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Grand jury witness Diddy detailed footage of celebrities being victimized by rapper, report says

Grand jury witness Diddy detailed footage of celebrities being victimized by rapper, report says

A witness who claims to have footage of rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs harassing celebrities will appear before a grand jury, a new report says.

Ariel Mitchell, a lawyer representing the witness, said her client was called to testify before a grand jury on Thursday, CNN reported. Mitchell, who represented two other women who have come forward with allegations of abuse against Combs, told the publication that the witness had evidence related to the rapper’s allegations of sexual assault and other crimes. Another source told the publication that a witness said he had video footage of the violence. The witness is not the alleged victim.

According to CNN, other celebrities are among the people who have faced the alleged abuse. Mitchell revealed the witness’s identity, but CNN did not report his name.

Combs, a rapper and music mogul credited with helping launch the careers of some of the biggest stars in recent years, was arrested in September on sex trafficking and racketeering charges. Federal prosecutors allege Combs and his co-conspirators threatened, abused and coerced women and others around him to “gratify his sexual desires.”

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Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested in September on racketeering and sex trafficking charges. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

This is alleged to have included forcing victims to participate in recorded sexual acts, which he described as “freaks”.

Prosecutors told CNN that the government’s investigation into the rapper has continued since his arrest. One source even told the outlet that people with new charges and witnesses have been meeting with federal prosecutors since September.

“The grand jury always meets,” a source familiar with the situation told CNN. “The investigation is ongoing.”

“The grand jury never stopped,” another source told the publication.

Combs could face more than 100 new lawsuits just two weeks after he was arrested by federal agents in New York.

The latest wave of lawsuits was announced on October 1.Los Angeles Times More than 100 people reportedly alleged that Combs sexually abused and exploited them.

On Sept. 9, the music mogul was also handed a $100 million default judgment for alleged 1997 party sex abuse against Derrick Lee Cardello-Smith.

Then on Monday, Combs was hit with two new lawsuits accusing him of drugging and sexually abusing two boys. The lawsuits say they were minors at the time, and one of them was only 10 years old.

The hip-hop artist’s lawyer called Combs “an innocent man with nothing to hide.”

“We are disappointed in the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s decision to continue what we believe is an unfair prosecution of Mr. Combs,” his lawyer, Mark Agnifilo, previously said. Independent.

Independent A Combs representative has been contacted for comment.