Diddy's Busted, Who's Got The Tapes?

(September 23, 2025) It’s been over a week since Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested, and the Elites on both coasts are still in full-blown panic mode. Diddy has been one of THE major players in the music industry for decades, a multimillionaire (possibly a billionaire), an entrepreneur and influencer who hobnobbed with A-listers on a regular basis.

Now he’s facing a minimum of 15 years to life for sex trafficking and RICO charges, and everyone who ever attended one of his infamous parties is terrified that he (and now the FBI) has them on video doing…whatever they did there.

Spoiler Alert: we'll never see the bulk of these tapes. Oh, we’ll see a few celebrities thrown under the bus, but the really important ones? They’ll vanish into the same hole as the Weiner laptop and Epstein tapes—because the same agency has them. They’re too useful as leverage on the high and mighty that got their freaks on at a Diddy Freak Off.

I’ve spent days looking into this, and I can’t remember when I’ve seen any single topic generate so many click-bait headlines, hints, evasions, outright lies and waffling denials. Notoriously attention-hungry celebs have gone mysteriously quiet. A suspiciously large number of music and entertainment executives have suddenly stepped down or announced retirement plans. Social media feeds have been scrubbed. Bland posts about “focusing on my family” or similar have been the order of the day, or anything related to past experiences with Diddy has just been ignored.

We know some things from old videos, pictures and talk shows. We know some more from podcasts and other interviews. We’ve seen hints, grainy screenshots and allegedly leaked video, and more rumors—each more scandalicious than the one before—than I can count.

What we don’t know is what Diddy’s ultimate fate will be. We don’t know just who else he’ll take down with him. We don’t know why, after decades of well-known debauchery, the Feds chose NOW to bring Diddy in. I have some speculations about that, but first let’s start with the arrest and indictment:

Monday, September 16th, Sean Combs was arrested by agents of Homeland Security in a New York City hotel following an inducement being filed in the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York. According to the indictment (which was unsealed Tuesday the 17th), Mr. Combs, aka “Puff Daddy,” aka “P. Diddy,” aka “PD,” aka “Love," “abused, threatened, and coerced women and others around him to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation, and conceal his conduct.” Allegedly, Combs created “a criminal enterprise whose members and associates engaged in, and attempted to engage in, among other crimes, sex, trafficking, force, labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery, and obstruction of justice.“ It’s further alleged that Combs “engaged in a persistent and pervasive pattern of abuse toward women and other individuals,“ that “was, at times, verbal, emotional, physical, and sexual,” using his businesses and individuals associated with them to conceal his acts.

The indictment alleges that Combs “and others known and unknown, were members and associates of a criminal organization…(who) engaged in, and attempted to engage in, among other at 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.” Combs is also charged with possession with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine, oxycodone, Xanax, MDMA, 2C-B, GHB, and ketamine.

The indictment goes to some length to lay out the rationale for prosecuting Combs under the RICO statute, as well as demanding the seizure of all of his assets and properties.

Also seized in the March raid of Diddy’s California home were “three AR 15s with defaced serial numbers, as well as a drum magazine” when they raided his properties in March. Also seized were an unknown number of videos, and the Feds coincidentally discovered roughly 1,000 bottles of baby oil and personal lubricants at various locations around the premises.

Combs was denied bail at his initial hearing and again on appeal, and is currently housed in the Metropolitan Detention Center. This is the same facility that has held Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and R. Kelly. Diddy is reportedly being held in the same high-security barracks as Sam Bankman-Fried, formerly of FTX, and has been reported to be on suicide watch. Some have said he’s refusing to eat because of a fear of being poisoned.

I’m going to get this out there early: Diddy didn’t kill himself.

It’s unclear just how much and what kind of drugs they found during the March raids of the California and Miami homes, but supposedly there were bags of “pink cocaine” found in Diddy’s NYC hotel room at the time of his arrest. It’s also reported that Diddy’s longtime assistant, Kristina Khorram (the woman who’s been referred to as the Ghislane Maxwell to Diddy’s Jeffrey Epstein) not only managed his daily affairs but also rented rooms & arranged sex workers for his parties, but was also responsible for Diddy;s staff carrying drugs on them so Diddy never had to wait if he wanted a bump or six. As of this writing, Ms. Khorram hasn’t been charged with anything, but the investigation is still ongoing.

