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Federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security on Monday raided homes in the Los Angeles area and Miami that a person with knowledge of the case said were connected to Sean Combs, the hip-hop mogul who has been accused of sexual assault and sex trafficking in multiple civil lawsuits over the last several months. In a statement on Monday, in response to questions about news reports of a raid on Mr. Combs’s residences, Homeland Security Investigations said: “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 spokesperson for Mr. Combs did not respond to a request for comment. The criminal inquiry was being conducted by federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York and federal agents with Homeland Security Investigations, a law-enforcement official said. Video from Fox 11 (KTTV), a local television news station in Los Angeles, showed armed officers entering a home in the Holmby Hills area of the city, which the station said was connected to Mr. Combs’s company, Bad Boy Entertainment.

Persons: Sean Combs, HSI, Combs, Nicholas Biase Organizations: Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, of, Southern, Fox, Bad Boy Entertainment Locations: Los Angeles, Miami, New York, HSI Los, HSI Miami, Southern, of New York, Holmby

☆ Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sued by male producer who alleges sexual assault
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Khorram allegedly ordered prostitutes and illicit drugs for Combs and his guests and according to the lawsuit, Jones believed Khorram “aided and abetted” Combs’ sexual assault. “Our attempts to share this proof with Mr. Jones’ attorney, Tyrone Blackburn, have been ignored, as Mr. Blackburn refuses to return our calls. “This was done to ease Mr. Jones’ anxiety concerning homosexuality,” the suit alleges. In a statement to CNN, he called Jones’ allegations “false.”“My lawyer will be handling this going forward,” Stevie J added. Combs was present while Mr. Jones was being assaulted by Cuba Gooding Jr.,” the suit alleges.

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☆ Sean Combs Accused of Sexual Misconduct by Music Producer
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Ben Sisario | Julia Jacobs | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Sean Combs was sued on Monday by a music producer who accused the hip-hop mogul of making unwanted sexual contact and of forcing him to hire prostitutes and participate in sex acts with them. The latest misconduct allegation against Mr. Combs was filed in Federal District Court in Manhattan by Rodney Jones Jr., also known as Lil Rod. In 2022 and 2023, Mr. Jones says in his suit, he worked on what became “The Love Album: Off the Grid,” the latest album by Mr. Combs, the hip-hop and R&B impresario who has variously been known as Puff Daddy and P. Diddy. Mr. Jones says he served as a producer on nine of the album’s tracks and lived with Mr. Combs for months at a time. His reckless name-dropping about events that are pure fiction and simply did not happen is nothing more than a transparent attempt to garner headlines.

Persons: Sean Combs, Combs, Rodney Jones Jr, Lil Rod, Jones, Diddy, ” Mr, Mr, Shawn Holley, ” Organizations: Court Locations: Manhattan

In a third suit, Liza Gardner says that in 1990, Mr. Combs coerced her into sex and then, a couple of days later, choked her so hard she passed out. In a statement, Jonathan D. Davis, a lawyer for Mr. Combs, said: “The new claims against Mr. Combs for alleged misconduct from many years ago, which were filed at the last minute, are all denied and rejected by him. Because of Mr. Combs’s fame and success, he is an easy target for accusers who attempt to smear him. As news of those suits ricocheted through social media, accusations from Mr. Combs’s past were resurfaced and dissected. In a 2004 interview, Kimora Lee Simmons, the model and TV personality, said that Mr. Combs had threatened her while she was pregnant.

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☆ The Law That Brought to Light a Flurry of Sexual-Assault Allegations
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Corinne Ramey | Erin Ailworth | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The Adult Survivors Act was signed into law last year in New York. Photo: Scott Heins/Getty ImagesA window expired Nov. 24 to file sexual-assault claims under New York’s Adult Survivors Act no matter how long ago the conduct occurred, prompting a flurry of court filings at the deadline. The filings led to headlines about allegations against former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo , New York City Mayor Eric Adams , rapper Sean Combs and others. Here’s what you need to know:

Persons: Scott Heins, Andrew Cuomo, Eric Adams, Sean Combs Organizations: New York Gov, Andrew Cuomo , New York City Locations: New York, Andrew Cuomo , New York

☆ A Final Wave of Sex-Abuse Lawsuits as One-Year Window Closes in New York
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Hurubie Meko | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In the year since a one-time window opened in New York State allowing people to file sex-abuse lawsuits even after the statute of limitations had expired, more than 3,000 civil suits have been filed. Before the deadline on Thanksgiving, a flurry of attention-grabbing suits were filed against politicians — like former Gov. At least 479 suits contain charges of abuse at Rikers Island. As the legislation to allow the civil suits, known as the Adult Survivors Act, approached its sunset date, the number of lawsuits filed — both in State Supreme Court and in the Court of Claims — steadily increased after a campaign to alert people to the deadline. The number of cases filed in State Supreme Court alone rose from 803 on Oct. 31 to 1,397 as of Nov. 22.

