Misa Hilton shares security video of Diddy attack
Edited home surveillance video shows part of a Homeland Security Investigations raid on one of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ residences last week, showing the mother of two of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sons. published on Instagram. (@MisaHilton/Instagram)
Jeffrey Lichtman, a prominent defense attorney hired by Sean “Diddy” Combs’ son Justin, leaks details of search warrants executed at the hip-hop billionaire’s mansions in Miami and Los Angeles, revealing that accused federal agents of trying to influence public opinion. of power.
On the latest episode of his hour-long show “Beyond the Legal Limit,” which covers topics ranging from landlines to the Israel-Hamas war, Lichtman devoted about six minutes to the Combs case.
His client was seen on video being chased away and made to walk backwards with a hand on his head.
He said: “Governments are not always good, they are not always honest, they do not always play by the rules. In fact, they often do not play by the rules.” latest episode.
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Sean “P. Diddy” Combs holds a glass of wine and smokes a cigarette on the waterfront side of his Star Island mansion on March 30, 2024. The home was raided earlier in the week as part of a sex trafficking investigation. (back grid/mega)
“What bothers me most about this is not the search itself, but the water search that took place at two of Puff Daddy’s homes. But the fact that it was definitely reported in the press just before or at the last minute. ,” Lichtman said.
“They were all there and ready to record it. They were all there and they talked about it and anonymous law enforcement about what they’re looking for, which is evidence of sex trafficking. is telling them with bated breath,” he added. “That’s bad, because it’s bad for our government and law enforcement.”
A former federal law enforcement official argued that the search for Combs created an unnecessary risk, recalling the infamous 1993 ATF raid on the Branch Davidians compound in Waco, Texas. The attack killed more than 70 people on the premises and injured 20 staff members.
Diddy and Justin Combs attend “The Love Album” listening party on September 15, 2023 in New York City. (Johnny Nunez/Wire Image)
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“David Koresh jogged by himself every morning. He went to Starbucks for coffee every day,” said former DEA special agent Dave Katz. “He could have been taken very quietly and privately.”
Instead, the confrontation became a “press event” that ended in tragedy.
“I don’t know who came up with the idea to promote this kind of thing, but it’s outrageous,” he said.
No one was injured in the Homeland Security raid on Combs’ property, and many experts say the use of force was necessary to protect the safety of investigators and local police.
Attorneys for Rodney Jones, who accused Diddy, included this image in the lawsuit. According to court filings, the photo was taken at a Thanksgiving party, with Jones sitting next to Sean “Diddy” Combs on the left. (Southern District of New York)
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“They had a good idea of what was in those homes before they searched them,” said David Gelman, a defense attorney and former prosecutor who has worked on both sides of the case. “They have to take precautions, but this is an overreach and they have to keep their heads down and not think this is as much or more than a publicity stunt.”
Meanwhile, the latest allegations in a series of lawsuits allege that Combs has guns in his home, that there may be armed individuals on his property, and that law enforcement officers are armed with tactical equipment. Lawyers point out that this creates a need for protection by a large number of soldiers. . However, critics argue that safety could have been achieved with less drama.
On March 25, law enforcement officers were photographed outside Diddy’s mansion in Beverly Hills. The Department of Homeland Security raided several of the rapper’s properties. (HIGHFIVE/Bauer Griffin/GC Images/Getty Images)
Rapper Sean Diddy Combs’ home raided by Homeland Security
“It’s not like they did anything wrong. It’s just appearances,” said Lara Yeretzian, a prominent California defense attorney. Its past clients include the late hip-hop icons Nate Dogg and Michael Jackson. “We don’t know what evidence they’ve collected, we don’t know what stage of the investigation they’re at, but we do know from what we’ve seen that it appears they’re going after bin Laden. .”
The attack sent a clear message, she added.
“Someone thought the media needed to cover it because it had a message,” she said. “And the message is, we’re going to treat him like a criminal of the highest order.”
HSI did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
HSI authorities searched Didi’s home in Miami. (Getty Images)
Lichtman, who previously represented John Gotti Jr. and cartel boss Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzman, argued that government leaks worsen the public’s perception of the defendants before trial.
Responding to reports that law enforcement officials had confirmed that the search warrant was part of a human trafficking investigation, he said, “By using the media to leak information about the investigation, we are tainting potential jurors. There is only one.”
Combs has also been accused of human trafficking in a series of lawsuits, including one in which two Bad Boy Records executives took Combs on a private jet from Michigan to New York City to meet him. The lawsuit includes a lawsuit from a girl who claims she was an 11th grade student. A night of drugs, alcohol and sexual assault.
Singer and model Cassie Ventura and rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs arrive at Clive Davis’ party on the eve of the 60th Annual Grammy Awards on January 28, 2018 in New York. Ventura sued her ex-boyfriend, Combs, in November, accusing her of sexual assault and physical abuse. They settled the next day, but more accusers have since come forward with similar claims. (Jewel Samad/AFP via Getty Images)
Lichtman also called another lawsuit in which Justin Combs is named a co-defendant “absolutely ridiculous.” Music mogul Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones, the music producer who worked on Diddy’s latest record, The Love Album, is accused of covering up the shooting and other misdeeds and sexually assaulting Diddy. is accusing.
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“This was clearly written to get as much publicity as possible not only about this case, but also about this literally geeky lawyer whose name I can’t remember,” Lichtman said. “And the idea that federal authorities are taking something like this as gospel, which may be the case, is almost unbelievable.”
Mr. Jones’ attorney, Tyrone Blackburn, did not respond to a request for comment.
This still image of a tactical vehicle approaching Diddy’s mansion is from a surveillance video posted on Instagram by his former fashion designer, Misa Hilton. (@MisaHilton/Instagram)
“It was also smart for Diddy’s son to get Jeff Lichtman involved,” Gellman said. “It doesn’t matter whether he is indicted or not. Federal authorities will definitely try to question him.”
He pointed out that hiring a lawyer does not prove guilt or innocence.
Despite the federal investigation, Combs has not been charged with a crime and has denied all charges of wrongdoing.
His lawyer called Mr. Jones’ lawsuit “complete fiction.”
Officers wearing tactical gear and carrying rifles removed Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sons while executing a search warrant last week. The photo is a still from a surveillance video posted on Instagram by her mother, fashion designer Misa Hilton. (@MisaHilton/Instagram)
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“Lil Rod (Rodney Jones) is nothing more than a liar who shamelessly filed a $30 million lawsuit for unjust wages,” Combs’ attorney Sean Hawley said in a statement. said before Fox News Digital. “His reckless publication of his name for an event that is completely fictional and never actually happened is nothing but a blatant attempt to garner headlines.”
