuser alleged Combs’ former Bad Boy President Harve Pierre and a third man gang raped her at Combs’ New York recording studio in 2003 when she was 17 years old.
Combs has denied any wrongdoing in each case. Still, he stepped down from the chairmanship of his Revolt TV media company last year as more than a dozen companies fled his e-commerce platform. In January, liquor giant Diageo cut him loose in a private settlement under which Combs will no longer be a joint owner of the tequila brand DeLeón or have any ties to Cîroc vodka.
