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Diddy was enjoying his time in New York City with fans before his arrest.
On Monday night, feds arrested the music mogul after being indicted with charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking of children by force, fraud or coercion, and transporting for prostitution.
Before his arrest, Diddy was seen hanging out all over New York City, mingling with fans.
On Tuesday, TMZ released a video showing Diddy chilling and havving fun with fans 30 minutes before his arrest.
Via TMZ
Diddy never seemed happier than on the streets of his hometown of New York Monday night — a scene that offered no hint the music mogul would soon end up in federal custody facing a criminal indictment.
TMZ obtained new video of Diddy interacting with several excited fans on a darkened street in Midtown Manhattan approximately 30 minutes before federal agents arrested him at the Park Hyatt hotel nearby.
#Diddy was seen having a blast with excited fans shortly before his Monday night #NYC arrest. Details here: https://t.co/2P8fOp1fcL pic.twitter.com/JgSCuppWZV
— TMZ (@TMZ) September 17, 2024
Diddy’s lawyer has already released a statement claiming his client’s innocence.
“We are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Sean “Diddy” Combs is a music icon, self-made entrepreneur, loving family man, and proven philanthropist who has spent the last 30 years building an empire, adoring his children, and working to uplift the Black community.”
“He is an imperfect person but is not criminal. To his credit Mr. Combs has been nothing but cooperative with this investigation and he voluntarily relocated to New York last week in anticipation of these charges. Please reserve your judgment until you have all the facts. These are the acts of an innocent man with nothing to hide, and he looks forward to clearing his name in court.”