Persons: —, Andrew Cuomo, Eric Adams, New York —, Sean Combs Organizations: Court Locations: New York State, New York, Manhattan, Rikers

☆ Sean Combs Accused of Sexual Assault and Revenge Porn in Two New Lawsuits
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Gareth Vipers | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Sean Combs was accused of sexual abuse in two new lawsuits. Photo: Stephanie Scarbrough/Associated PressRapper and entrepreneur Sean Combs was accused of sexual abuse in two new lawsuits, a week after he settled a separate case with a former girlfriend. The two fresh suits, filed to New York’s Supreme Court Thursday, allege the producer drugged and sexually assaulted one woman in 1991, and attacked and sexually assaulted another in 1990 or 1991.

Persons: Sean Combs, Stephanie Scarbrough Organizations: Associated Press, New

☆ Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Accused of Sexual Assaults in Two New Lawsuits
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Gareth Vipers | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Persons: Sean Combs, Stephanie Scarbrough Organizations: Associated Press, New

☆ Sean Combs Accused of Sexual Assault by a Second Woman
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Matt Stevens | More About Matt Stevens | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The producer and music mogul Sean Combs was accused of sexually assaulting a woman in 1991 in a lawsuit she filed on Thursday, a week after he settled a suit that accused him of raping and physically abusing Cassie, an R&B singer once signed to his label. In the latest lawsuit, the plaintiff, Joi Dickerson-Neal, accused Mr. Combs of drugging her during an evening out in New York when she was on a break from Syracuse University, where she was a student. She was eventually driven to a place Mr. Combs was staying, where he raped her and recorded the encounter on video, according to the lawsuit. “Combs’s conduct forever changed the trajectory of her career, denying her what might have been a lucrative and successful career in the music industry,” the lawsuit said of Ms. Dickerson-Neal. The lawsuit was filed in New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan shortly before this week’s deadline for the Adult Survivors Act, a state law that allowed people who said they were sexually abused to file claims even after the statute of limitations had expired.

Persons: Sean Combs, Cassie, Joi Dickerson, Neal, Mr, Combs, drugging, “, Dickerson Organizations: Syracuse University, Court Locations: New York, Manhattan

☆ Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs faces another lawsuit, accused of sexual assault and revenge porn
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Kristina Sgueglia | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Sean “Diddy” Combs was hit with a second lawsuit in as many weeks, accusing him of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman who claims she was also a victim of alleged “revenge porn” by the music artist. The civil suit filed in New York Supreme Court demands a trial by jury and seeks damages. “Plaintiff brings suit against Defendants to redress the substantial and lifetime injuries she has suffered as a result of being drugged, sexually assaulted and abused, and being the victim of ‘revenge porn’ that Sean Combs or ‘P. Diddy’ created and distributed,” the suit filed in New York Supreme Court stated. CNN has reached out to Combs and Bad Boy Records for comment.

Persons: Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, drugging, Combs, Plaintiff, Sean Combs, Diddy ’ Organizations: CNN, New York, Bad Boy Entertainment, New York Supreme, Bad Boy Records Locations: New York

☆ Sean Combs and Singer Cassie Settle Abuse Lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Ginger Adams Otis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Nov. 18, 2023 11:48 am ETHip-hop mogul Sean Combs and the singer Casandra ‘Cassie’ Ventura reached a settlement a day after she filed the lawsuit. Photo: chris delmas/Agence France-Presse/Getty ImagesHip-hop mogul Sean Combs and the singer Casandra “Cassie” Ventura reached a settlement a day after she filed a lawsuit accusing him of physical and mental abuse spanning roughly a decade. The deal was announced late Friday by a lawyer representing Ventura. The terms of the settlement weren’t disclosed.

Persons: Sean Combs, Casandra ‘ Cassie ’ Ventura, chris delmas, Casandra “ Cassie ” Ventura Organizations: Agence France Locations: Ventura

☆ Sean Combs Accused of Physical, Mental Abuse by Former Partner
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Ginger Adams Otis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Sean Combs, through a lawyer, denies all of the allegations against him in the lawsuit. Photo: Jordan Strauss/Invision/Associated PressA former romantic partner of producer and entrepreneur Sean Combs has filed a federal lawsuit accusing the music mogul of physical and mental abuse spanning roughly a decade. In a suit filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, R&B singer Cassie, who was once signed to Combs’s Bad Boy Records label, accused him of using drugs and alcohol to control her during their relationship. The pair first met in late 2005, when she was 19 years old and he was 37, the suit said.

