SICK RETREAT
Diddy hid ‘abusive freak offs’ in ‘sex rooms’ at mansions on man-made island that’s ‘most expensive place to live in US’
Authorities found lubricant, baby oil, sex toys, and guns during raids on Combs' $48 million mansion
DISGRACED music producer Diddy hid sordid orgies in secret "sex rooms" at his mansions on one of the most expensive pieces of American real estate, a newly-filed indictment claims.
Fresh court documents allege that Sean 'Diddy' Combs kept his "criminal enterprise," including sex trafficking, forced labor, and bribery, under wraps at his property on Star Island in Miami Beach, Florida.
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The 54-year-old music producer behind many iconic '90s hits was denied bail by a second judge on Wednesday and remains in jail following his arrest on Monday evening at a Manhattan hotel.
On Tuesday, he pleaded not guilty to all the charges against him, which include racketeering, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution.
He is currently being held in the infamous Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, which formerly housed fellow disgraced musician R Kelly and Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's right hand.
Now court documents have shed light on what authorities believe was the heart of his criminal empire: a mansion in one of America's wealthiest neighborhoods.
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Combs, whose net worth is estimated by Forbes to be approximately $400 million as of June this year, owns two homes on Miami Beach's artificial Star Island, where average property prices are $57 million - according to real estate platform Flyhomes.
It comes as...
- Sean 'Diddy' Combs held in hellhole prison
- Combs hit with sex trafficking charges
- Damning indictment accuses rapper of holding drug-fueled Freak Offs that lasted days
- Diddy to remain in custody after being denied '$50 million bail'
- Star's entourage 'could be charged' over 'Freak Off supplies' after 1,000 bottles of lube and baby oil seized
- Arrest took place in New York City hotel Monday night
- Victim's lawyer says rapper 'will face justice like R. Kelly'
In March 2023, the exclusive island was named the most expensive area for property in the US, overtaking ritzy places, including Port Royal in Naples, Florida, and the Beverly Hills neighborhoods of Gateway and Trousdale Estates.
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Federal agents raided one of Combs' Star Island homes six months ago following a lawsuit that claimed he led a criminal enterprise that was a "widespread and dangerous criminal sex trafficking organization."
Twisted orgies at Combs' mansion allegedly took place in secret "sex rooms," where hidden cameras recorded the acts, according to a Department of Homeland Security agent.
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The agent, who described Combs as "as bad as Jeffrey Epstein," also said these rooms were filled with bondage gear, lingerie, and sex toys.
Calling the sometimes days-long orgies "freak offs," the source told the that drugged-up "barely legal" victims were allegedly forced to have sex with male prostitutes on camera.
After being drugged to keep them "obedient and compliant," the victims were then given IV fluids to "help them recover afterward," the charges allege.
CELEB PLAYGROUND
Star Island is known as a "playground for celebrities," Lourdes Alatriste of Douglas Elliman told .
It has been home to a number of celebrities over the years, including Shaquille O'Neal, Vanilla Ice, and Jennifer Lopez.
There is no suggestion that any of Combs' Star Island neighbors past or present have any involvement in his alleged crimes.
A neighbor of Combs who lived across the water told the Miami Herald on Monday that the mansion was home to "frequent" parties, with people "coming and going at all hours, their cars parked along the exclusive island's single palm-lined road.
Tuesday's bombshell indictment also alleges that Combs would masturbate while watching his female victims - some just teenagers - engage in sex sessions with male prostitutes.
The federal source told the Post that he would also watch them remotely on his phone or cast it onto a TV in another part of the house.
Combs is also alleged to have kept the videos of the sex sessions without his victims' knowledge to use "as collateral" to ensure they kept silent.
Raids of the music mogul's homes earlier this year uncovered so-called "freak off" supplies including drugs and more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant.
Three AR-15 rifles with their serial numbers scratched off were also found, as well as a drum magazine.
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It was revealed that Combs offered up his Star Island mansion, worth $48 million - as collateral as part of a failed $50 million bail plea following his arrest this week.
He planned to use his mother's Miami home to cover the other $2 million of the bail offer, which a judge rejected.
Pictures on show the expansive mansion - once owned by Gloria and Emilio Estefan and made up of two homes.
Combs purchased the first, a nine-bedroom, 12-bathroom mansion, for $14.5 million in 2003.
The second, a six-bedroom, eight-and-a-half-bathroom property, was bought for $35 million in 2021.
His estate is part of an exclusive gated community - protected 24/7 by guards - on a corner lot facing the water.
It has views of Biscayne Bay and the downtown Miami skyline.
Combs also put his home in Beverly Hills, California on the market for $61.5 million a week before his arrest.
What happened during Sean Combs' 'freak offs'?
Sean Combs' infamous drug-fueled freak offs, first revealed by his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura's lawsuit in November 2023, have become a central narrative of the indictment, which alleges:
- The music mogul "manipulated women to participate in highly orchestrated performances of sexual activity with male commercial sex workers."
- Freak offs "occurred regularly, sometimes lasted multiple days, and often involved multiple commercial sex workers."
- Combs "distributed a variety of controlled substances to victims, in part to keep the victims obedient and compliant."
- He and the victims "typically received IV fluids to recover from the physical exertion and drug use" after the freak offs.
- Cops "seized various Freak Off supplies, including narcotics and more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant" from his homes in Los Angeles and Miami.
- Combs "hit, kicked, threw objects at, and dragged victims, at times, by their hair," during and separate from the freak offs, which "often resulted in injuries that took days or weeks to heal."
- He also used the "sensitive, embarrassing, and incriminating recordings" that he made during freak offs as "collateral to ensure the continued obedience and silence of the victims."
MONTHS-LONG INVESTIGATION
Combs' legal woes began last year after he was hit with the first of his civil suits by ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura.
In November 2023, she accused the producer of punching and kicking her, forcing her to engage in sex acts with male prostitutes while he watched, and using drugs and alcohol to "trap" her.
The suit was settled a day later, but last May, hotel surveillance footage from 2016 obtained by CNN allegedly showed Combs slamming Ventura into a wall and assaulting her.
Combs took to Instagram two days after the video was released, apologizing for his actions and claiming he had subsequently gone to rehab and therapy.
Prosecutors accuse Combs of using his business empire, Combs Enterprise, to cover up his alleged crimes.
In April, music producer Rodney 'Lil Rod' Jones sued Combs, accusing him, his staff, and music exects, of knowing about illicit and unwanted sexual advances he alleges took place at properties including the Star Island mansion.
Jones, whom Combs hired in 2022 to work on his record "The Love Album: Off the Grid," claimed in a lawsuit that the music mogul groped him and forced him to engage in acts with sex workers.
He also alleged he was ordered to recruit those sex workers from a Miami strip club called Booby Trap on the River and bring them back to the Star Island home.
Combs has denied all the allegations against him.
In a statement on Tuesday, his defense attorney, Marc Agnifilo, asked the public to reserve judgment "until you have all the facts."
Noting how his client had flown from Miami to New York ahead of being charged there, he added, "These are the acts of an innocent man with nothing to hide, and he looks forward to clearing his name in court"
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If found guilty, Combs faces life in prison, with a minimum sentence of 15 years.
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call RAINN (Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network) at 800-656-HOPE (4673).
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