U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents have opened an investigation of hip-hop star Sean "Diddy" Combs, searching properties connected to him in Los Angeles and Miami.
The inquiry was being directed by Homeland Security Investigations agents in New York, where he was accused by a former girlfriend in a lawsuit filed in federal court in November of engaging in sex trafficking.
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The inquiry was being directed by Homeland Security Investigations agents in New York, where he was accused by a former girlfriend in a lawsuit filed in federal court in November of engaging in sex trafficking.
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00:00 U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents have opened an investigation of hip-hop star
00:07 Sean "Diddy" Combs, searching properties connected to him in Los Angeles and Miami.
00:13 The inquiry was being directed by Homeland Security Investigations agents in New York,
00:18 where he was accused by a former girlfriend in a lawsuit filed in federal court in November
00:23 of engaging in sex trafficking.
00:25 The statement did not elaborate on the nature of the investigation.
00:29 R&B vocalist Cassandra Ventura sued Combs in federal court in Manhattan in mid-November,
00:35 accusing the rapper and hip-hop executive she once dated and whose music label she signed
00:40 with of subjecting her to serial, physical abuse, sexual slavery, and rape.
00:47 The lawsuit also accused Combs of regularly beating Ventura over the course of a 10-year
00:52 professional and romantic relationship in which he controlled her through intimidation
00:57 and by plying her with drugs and alcohol.
01:00 The lawsuit cited violations of sex trafficking and human trafficking statutes under federal
01:06 New York and California laws.
01:09 Combs, through his lawyer, has denied the allegations.
01:12 Combs, founder of the landmark label Bad Boy Records, is one of the most influential producers
01:17 and executives in hip-hop and a hugely successful performer in his own right, as well as the
01:23 impresario of his own Sean John clothing line.
01:27 Combs is a licensed professional.
01:28 He has no relation to or is associated with any company or group.
01:29 He is a licensed professional and does not have any business affiliations with or is
01:30 associated with any company or group.
01:30 Combs is a licensed professional and does not have any business affiliations with or