Combs was arrested Monday night and indicted Tuesday on counts including sex trafficking and racketeering.
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Rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested Monday and pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges including sex trafficking and racketeering and will remain in custody until his trial, provoking a range of sharp reactions from rapper and longtime critic 50 Cent, and other celebrities in the hip-hop and R&B communities.Key Facts
Combs was indicted on charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, cause or coercion and transportation to engage in prostitution, with prosecutors alleging he engaged in physical abuse, coercion and obstruction of justice when organizing sex parties he described as “Freak Offs.”
50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson III, tweeted a photo of him and actor Drew Barrymore captioned, “Here I am keeping good company with [Barrymore] and I don’t have 1,000 bottles of lube at the house,” referencing investigators’ findings while they searched Combs’ homes in March, when law enforcement recovered more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant, according to Combs’ indictment.
