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    By Kyla Jenée LaceySeptember 17, 20244 Mins Read
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    In a stunning new twist to a story that no one could have predicted to unfold a year ago, Sean “Puff Daddy,” “P. Diddy,” “Puffy,” “Puff,” “Diddy,” “Love,” Combs, was finally arrested in New York, on federal charges, most specifically for violations of the RICO act, which is the federal act used to combat organized crime syndicates and is the same umbrella of charges that Young Thug is currently fighting. Paragraph six of page three of the 14-page indictment outlines his crimes specifically, stating, “and associates of a criminal organization (the “Combs Enterprise” or the “Enterprise”).

    Members and associates of the Combs Enterprise engaged in and attempted to engage in, among other activities, sex trafficking, forced labor, interstate transportation for purposes of prostitution, coercion and enticement to engage in prostitution, narcotics offenses, kidnapping, arson, bribery and obstruction of justice.”

    It is not clear whether the arson charge is related to the allegation outlined in Casandra Ventura’s lawsuit that he hastily settled at the beginning of this year, which alleged that he was responsible for the retaliatory act of setting Kid Cudi’s car on fire, for his romantic involvement with Cassie. The indictment also states that one thousand pounds of baby oil and lubricant were recovered from one of Combs’ residences, but it does not mention any removal of condoms. Additionally, since his residences were the scenes of some of his alleged crimes, the federal government is also looking to seize some of his properties and assets that were gained by the commissions of these crimes.

    The drug trafficking charge alone carries up to 10 years, as do many of the charges, and let’s just say if convicted on half of his charges, Diddy might not ever see the light of day again. A lifetime of partying and extreme opulence, even while the people who made him rich languished in poverty or sat shelved due to his unscrupulous business practices, have now come back to haunt him.

    A man who would not take no for an answer is now on the brink of having a bedtime.

    This should be no surprise to Diddy, who finally gave some of his artists their publishing in 2023 after 30 years of making hundreds of millions of dollars in exchange for NDAs. The plagiarism was on the wall for Diddy because the FBI does not come knocking upon your door until you have already been investigated, and once they’ve paid you a visit, it is more for your confirmation than theirs.  

    Many of the details in the indictment against the mogul include information about his now notorious “Freak Offs,” which were his sex parties that usually involved male prostitutes and female sexual assault victims.  It is alleged that during these sex-fests, Combs would record and masturbate to women having sex with male prostitutes, even women with whom he was in a relationship.

    In her now-settled lawsuit, Casandra Ventura, aka “Cassie,” a longtime girlfriend and victim of Sean Combs, alleged that she was forced under physical exertion and under the influence of drugs to have sex with male prostitutes while Diddy watched. Among the many offenses, Diddy is also accused of possession with the intent to distribute Molly, GHB (the date rape drug), Ecstasy, Xanax and cocaine.

    For decades, Diddy used his power, brand, and financial prowess to exert physical, mental, verbal and sexual cruelty upon others, and the worst part is how many artists still signed up to be in his good graces and work with him, even after witnessing his offenses.

    This could be because he is alleged to have secret footage of many of these people at his “Freak-offs,” either way, it is looking like Bad Boy for Life may be getting just that and sharing “hello, good morning” with a prison mate from now on. 

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    Kyla Jenée Lacey

    Kyla Jenée Lacey is an accomplished third-person bio composer. Her spoken word has garnered tens of millions of views, and has been showcased on Pop Sugar, Write About Now, Buzzfeed, Harper’s Bizarre, Diet Prada, featured on the Tamron Hall show, and Laura Ingraham from Fox News called her work, “Anti-racist propaganda.”. She has performed spoken word at over 300 colleges in over 40 states. Kyla has been a finalist in the largest regional poetry slam in the country, no less than five times, and was nominated as Campus Activities Magazine Female Performer of the Year. Her work has been acknowledged by several Grammy-winning artists. Her poetry has been viewed over 50 million times and even used on protest billboards in multiple countries. She has written for large publications such as The Huffington Post, BET.com, and the Root Magazine and is the author of "Hickory Dickory Dock, I Do Not Want Your C*ck!!!," a book of tongue-in-cheek poems, about patriarchy....for manchildren.

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