While Sean “ ” Combs became a definitive figure in hip hop — as his career spread from music to fashion, spirits and more, climbing to the top echelons of these industries — reports over the past year have made clear that rumors of his conduct behind closed doors persisted for years. The first crack in the dam came in November, when accusations in a legal complaint from his ex-girlfriend, “Me & U” singer Cassie, opened the door to what’s now mounted to 10 legal complaints against the mogul. On Sept.
17 in Manhattan on charges that included sex trafficking, forced labor, coercion to engage in prostitution and narcotics distribution. Combs entered a not guilty plea on these charges and, in a statement after his arrest, his attorney Marc Agnifilo said the U.S.
Attorney’s Office is pursuing an “unjust prosecution,” adding that Combs has cooperated in the investigation. “Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is a music icon, self-made entrepreneur, loving family man, and proven philanthropist who has spent the last 30 years building an empire, adoring his children, and working to uplift the Black community,” Agnifilo, a former federal and state prosecutor, said. “He is an imperfect person, but he is not a criminal.
” Here is a look at the recent accusations that have emerged involving Combs. Cassandra Ventura, also known as the singer Cassie, filed a legal complaint years of sexual abuse, harassment and rape during the relationship she entered in with Combs and remaine.
