Diddy's Sex Trafficking and Racketeering Arrest

Overview

Diddy's Sex Trafficking and Racketeering Arrest refers to the detainment of American rapper and entrepreneur Sean Combs (also known as Puff Daddy, P. Diddy or Diddy) after a series of lawsuits filed accusing him of sexual harassment, sexual assault and the trafficking of minors in November 2023. Diddy was detained in Manhattan in mid-September 2024 after a grand jury charged him with racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking in a federal indictment filed by the Southern District of New York (SDNY). The rapper's arrest became a viral topic on social media, sparking memes and jokes about Diddy's life in prison.

Background

On September 16th, 2024, TMZ^[1] revealed Diddy was arrested and taken into federal custody in New York, writing that Homeland Security "swooped into a midtown hotel" where the rapper was staying. CNN^[2] posted a video (seen below) about Diddy's arrest, saying the charges "are unclear at this time," which amassed more than 482,000 views and 8,500 likes in a day.

Developments

Diddy's Lawyer Statement

In a statement shared with several news outlets on September 17th, 2024, Combs’ lawyer^[3] expressed disappointment with the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s decision to arrest the rapper, claiming an “unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs” and that he has been “nothing but cooperative with this investigation” and “voluntarily relocated to New York last week” anticipating these charges.

Diddy's Indictment

On September 17th, 2024, Diddy's indictment was unsealed after his arrest in Manhattan by federal agents, revealing the rapper has been indicted on criminal charges for what U.S. prosecutors "called the music mogul's years-long orchestration of a sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy."^[8]

Diddy's "Freak Off Supplies"

The police document about Diddy's indictment revealed his Miami house had over 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant among “various Freak Off supplies,” as the X^[9] page @Dexerto tweeted (seen below), receiving roughly 4,000 likes and 400 reposts in a few hours on September 17th, 2024.

Online Reactions

News about Diddy's arrest quickly went viral on social media as netizens shared reactions, jokes and memes mocking the rapper and his future life in prison.

For example, on September 17th, 2024, X^[4] user @JozuJoestar posted Gambit's Woo I'm About a Make a Name for Myself Here viral quote, pairing it with the caption, "Diddy when they show him the showers." The post (seen below) amassed over 132,000 views and 4,1000 likes in a few hours.

TikToker^[5] @justinontikt0k posted on September 17th, 2024, a video about the rapper's arrest (seen below), amassing more than 13,000 likes in a few hours.

Diddy's arrest also became a viral subject on Reddit^[6] in mid-September 2024, inspiring several posts speculating why the rapper was arrested, as the charges have yet to be made public.^[7]

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