Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs indictment looms as feds prepare to bring accusers before grand jury: report
Federal prosecutors are preparing to bring Sean “Diddy” Combs’ accusers in front of a grand jury, indicating that the US Justice Department is moving toward seeking an indictment against the embattled music mogul, according to a new report.
Witnesses have been notified by investigators that they could be called to testify in front of a federal grand jury in New York City, a source told CNN Wednesday.
The Bad Boy Records founder has been hit with eight civil lawsuits, seven of which have accused him of sexual assault. His on-again, off-again girlfriend Cassie Ventura was the first to accuse him of rape and repeated physical abuse in a disturbing suit filed in November 2023.
A second source told the outlet that investigators are being thorough and taking their time to ensure that the potential indictment is “bulletproof.”
A spokesperson for Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) declined to comment to CNN on the existence of a grand jury but noted the agency’s investigation remains ongoing. Combs’ attorney didn’t immediately return Page Six’s request for comment.
The rapper, 54, and Ventura, 37, settled out of court within one day of her filing suit, but surveillance footage of him violently beating her in a hotel hallway in 2016 leaked earlier this month.
In the video, the “Me & U” singer is seen exiting a hotel room with several bags, walking quickly to the elevators. She is wearing a black hoodie over her head, jeans and sneakers. Shortly after, her then-boyfriend appears in nothing but a towel and runs toward her. He grabs her by the neck before kicking her while she lay on the floor.
Ventura addressed the shocking footage for the first time last week, writing on Instagram, “Thank you for all the love and support from my family, friends, strangers and those I have yet to meet. The outpouring of love has created a place for my younger self to settle and feel safe now, but this is only the beginning.”
She continued, “Domestic violence is THE issue. It broke me down to someone I never thought I would become.”
The R&B performer told her fans that she remains on a “healing journey.”
Combs, for his part, issued an apology days after the horrendous video went viral, calling the incident the one of the “darkest times” of his life.
“I was f—ked up. I mean, I hit rock bottom, but I make no excuses,” he shared on social media.
“My behavior on that video is inexcusable. I take full responsibility for my actions in that video. I’m disgusted.”
However, prior to the surveillance footage surfacing, Combs had vehemently denied Ventura’s allegations of abuse and rape, calling them “offensive and outrageous.”
The Department of Homeland Security raided Combs’ Los Angeles and Miami estates in March in connection to allegations of sex trafficking, money laundering and illegal drugs.
