Sean “Diddy” Combs has broken his social media silence less than a week after Homeland Security raided his homes.
The music mogul, 54, took to Instagram to post a series of photos of his 1-year-old daughter, Love, for Easter.
“HAPPY EASTER from Baby Love,” Combs captioned the post.
Combs has seven children by four women: adopted son Quincy, 32; Justin, 30; Christian, 25; Chance, 17; twins D’Lila and Jessie, 17; and Love, whose mother is Dana Tran, a cybersecurity professional and model.
Combs has been spotted in Miami since Homeland Security Investigations conducted raids on his properties in Los Angeles and Miami on March 25.
The raids were part of a sex-trafficking investigation, the Associated Press reported. Two of Combs’ sons, Justin and Christian, were spotted in handcuffs outside the Los Angeles home during the raid. No arrests were made, and no one has been charged.
Aaron Dyer, Combs’ attorney, criticized the raid in a statement to Newsweek.
“There was a gross overuse of military-level force as search warrants were executed at Mr. Combs’ residences. There is no excuse for the excessive show of force and hostility exhibited by authorities or the way his children and employees were treated,” Dyer said on March 26.
“Mr. Combs was never detained but spoke to and cooperated with authorities,” he continued.
Dyer added, “Mr. Combs is innocent and will continue to fight every single day to clear his name.” He described the raids as “nothing more than a witch-hunt.”
One of Combs’ sons, Justin, was named in a lawsuit filed against Combs in February and amended on March 25. It accused Combs of committing sex trafficking and fraud, partying with minors, grooming, forcing drug use and forcing people to lie about a shooting that took place at a music studio.
Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones, a music producer, is suing Combs for $30 million in damages over psychological trauma and alleged unpaid income while working with Combs for 13 months on his The Love Album: Off the Grid.
Combs’ attorneys denied Jones’ claims, including that Justin got into a heated argument with his friend, identified as Mr. G., during a music-writing camp at a Los Angeles recording studio in September 2022. According to the lawsuit, Combs and his son went into a restroom at the studio with Mr. G during the argument, and gunshots were soon heard.
Jones said he was the only one to give aid to Mr. G, who emerged from the restroom bleeding, and that Combs informed him to lie about what happened.
“Mr. Combs gave strict instructions to inform the police that he had nothing to do with the shooting. He also forced Mr. Jones to lie to the police by telling them that G was shot standing outside the studio by a drive-by assailant,” the lawsuit said. It added that there were other witnesses present at the incident who would come forward to testify if subpoenaed.
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