Sean “Diddy” Combs has been taken into custody by federal authorities in New York following a grand jury indictment that prosecutors seek to unseal. This action follows ten months of allegations of sexual abuse against the music mogul and inquiries by prosecutors into sex trafficking.
These events transpired:
November 16, 2023: Singer Cassie, legally known as Cassandra Ventura, accuses Combs of subjecting her to years of abuse, including beatings and rape, in a lawsuit. Combs denies the allegations through his attorney.
November 17, 2023: Cassie’s lawsuit is rapidly settled the day after being filed, with the terms remaining confidential.
November 23, 2023: Two more women, Joi Dickerson and another not named, file lawsuits accusing Combs of sexual abuse, assaults, and forced drugging in the 1990s. Combs’ legal team refutes the claims.
November 28, 2023: Combs steps down temporarily as chairman of Revolt, his cable television network, due to the surge of sexual abuse allegations.
December 6, 2023: A woman alleges in a lawsuit that in 2003, Combs and two others raped her when she was 17. Combs posts a denial on Instagram.
February 26, 2024: A music producer files a lawsuit alleging sexual assault by Combs, which Combs’ lawyer dismisses as “pure fiction.”
March 25, 2024: Homeland Security Investigations raids Combs’ homes in Los Angeles and Miami as part of a sex trafficking probe. Combs’ lawyer condemns the raids.
March 26, 2024: Combs’ lawyer criticizes the raids and asserts Combs’ innocence, vowing to defend his name.
April 4, 2024: A lawsuit implicates Combs’ son, Christian “King” Combs, in a sexual assault case on a yacht. The allegations are deemed “outrageous” by their attorney.
April 26, 2024: Combs and his team file a motion to dismiss elements of a lawsuit from Dickerson, citing legal objections and denouncing the accusations.
May 10, 2024: Combs seeks dismissal of a lawsuit alleging rape in 2003, arguing it was filed too late and calling it “false and hideous.”
May 17, 2024: Video footage showing Combs assaulting Ventura in 2016 surfaces. Combs apologizes for his actions in a subsequent social media post.
May 19, 2024: Combs posts a video apologizing for the assault on Ventura, acknowledging his wrongdoing.
June 10, 2024: Combs returns a key to the city at the request of New York Mayor Eric Adams due to the leaked assault video of Cassie.
August 26, 2024: Combs moves to dismiss a lawsuit from a music producer, alleging it is filled with falsehoods and intended to exploit media attention.
September 11, 2024: Singer Dawn Richard sues Combs, claiming years of abuse, which Combs’ representatives dismiss as an attempt to profit.
September 16, 2024: Combs is arrested in New York after a grand jury indictment, with the charges not publicly disclosed yet. His attorney labels it an unfair persecution of an “imperfect person” who is not a criminal.
