Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and his son Justin ‘Dior’ Combs were seen together for the first time since the raid on the rapper’s homes, as the pair relaxed in Miami on Sunday.
The Grammy Award winner, 54, enjoyed a leisurely stroll around his exclusive community of Star Island with Justin, 30, who was detained last month when federal agents swarmed the family’s LA mansion amid a sex trafficking investigation.
Cutting a casual figure in T-shirt and shorts, Diddy appeared in high spirits as he placed his hand on Justin’s shoulder during an intimate father-son moment.
They were joined by Justin’s girlfriend, Stephanie Rao, as both Justin and Stephanie enjoyed a glass of wine during the outing.
The afternoon retreat comes as Diddy raised eyebrows by taking to Instagram to share a snippet of his 1998 Victory music video, which depicts him running from a SWAT team.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and his son Justin ‘Dior’ Combs were seen together for the first time since the raid on the rapper’s homes, as the pair relaxed in Miami on Sunday
The Grammy Award winner, 54, enjoyed a leisurely stroll around his exclusive community of Star Island with Dior, 30
In the clip, Puff Daddy, as he was known when Victory was released in 1997, raps alongside the late The Notorious B.I.G.
The music video also features Danny DeVito, who remarks that Diddy’s character has evaded capture for years before the words ‘Most Wanted’ appear onscreen.
Diddy captioned the post: ‘Bad Boy for life.’
The post came after news that Diddy’s son Christian ‘King’ Combs, 25, had been sued for allegedly sexually assaulting Grace O’Marcaigh, a woman working on a yacht his father chartered in the summer of 2022, according to court documents.
The lawsuit further alleges that King engaged in sexual harassment and inflicted emotional distress.
Diddy is also implicated, accused of aiding and abetting his son.
The purported incident occurred in late December of that year, just before Diddy hosted a star-studded yacht party on New Year’s Eve.
O’Marcaigh claims that King attempted to kiss and grope her after providing her with a shot of liquor she suspects was spiked.
Cutting a casual figure in T-shirt and shorts, Diddy appeared in high spirits
The hang out came after news that Diddy’s son Christian ‘King’ Combs , 25, had been sued for allegedly sexually assaulting Grace O’Marcaigh
Justin kept it casual in a pink T-shirt and black pants as Diddy relaxed in a bucket hat and sandals
The pair looked to be in deep conversation at one point
Diddy placed his hand on Justin’s shoulder during an intimate father-son moment
O’Marcaigh reportedly has audio recordings of herself allegedly rebuffing his advances in the yacht’s studio and trying to evade him.
Subsequently, King purportedly tried to coerce O’Marcaigh into performing oral sex on him.
She provided photos showing bruises on her arm, which she alleges she sustained while resisting him and fleeing the situation.
After King and brother Justin were arrested last month during raids on their father’s Los Angeles and Miami homes, they have hired attorney Jeffrey Lichtman, accusing investigators of ‘excessive use of force’ during the arrest at the Holmby Hills, Los Angeles mansion.
King also broke his silence on Snapchat after the arrest, writing, ‘Stop with the [blue cap emoji],’ which translates to ‘Stop lying.’
In a statement after the raids, Diddy’s attorney Aaron Dyer called them an ‘unprecedented ambush’ and a ‘witch hunt’ against the businessman.
The raids came after the Harlem-born hip-hop star was hit with a slew of lawsuits alleging sexual assault, rape, and other crimes after he settled his ex-girlfriend Cassie’s similar lawsuit in November.
‘Enough is enough. For the last couple of weeks, I have sat silently and watched people try to assassinate my character, destroy my reputation, and my legacy,’ Diddy wrote December 6 in his only statement on the matter.
‘Sickening allegations have been made against me by individuals looking for a quick payday. Let me be absolutely clear: I did not do any of the awful things being alleged. I will fight for my name, my family, and for the truth.’
The suit alleged he controlled and abused her for over a decade – as well as plying her with drugs, beating her, and forcing her to have sex with male prostitutes while he watched and recorded.
Diddy appeared to share a laugh with his son
They were joined by Justin’s girlfriend, Stephanie Rao, as both Justin and Stephanie enjoyed a glass of wine during the outing
The outing was a family affair
The afternoon retreat comes as Diddy raised eyebrows by taking to Instagram to share a snippet of his 1998 Victory music video, which depicts him running from a SWAT team
King’s lawsuit further alleges that King engaged in sexual harassment and inflicted emotional distress; Diddy and King in 2022
Combs was sued November 16 by the singer Cassie, who accused him of rape and physical abuse before the case was settled out of court
Cassie and multiple other women who have sued him for sexual assault in recent months are reportedly cooperating with federal investigators as an alleged sex trafficking probe involving the hip hop mogul heats up.
Cassie has been working with investigators for ‘several weeks,’ sources with direct knowledge told TMZ on Wednesday.
The timing means that the 37-year-old singer may have even been working with feds in the run-up to the dual Homeland Security raids on the rapper-turned-executive’s Los Angeles and Miami mansions.
Sources with knowledge of the investigation said that Cassie may have helped authorities establish the probable cause needed to get a judge to sign off on search warrants on the two mansions.