DIDDY found inspiration from a higher power in defying a federal human trafficking investigation against him.
But critics criticize the rapper for his religious response.
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Diddy faces charges of sex trafficking, sexual assault and soliciting and distributing narcotics and illegal firearms.
Federal agents raided their homes in Miami and Los Angeles in March, taking with them several boxes and laptops.
On Saturday, the 54-year-old shared a subtle commentary about the allegations and his thoughts on them in an Instagram post.
Diddy shared video clips of himself hugging friends and being part of a prayer circle.
The Victory singer also stood on a beach, at the foot of the choppy waves, with his back to the camera.
The next scene showed Diddy with his arms outstretched, looking up at the sky, as the strong wind blew around him.
In the video, Diddy included part of a sermon by Christian pastor and motivational speaker TD Jakes, with a message of perseverance.
“Not hysterical, not frantic, not anxious, not restless, but steadfast in the storm,” the pastor spoke in a deep voice. “It looks bad, it looks hard, but it stands firm in the storm.”
But fans were upset by Diddy’s sudden show of faith and flooded the comments section with warnings.
“Don’t try to bring God into this,” one person warned, while another added, “God can’t save you from this.”
“I’d stay out of it, boss,” a third person suggested.
While one person responded: “Sometimes we create our own ‘storms’ and then get mad when it rains.”
ATTACK
Dramatic video showed the moment heavily armed Homeland Security agents stormed Diddy’s home in late March.
Homeland Security said the agents “performed law enforcement actions as part of an ongoing investigation, with assistance from HSI Los Angeles, HSI Miami and our local law enforcement partners.”
Recent lawsuits against Diddy
Diddy was hit with a wave of lawsuits in late 2023 and early 2024 with allegations of sex trafficking and sexual assault. He denied all allegations against him.
- Cassie, Diddy’s longtime girlfriend, sued him in November 2023, alleging that he suffered “a cycle of abuse, violence and sex trafficking” until their relationship ended in 2018. Diddy and Cassie settled their lawsuit the day after they sued. its opening.
- Diddy was hit with two more lawsuits a week later. Joi Dickerson accused Diddy of drugging and raping her and filming the attack when she was a 19-year-old college student in January 1991.
- A second accuser in a separate lawsuit alleged that Diddy and another man sexually assaulted her and a friend in 1990 or 1991 and then showed up at her apartment and beat her several days later.
- Diddy was sued again in December by a woman who claimed he and two men gang-raped her in 2003 when she was 17.
- In February 2024, Rodney ‘Lil Rod’ Jones, who helped produce Diddy’s latest album, claimed the mogul sexually harassed, drugged and threatened him from September 2022 to November 2023 while they worked together.
Video obtained by Los Angeles Fox affiliate KTV showed several individuals handcuffed and sitting on the lawn of his Holmby Hills mansion.
Additional video from Florida showed federal investigators arriving by boat at a Miami home linked to Diddy.
Law enforcement was seen on the pier and surrounding the sprawling waterfront mansion.
They took with them boxes of evidence, including what appeared to be two laptops.
ALLEGATIONS
The next day, Diddy’s lawyer, Aaron Dyer, condemned the “unprecedented” raids and said the rapper was innocent.
“Yesterday, there was an excessive use of military force when search warrants were executed at Mr. Combs’ residence,” Aaron said.
“There is no excuse for the excessive display of force and hostility demonstrated by authorities or for the way their children and staff were treated.
“This unprecedented ambush – coupled with an advanced and coordinated media presence – leads to a premature rush to Mr. Combs’ trial and is nothing more than a witch hunt based on baseless accusations made in civil proceedings.”
The raids came after Diddy was hit with multiple allegations, which included a bombshell $30 million lawsuit against him.
The lawsuit was filed by Combs’ former employee, Rodney “Lil Rod.”
Part of the document stated that Combs’ ex-girlfriend, Miami rapper Yung Miami, was paid a monthly fee to provide sexual favors to Combs.
She denied the accusations Xformally Twitter, writing: “Something the internet invented and you used!”
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