Sean 'Diddy' Combs sells assets to cover legal fees post arrest: Report

Sean "Diddy" Combs is reportedly selling off his assets at a loss to cover mounting legal fees after his arrest on Monday. According to the latest reports, the music mogul is struggling financially and has begun selling his properties at lower prices as his legal troubles pile up.

Diddy has been charged with sex trafficking, racketeering and transporting people for prostitution. He remains in jail after being denied bail twice.

A Michigan judge recently ordered Diddy to pay $100 million in a civil lawsuit. The case involves accusations that Diddy drugged and sexually assaulted a man named Derrick Lee Cardello-Smith during a party in Detroit 27 years ago.

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Cardello-Smith, who is currently serving a 75-year sentence for other crimes, claimed Diddy spiked his drink and assaulted him while he was unconscious. Diddy denied the allegations but didn’t fight the lawsuit, which eventually led to a settlement where he had to pay him $10 million a month.

Sean "Diddy" Combs is facing a series of civil lawsuits alleging a range of abusive behaviors including sexual harassment, rape, nonconsensual pornography, and sex trafficking. The legal saga began in November 2023 when singer Cassie Ventura, Combs' former partner, filed a federal lawsuit alleging a pattern of physical and sexual abuse throughout their relationship.

Ventura claimed Combs controlled her life, subjected her to violent beatings, and forced her to have sex with other men while he watched and recorded. She also accused him of raping her in 2018. The lawsuit was settled within a day, with both parties agreeing to undisclosed terms.

Following Ventura's lawsuit, three more women and one man came forward with similar allegations against Combs. Liza Gardner accused Combs of sexually assaulting her in 1990 or 1991, while Joi Dickerson-Neal alleged he drugged and assaulted her in 1991.

Another anonymous woman, referred to as Jane Doe, accused Combs and his associates of gang-raping her in 2003 when she was 17 years old. Additionally, producer Rodney "Lil Rod" Jones accused Combs of sexual harassment, drugging, and threatening him.

Combs has denied all the accusations, calling them baseless and outrageous.