Persons: Sean Combs, Jordan Strauss, Cassie Organizations: Press, Southern, of, Bad Boy Records Locations: U.S, of New York

☆ Cassie Settles Lawsuit Accusing Sean Combs of Rape and Abuse
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Ben Sisario | More About Ben Sisario | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

And Ms. Ventura, who has already aired her accusations through a public complaint, avoids a cross-examination by Mr. Combs’s attorneys. In response, a lawyer for Mr. Combs, Ben Brafman, said, “Mr. According the suit, Mr. Combs called these events “freak offs,” and they took place in a number of high-end hotels throughout the United States. According to Ms. Ventura’s suit, Mr. Combs controlled nearly every aspect of her life, paying for her homes, car, clothes and other necessities, and even had access to her personal medical records. The suit says Ms. Ventura never went to the police because she feared it “would merely give Mr. Combs another excuse to hurt her.”

Persons: Combs, Ventura, Ventura —, Combs’s, Mr, Ben Brafman, “ Mr, Ms, Ventura’s, ” Organizations: Mr, Court Locations: Manhattan, United States

☆ Sean 'Diddy' Combs accused of sex trafficking, rape of singer Cassie
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Steve Gorman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Sean Combs arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala (Met Gala) to celebrate the opening of “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination” in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., May 7, 2018. Ventura, 37, alleges that Combs raped her near the end of their relationship in 2018 when she broached the idea of leaving him. Combs' lawyer, Ben Brafman, issued a statement saying his client "vehemently denies these offensive and outrageous allegations." The lawsuit filed Thursday depicted Combs, who has formerly gone by such monikers as P. Diddy, Puff Daddy and Diddy, as an erratic, controlling individual with violent tendencies aimed at Ventura and others. The lawsuit cites violations of sex trafficking and human trafficking statutes under federal, New York and California laws.

Persons: Sean Combs, Eduardo Munoz, Cassandra Ventura, Sean, Diddy, Combs, Ventura, Cassie, Ben Brafman, Brafman, Sean John, Kid Cudi, Steven Tyler, Aerosmith, L.A, Reid, Neil Portnow, Steve Gorman, Deepa Babington Organizations: Metropolitan Museum of Art, REUTERS, Ventura, Bad Boy Records, Forbes, Recording Academy, Thomson Locations: Manhattan, New York, U.S, Ventura, Ventura ., California, Los Angeles

☆ Sean Combs, Cassie settle her bombshell rape, sex trafficking lawsuit day after filing
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Cassie Ventura and Sean 'Diddy' Combs attend the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 7, 2018 in New York City. Terms of the settlement between Combs and his former romantic partner Cassie, whose legal name is Casandra Ventura, were not disclosed. In his own statement that was contained in the email, Combs said, "We have decided to resolve this matter amicably." The settlement was a remarkably quick and stunning end to a shocking civil suit Cassie filed Thursday in Manhattan federal court. And Cassie in her suit said Combs forced her to have sex with "male sex workers while masturbating and filming the encounters."

Persons: Cassie Ventura, Sean, Diddy, Combs, Cassie, Sean Combs, Casandra Ventura, Ventura, Douglas Wigdor Organizations: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States, Court, Southern, of, Bad Boy Records Locations: New York City, of New York, Manhattan

☆ Cassie’s Suit Against Sean Combs May Cast Her Career in a New Light
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Joe Coscarelli | More About Joe Coscarelli | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

A second album was routinely teased in the press — with Combs touting her artistic development: “she’s really cocooned into a butterfly” — but never materialized. “I wanted to go all the way and kind of land in punk,” she said at the time. By 2012, with the release of the single “King of Hearts,” Ventura was still touting a comeback. It would be years before Ventura released music again. According to the singer’s lawsuit, on at least two occasions in 2009 and 2015, Combs beat her after seeing her speak to music managers at parties.

