The world of entertainment attends stupefied unstoppable number of accusations of sexual abuse that you receive daily Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs. What began as an isolated case has become a monumental series of criminal acts allegedly committed by Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs against one hundred and twenty people. The rapper and producer has fallen from the sky of luxury and glamor to the hell of public repudiation and the deprivation of liberty in the blink of an eye.
© GETTY IMAGESOn September 16, he was arrested at a Manhattan hotel and appeared in federal court in New York. His lawyer – Marc Agnifilo, famous for his defense of the NXIVM sect leader – insists that an injustice is being committed against your clientwho although he is an “imperfect person” he is not a criminal. Faced with this position, the lawyer hired by the victims, Tony Buzbee, has warned that it will soon come to light a list of the singer’s alleged collaborators: “It’s a long list,” he revealed, “but due to the nature of this case, we will make sure we are right before we do it.” And he has emphasized “the names will surprise”. The penalties facing the powerful record producer could range between fifteen years in prison and life imprisonment, since he is accused of crimes as serious as sex trafficking, forced labor, interstate transportation for prostitution, drug possession, kidnapping, bribery, arson, and obstruction of justice.
© GETTY IMAGESIn the collective complaint presented to Justice, and signed by 120 people, including his ex-girlfriend, Cassandra Ventura, chilling data is revealed, such as that vEighty-five of the plaintiffs were minors when the events occurred. Lawyer Tony Buzbee left everyone with their mouths open when he assured that a child of just nine years old had also suffered the irrational excesses of ‘Diddy’ Combs. While the snowball of the crimes perpetrated by the singer grows, he remains held in a cell at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center. Everyone, a few years ago, boasted about their friendship with ‘the champion’ now they tremble before the list with which the defense threatens and with everything that will be revealed about the parties, full of excesses, that ‘Diddy’ Combs organized in his mansions. It is important to point out that the fact that these parties were attended – and the list is endless: Jennifer Lopez to Mariah Carey passing by Ashton Kutcher, Paris Hilton or Taylor Swift– does not prove in any way that the guests were aware of the crimes that were being committed there.
enigmatic past
Jennifer Lopez dated the mogul from 1999 to 2001but ended up breaking up a relationship that he described as “unsustainable.” J.Lo had met the producer during the filming of the video clip If You Had my Love. He had charisma and power and Jennifer Lopez, talent and hunger for success. His relationship was stormy and brief with a lurid chapter that printed their names in the police chronicle. On December 28, 1999, they attended a party at a New York club called Hot Chocolate Club, where the release of a young rapper’s first album, Shyne, was being celebrated. At two in the morning the chaos began in the club, in the form of a shootout and pitched battle. ‘Diddy’ Combs, J.Lo and Shyne fled the premises in a van, but were intercepted by police, who found a stolen 9mm pistol in the vehicle. That was one of the most difficult nights for J.Lowho remained in custody for fourteen hours, although she was finally released without charges.
© GETTY IMAGESDuring those years, ‘Diddy’ Combs maintained a very close, although professional, relationship with with Mariah Careywhose producer was it. Some media commented at that time that when Mariah Carey’s heart broke into a thousand pieces after the end of her courtship with Luis Miguel, right in 2001, she had the rapper’s unconditional support.
The chilling data that has come to light during this last month leads to the same question: Who really is this violent man, born in Harlem, who sold newspapers and lemonade on the streets during his childhood and who, in 2017, was declared by the prestigious Forbes magazine as the most profitable man in the world? What are the keys to understanding his rise to the top of the social ladder and his plummet?
© Sylvain GabourySean Johns Combs was born on November 4, 1969 in one of the most violent neighborhoods in New York. He was raised by his mother, after his father, Melvin Combs, linked to a drug dealer named Frank Lucaswas gunned down in Central Park West. From childhood, knew how to get ahead and prosper. He was deeply observant and knew how to anticipate the wishes of others. For example, when delivering newspapers he knew exactly where to place them (between the front door and the mosquito net) to please his clients: “That care made me different, it made me the best newspaper delivery man. Since then, I understood that if I give the best to my clients and if I provide a different service I will get my work back.”
‘Diddy’ Combs’ lost millions
He let himself be carried away by his instinct and knew how to diversify his businesses so as not to depend only on a single source of income. He started in the music industry through his friendship with Biggie Smalls (Notorius BIG) and Wavy Squad. His humble beginnings gave him the advantage of using his sense of smell to distinguish what worked from what didn’t. He produced music for the best –Mariah Carey, but also Beyoncé– and won four Grammy Awards. He exuded self-confidence and charisma. It seemed that everything was possible at his side and that the sky was his only limit.
© GETTY IMAGESNot content with his successes in the music industry – he created his own record label – he opened the most diverse companies: Ciroc Vodka, Aquaydrate water, DeLeon tequila, a clothing line, Sean John, and became a shareholder in Revolt TV. Forbes even quantified his fortune in more than eight hundred million dollars. ‘Diddy’ Combs’ current fall from grace implies a precipitous decline in his finances that, according to experts, hhas dropped to two hundred million dollars.
Regarding his family life, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs He is the father of seven children. He had the oldest of his biological children, born in 1993, with the designer. Mass Hylton-Brim. The youngest of their children, Love, came into the world on December 10, 2022, twenty-seven years after her older brother.
© GETTY IMAGESThe singer and businessman had a very long and intermittent relationship, from 1994 to 2007, with Kimberly Porter, who died of pneumonia in 2018. Another of his longest relationships was the one he had with Cassie Venturathe standard-bearer of the wave of complaints that has landed him in jail. Among his most famous romances, in addition to the one already mentioned with J.Lo, it is worth mentioning the one he had in 2001 with Emma Hemming, the current wife of Bruce Willis; with Naomi Campbell of 2002 and 2003, and with Cameron Diaz from 2008 to 2012.
The days pass, the atrocities grow, the horror experienced in the sadly famous ‘white parties’, named after the dress code that was required, sees the light, but ‘Diddy’ Combs continues to plead not guilty to all charges. His defense lawyer, media man Marc Agnifilo, has complained bitterly about the denial of bail for his client, who describes the situation he is currently experiencing as a “media circus.” “These are the acts of an innocent man who has nothing to hide and who hopes to clear his name in court,” says Combs’ defense.
© GETTY IMAGESMost of the people around him, and many of those who attended those famous parties, which illuminated the nights in the Hamptons, Los Angeles and Miami, remain silent today. Nick Cannon, Mariah Carey’s ex-husband, and very close to the rapper and businessman for years, spoke out about Cassie’s serious accusations, agreeing with her: “She is someone who was hurt, who was a victim,” although he also asked that Cassie’s version be heard. the facts according to Sean Combs: “What’s up with Puff?”
At the moment, a New York court is still gathering information to hand down a sentence. While he defends his innocence, the victims’ lawyers argue that he “engaged in a persistent and widespread pattern of abuse toward women and other people (…) to satisfy his sexual desires, protect his reputation and conceal his conduct.” In December, harassed by the allegations, ‘Diddy’ Combs wrote on his networks: “I did not do any of the horrible things that are alleged. “I will fight for my name, my family and for the truth.” But the latter does not favor him and the evidence – such as a 2016 video in which he is clearly seen hitting Cassie – seems unquestionable. So much so that since last June he has been declared persona “non grata”. New York Mayor Eric Adams asked him to return the keys to the city that he had given him in 2023. And Howard University rescinded an honorary degree it had awarded him.. The idol has lost its power.
