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According to NBC News, Sean “Diddy” Combs is the subject of an ongoing federal criminal investigation. The news network cited two sources familiar with Combs’ ongoing legal troubles.
The same sources confirmed that a federal grand jury in the Southern District of New York is hearing evidence as part of the investigation. No details about what is being reviewed have been leaked.
A spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office declined to comment. Combs’ attorneys did not respond to a request for comment.
Deadline has also confirmed the research.
“This is the next step in the process for Mr. Combs as the investigation continues,” said a law enforcement official with knowledge of the grand jury proceedings. Deadline tonight. The official also confirmed that Sean Combs and his attorneys were formally notified of the grand jury last week, NBC reported.
NBC defined Combs’ status as a subject of an investigation as “someone who falls within the scope of a criminal investigation, according to legal experts. An individual is designated as a target when prosecutors likely intend to seek a grand jury indictment against the person.”
There is no indication that anything is imminent, NBC reported, adding that Combs has not received a target letter, the sources said. The Southern District of New York is not required to send one.
This news comes three months after Combs’ homes in Los Angeles and Miami were searched by police.
Combs has been under fire for at least seven months. Multiple women have come forward with allegations of sexual assault, culminating in the May emergence of a video obtained by CNN showing him beating his then-girlfriend, Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura, at a Los Angeles hotel in 2016.
Combs settled a federal lawsuit filed by Ventura last November. The two settled the day after the lawsuit was filed.
Combs has also been stripped of his awards by Howard University and had a reality project dropped by Hulu. He also divested his stake in his former company, Revolt.