Persons: Combs, “ You’ve, Lil Wayne, Akon, Ventura, Cassie, “, ”, ” Ventura, “ I’m, “ It’s, Wiz Khalifa, Rick Ross, Meek, she’s Organizations: MTV, Interscope Records, Bad, Pitchfork

☆ Sean Combs Is Accused by Cassie of Rape and Years of Abuse in Lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Ben Sisario | More About Ben Sisario | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The suit, which names Mr. Combs and a number of his associated companies as defendants, seeks unspecified damages. scan she had — for memory loss, possibly caused by drug use or by a beating she said she suffered from Mr. Combs — went directly to Mr. Combs. According to the suit, Mr. Combs then had his staff bring her to a hotel room to recuperate for a week. She asked to go home to her parents, but Mr. Combs refused, the suit says. The suit says that after seeing the violent repercussions of rejecting Mr. Combs, and the extent to which he would isolate her from her support network, “Ms.

Persons: Combs, Ventura, Cassie, Casandra Ventura, “, Karwai Tang, Ms, Ventura’s, Combs — Organizations: Mr, Getty, Bad Locations: Los Angeles

☆ Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of rape and abuse in lawsuit filed by former girlfriend Cassie Ventura
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Ventura claims in the suit that Combs “exerted his power and influence” over her throughout the course of their professional and romantic relationship. Neilson Barnard/Getty ImagesIn addition to Combs, the lawsuit names his companies, including Bad Boy Records, Bad Boy Entertainment and Combs Enterprises. The law has given adult survivors of sexual assault one year to file lawsuits against their perpetrators and is set to expire on November 24. Combs, 54, founded the music label Bad Boy in 1993, and has gone by stage names Puff Daddy and Diddy. Ventura, 37, is an R&B singer most known for her song “Me & U” off of her 2006 self-titled debut album “Cassie,” which was released while she was signed to Combs’ Bad Boy label.

Persons: Sean Combs, Casandra Ventura, Combs, Combs “, Ventura, “, ” Ventura, Cassie –, ” Ben Brafman, Mr, Sean, Diddy, Cassie, Neilson Barnard, Lil Wayne, Akon Organizations: CNN, Combs, Bad Boy Records, “, Getty, Bad Boy Entertainment, Combs Enterprises, Epic Records Locations: New York City, Ventura, New York

☆ What Greta Lee, Lizzy Caplan and Spike Lee Wore to Party This Week
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Emma Grillo | Sadiba Hasan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On Monday night, luminaries of music and film, dressed in ruffles, sequins and tulle, gathered in Harlem at the Apollo Theater and in SoHo for a Tribeca Film Festival dinner. Uptown, the Apollo hosted its annual Spring Benefit, where musicians and philanthropists celebrated the theater’s 90th year and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Sean Combs accepted awards. The event included performances by Wyclef Jean; Stout; Gladys Knight, and MC Lyte, who were supported by Ray Chew, the music director for the event, and his band. Downtown, on Spring Street, Chanel hosted the 16th annual Tribeca Festival Artists dinner at Balthazar, which honored women artists who contributed original artwork to the festival’s filmmakers. The crowd included Robert De Niro, Lizzy Caplan, Tracee Ellis Ross, Brendan Fraser, Katie Holmes and Sofia Coppola.

Persons: Kareem Abdul, Jabbar, Sean Combs, Wyclef Jean, Stout, Gladys Knight, MC Lyte, Ray Chew, Derrick Jones, ”, DJ Kool, Chanel, Balthazar, Robert De Niro, Lizzy Caplan, Tracee Ellis Ross, Brendan Fraser, Katie Holmes, Sofia Coppola Organizations: Apollo, Tribeca, Downtown Locations: Harlem, SoHo

☆ The Met Gala Was Just the Start. Welcome to the After-Parties.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Jacob Bernstein | Sadiba Hasan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Florence Pugh, her head newly shaved, stood at the bar in the front room. Ms. Lipa was at the front of a narrow, packed dance floor, dancing in an outfit adorned with pearls. The singer Juan Luis Londoño Arias, who performs as Maluma, was on the balcony, flashing peace signs to the crowd below. Paris Hilton swayed from side to side, eyes hidden behind white sunglasses, with Marc Jacobs at her side. Mary J. Blige stood next to Mr. Combs as he played emcee.

☆ How a Milliner Spends Her Sundays
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-02 | by ( Nancy A. Ruhling | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

“The right hat is an expression of your personality,” said Linda Pagan, who owns The Hat Shop NYC. “You are never alone when you wear a hat — wearing one is like walking a dog but without all the work; people will always stop and talk to you.”Ms. Pagan should know. Ms. Pagan has a personal collection of 60 hats that she stores in the basement of her shop. “I always wear a hat as they make me feel great, and it’s great for business. “Thank goodness I didn’t go into lingerie.”The only thing Ms. Pagan, 64, who was born in England, likes more than hats is her short commute.

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