Sean Diddy Combs’ music catalog is Arrested and charged A federal sex trafficking and extortion case was reported last week.
According to industry data and analytics firm Luminate, the music of the music mogul (who goes by a number of aliases including Diddy, Puff Daddy and P. Diddy) saw an average of 18.3% increase in on-demand streaming in the week of his arrest compared to the previous week.
It’s not uncommon for streaming numbers to increase after controversy: After a documentary about R. Kelly accused the R&B singer of sexual misconduct with women and underage girls, his streams nearly doubled.
Combs was arrested Sept. 17 and charged with sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation for the purpose of prostitution and was being held without bail.
The indictment details allegations dating back to 2008 and accuses the defendants of abusing, threatening and coercing women for years “to gratify their sexual desires, protect their reputations and conceal their conduct.”
Combs pleaded not guilty in federal court in New York City.
The music industry’s biggest names Federal Detention at Brooklyn Detention Center Until he was put on trial for sex trafficking.
MDC Brooklyn, a waterfront industrial park notorious for its squalid conditions, houses 1,200 inmates. Inmates who endured frigid conditions during an eight-day power outage in 2019 won a $10 million class-action settlement.
Combs joins other well-known inmates, including Singer. R. Kellythe fallen cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman FreedRapper Ja Rule Al Sharpton also served a short term in prison, but they were held in the same federal prison.
Coms has a number of Litigation Combs has been hit with allegations of sexual misconduct, abuse and assault in recent months – all of which he and his representatives have denied.
In November 2023, Ventura Litigation She accused Combs of rape and abuse during their relationship, accusations he denied. A settlement was reached the next day.
Cara Tabachnick and Alex Sundby contributed to this report.