Sean “Diddy” Combs’ authorized crew is firing again following his properties being raided by federal brokers.
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The music mogul’s properties in Los Angeles and Miami had been raided by regulation enforcement on Monday amid a number of allegations of sexual assault.
In response to the raids, Diddy’s lawyer, Aaron Dyer, is sustaining his consumer’s innocence whereas condemning how the rapper and his household had been handled within the course of.
“Yesterday, there was a gross overuse of military-level power as search warrants had been executed at Mr. Combs’ residences,” Dyer stated in an announcement to PEOPLE. “There isn’t a excuse for the extreme present of power and hostility exhibited by authorities or the best way his kids and workers had been handled.”
The lawyer went on to make clear that Combs “was by no means detained however spoke to and cooperated with authorities,” including, “neither Mr. Combs nor any of his members of the family have been arrested nor has their potential to journey been restricted in any method.”
“This unprecedented ambush — paired with a sophisticated, coordinated media presence — results in a untimely rush to judgment of Mr. Combs and is nothing greater than a witch hunt primarily based on meritless accusations made in civil lawsuits,” Dyer’s assertion continued. “There was no discovering of prison or civil legal responsibility with any of those allegations. Mr. Combs is harmless and can proceed to combat each single day to clear his identify.”
Aerial footage broadcast by FOX 11 throughout the raid of Diddy’s Beverly Hills property exhibits his two sons, Justin Combs, 30, and Christian “King” Combs, 25, handcuffed whereas chatting with authorities. Diddy wasn’t current throughout the raid as he was noticed on the Miami-Opa Locka Government Airport.
Following the raids, a Homeland Safety Investigations consultant issued an announcement to PEOPLE, saying their efforts are “a part of an ongoing investigation.”
“Earlier at the moment, Homeland Safety Investigations (HSI) New York executed regulation enforcement actions as a part of an ongoing investigation, with help from HSI Los Angeles, HSI Miami, and our native regulation enforcement companions,” the assertion reads. “We’ll present additional data because it turns into out there.”
TMZ obtained footage of Combs’ Los Angeles property after the raid, which particulars simply how thorough authorities had been when looking out the music mogul’s dwelling.
Clips from inside the home present safes damaged into, belongings scattered throughout the ground and drawers left open as federal brokers seemingly left no stone unturned of their search.
