Homeland Security raids Sean 'Diddy' Combs’ homes: reports

Two of rapper and media mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs' Los Angeles, California and Miami, Florida homes connected to his Bad Boy Films production company were raided by Department of Homeland Security agents on Monday, Fox 11 reports.

Although reason for the raids remain "unclear," according to ABC7, they're related to an ongoing federal sex trafficking investigation after Combs was hit with several lawsuits by ex-girlfriend and singer Casandra Ventura, and by two more women one week later."

According to Fox 11, the suits "detail acts of sexual assault, beatings and forced drugging allegedly committed in the early 1990s by Combs, then a talent director, party promoter and rising figure in New York City’s hip-hop community."

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Homeland Security expert Hal Kempfer emphasized to Fox 11 that there have been allegations that Combs "had been drugging young women and that the agency is likely looking into the alleged crimes committed in multiple states."

Last month, Combs was hit with "another lawsuit filed by a male music producer," according to the reports, which was "filed in federal court in New York," alleging "repeated instances of unsolicited groping and sexual touching," by the Bad Boy entertainment mogul.

Fox 11 notes the lawsuit also "says the man had to work in a bathroom while Combs showered and walked around naked."

DHS said in a statement, "Earlier today, Homeland Security Investigations New York executed law enforcement actions as part of an ongoing investigation with assistance from HSI Los Angeles, HSI Miami and our local law enforcement partners. We will provide further information as it becomes available.

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Per ABC7, Douglas Wigdor, lawyer to Ventura "and an anonymous plaintiff," said in a statement, "We will always support law enforcement when it seeks to prosecute those that have violated the law. Hopefully, this is the beginning of a process that will hold Mr. Combs responsible for his depraved conduct."