Sean 'Diddy' Combs' properties in L.A. and Miami raided by federal agents

FILE PHOTO: Sean "Diddy" Combs speaks to the audience at the 94th Academy Awards in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., March 27, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/FILE PHOTO

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents have opened an investigation of hip-hop star Sean "Diddy" Combs, searching his properties in Los Angeles and the Miami area, agency officials said on Monday.

The inquiry was led by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents in New York, where a lawsuit was filed against Combs by a former girlfriend in federal court in November accusing him of engaging in sex trafficking.