Hip hop mogul P. Diddy was charged by a Manhattan federal court with running a huge criminal organization in the US entertainment industry on September 24, with many crimes such as prostitution, extortion… the victims included young artists who had just entered showbiz.
Previously, P. Diddy (real name: Sean Combs) was arrested on September 17, the result of a years-long investigation by the US Department of Homeland Security, stemming from sexual violence-related lawsuits throughout the rapper’s career.
So how powerful is P. Diddy that this case has caused such a huge shock to the American entertainment industry?
Who are the victims of the crimes P. Diddy has committed over the decades?
The Fall of the P. Diddy Empire
Rapper, singer, actor, producer, and record executive P. Diddy is one of America’s most influential artists, praised for his many contributions to hip hop culture. In terms of personal achievements alone, Diddy has 14 nominations and 3 Grammy wins .
However, P. Diddy’s massive musical legacy goes hand in hand with a series of accusations of sex, blackmail, and drug use…
According to The New York Times, federal prosecutors in Manhattan said P. Diddy ran his criminal empire since at least 2008.
P. Diddy faces one count of conspiracy to commit extortion, which carries a maximum sentence of life in prison; one count of sex trafficking by force, which carries a minimum sentence of 15 years, and one count of transportation of persons for the purpose of prostitution, which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years.
This is just the tip of the iceberg of what P. Diddy has to deal with, his lawyers are currently battling a series of lawsuits from six different female victims.
Shortly after P. Diddy was arrested on September 17, another woman filed a lawsuit against P. Diddy for drugging and raping her at a recording studio in 2001.
At the press conference following P. Diddy’s arrest, the US Department of Homeland Security also announced many shocking exhibits seized from the raid on P. Diddy’s apartment in March 2024 such as: drugs; 1,000 bottles of baby oil; more than 700 “adult toys”; many illegal weapons…
The rapper’s organization used force, threats and other methods to manipulate people into wild, drug-fueled parties.
