Flashback: High-profile Democrats have had their fair share of collaborations with the rapper Sean “Diddy” CombsFederal authorities have charged him with sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and more in a disturbing indictment unsealed Tuesday.
Vice President Kamala Harris, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, New York Mayor Eric Adams and former President Barack Obama have all been associated with the “Hello Good Morning” artist for Democratic causes over the years. Combs has been one of the prominent celebrities supporting the Democrats throughout his career.
In 2020, Harris, — who is now the Democratic front-runner in the 2024 race — thanked Combs for hosting a political town hall about COVID-19.
“There is so much at stake for our communities right now, and it’s critical that we highlight how the coronavirus is exacerbating racial inequality and health disparities.” Harris wrote on X,
Combs also played a key role in turning out young voters for the Democrats at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, where he interviewed young delegates and Democratic lawmakers – including Obama and Clinton – for MTV.
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Then-Senate candidate from Illinois Barack Obama (left) speaking to Sean “P. Diddy” Combs. (Photo: Rebecca Sapp/WireImage for Citizen Change)
In 2008, just days before the election, Combs made a last-ditch effort to woo black voters for Obama’s presidential campaign. Democratic event The rally, held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was dubbed the “Last Chance Rally for Change”.
In 2020, Combs endorsed then-candidate Joe Biden for president and launched the “Political Black Party”, while in a podcast interview with Charlamagne the God he said that “white men like Trump need to be deported”.
Combs was awarded the key to New York City in September 2023, but it was later returned at the request of Mayor Adams, after a video was released in 2016 allegedly showing the rapper. Attacking your ex-girlfriendSinger Cassie Adams informed Combs of the key’s revocation in a letter, and the key was returned to the city on June 10.
Combs was part of a group of dozens of black individuals who sent a letter to Biden in August 2020 urging him to select a black vice presidential nominee, appearing to reference reports that then-Senator Harris was too “ambitious” for his liking. The Hill reported,
Combs has appeared in photos with former President Donald Trump in the past, primarily at ceremonies and other non-political celebrity gatherings.
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From right to left, Ben Affleck, Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, John Cusack and then-Senator Hillary Clinton attend the last night of the Democratic National Convention in Boston on July 29, 2004. (Photo: ROBIN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
Combs pleaded not guilty at a court appearance. Manhattan Courtroom He is set to be arraigned on Tuesday. The US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York confirmed he was arrested on Monday by federal agents based on a sealed indictment.
The rapper was charged with conspiracy to commit fraud. Forced sex traffickingThe indictment, unsealed earlier Tuesday, charges her with transportation by fraud or force, and engaging in prostitution.
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Authorities claimed Combs ran a criminal enterprise through his businesses, including Bad Boy Entertainment, Combs Enterprises and Combs Global. According to the unsealed indictment obtained by Fox News Digital, he used “violence, use of firearms, threats of violence, coercion, and verbal, emotional, physical and sexual abuse” to coerce women into fulfilling his sexual desires.
Court documents state that Combs subjected his victims to “physical, emotional, and verbal abuse” in order to force them to participate in “grotesque antics.” also supply medicines This scheme has been designed to facilitate sex workers and female victims in having sexual relations.
From left to right, Mary J. Blige, Russell Simmons, Sean “Diddy” Combs and Jay-Z onstage at the Last Chance for Change rally in support of then-Senator Barack Obama in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on November 2, 2008. (Photo: Larry Marano/Getty Images)
Authorities reported that “the freak offs were elaborate and sexual performances which Combs organized, directed, masturbated and often electronically recorded.” The indictment said Combs often provided his victims with IV fluids to recover from the physical exertion and drug use after the “freak offs.”
During a raid on Combs’ home in March, authorities seized Court documents say the “freak off supplies” included three AR-15s with tainted serial numbers. Williams said at a press conference that federal authorities also seized “cases of various personal lubricants and baby oil that Combs’ employees allegedly used to stock hotel rooms for the freak offs — more than 1,000 bottles in all.”
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Requests for comment sent by Fox News Digital to Clinton, Obama, Adams and Harris were not responded to before publication.
When contacted for comment, a White House spokesperson referred Fox News Digital to statements made by press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre during Tuesday’s press briefing. “Look, this is an ongoing situation, a legal matter. I would have to refer you to the Department of Justice. Everything is happening today. And so, I just — we don’t comment on ongoing legal matters. I’m not going to do that from here. So, I’m going to leave it at that.”
Fox News Digital’s Laurin Overhultz and Andrew Murray contributed to this report.
