After a monthslong investigation — including raids on his Los Angeles and Miami homes — Sean Combs was charged on September 16, 2024, with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution.
The federal indictment comes after Combs, more commonly known as Diddy, was hit by a series of lawsuits alleging sexual assault, sexual misconduct, and sex trafficking.
The lawsuits, one of which was filed by his former girlfriend Casandra Ventura, provide detailed allegations of rape, abuse, and drugging.
Combs has denied all the allegations against him.
“We are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the US Attorney’s Office,” Marc Agnifilo, Combs’ lawyer, said in a statement to Business Insider on Monday following the federal charges. “These are the acts of an innocent man with nothing to hide, and he looks forward to clearing his name in court.”
While the federal indictment only lists Combs as a defendant, it acknowledges that his employees and associates were members of the criminal enterprise he led and “engaged in, and attempted to engage in, among other crimes, sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery, and obstruction of justice.”
The series of civil suits that have hit him over the past year, though, list a number of specific powerful and wealthy people in Combs’ orbit. Some are outright accused by plaintiffs of wrongdoing — whether that be witnessing the abuse and not stopping it or providing drugs to Combs. Others — like Prince Harry, Nicki Minaj, or Usher — are simply mentioned in passing and not accused of any wrongdoing.
For decades, the hip-hop mogul has been surrounded by accusations of violence — sometimes involving other very famous names.
Here are the well-known people linked to the accusations against Combs.
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