Comparisons to Epstein and his island have naturally been made, because Diddy and Epstein used the same model: lavish sex & drug parties, often with underaged girls (and boys, especially for Diddy & friends) with hidden cameras filming everywhere and everything. The main difference is that there’s been no significant evidence of Mossad involvement behind Diddy, whereas it’s generally accepted that Epstein was a Mossad frontman. Also, Epstein concentrated on the very rich and politically powerful, where Diddy concentrated on musicians, actors and associated talents. Yes, there were politicians and the occasional preacher at Diddy’s events—the Obama’s and Bishop TD Jakes, who “just stopped by” being the most high profile—but by and large, that seems to be a reflection of the vast sums of money (and drugs and sex) Diddy allegedly provided, not his primary targets.

The man many knew as Diddy’s ‘fixer,” who had the ties and contacts with law enforcement to make problems go away, was Faheem Muhammad. Muhammad has his own interesting history. Shortly after graduating college he became Michael Jackson’s Chief of Security, and was one of the first people on the scene when Jackson died. He then went to work in a similar capacity for Diddy. Muhammad is also a real estate developer who bought a large amount of land in Boulevard, California, right on the border wall. He then gave 40 acres of this land—allegedly a hot spot for illegals crossing, as well as drug & human trafficking—to his 14 year old son. Diddy even tweeted about this. So, why would Diddy’s fixer invest in desert scrub land where drug and human trafficking might be a problem?

It’s interesting to compare the 1998 video invitation to Diddy’s birthday party—opened by Oprah—and the opening to the Oprah/Kamala stream event. Watch the two, and you’ll see a fair number of faces in common. It’s also notable that Diddy’s parties have been infamous for decades (a clip from an appearance on the Conan O’Brian show in 2002 is particularly cringeworthy, with Diddy talking about having to have locks on the doors to keep the girls in).

The indictment goes back as far as 2008 and runs through the time of the March, 2024 raid. If you’ll, remember, Kamala Harris was California Attorney General from 2011-2017. Given her history as Willie Brown’s “party date,” it’s all the more interesting that no one in the media has asked Kamala if she’s ever been to a Diddy party, or what she knew about what was allegedly going on there.

Remember, Diddy was an early and enthusiastic supporter of Barack Obama, going back to his Senate race, and Kamala thanked him in a tweet for the fundraiser he hosted for her during her 2020 Presidential bid.

Yes, for years, Diddy knew everybody worth knowing. He was a famous hip-hop star. He was an entrepreneur who generated millions for himself and his brands. He produced numerous other artists, and introduced (some would say groomed) even more young talent to his influential friends.

While Diddy had numerous girlfriends over the years, from Jennifer Lopez, to Kim Porter, through Cassie Ventura, it’s also been more or less an open secret that he had a thing for men, young men in particular. Usher was 14 when he moved to New York to live with Diddy for the “Diddy Flavor Camp.” Justin Bieber was 15 when he and Diddy were on video together and Diddy said they were going away for 48 hours to do things in a place they “couldn’t disclose,” but “it’s a 15 year old boy’s dream.” Some of the most disturbing rumors and reports that have surfaced this past week are that Usher and especially Bieber were only a few of the young men turned out and pimped out by Diddy to both his male and female associates. In Bieber’s case, there are persistent claims from people who have seen videos of him with not only Diddy but Barack and Michelle Obama, as well.

Bieber just issued a statement that he was going to be focused on his newborn son, and has reportedly been seeking an exorcist to cast out “the darkness” he was infected with early in his career.

Usher and Justin Bieber aren’t the only young men who’ve been associated with Diddy, but they’re two of the “lucky” ones who at least gained careers from it.

So, decades of history of violent behavior from Mr. Combs (the 1999 nightclub shooting where rapper Shyne took the rap for a shooting that many say he didn’t do is just one example), coupled with knowing anyone and everyone on the A-list on both coasts, legendary acts of drug-fueled debauchery, covered up by large amounts of cash and threats of intimidation and blackmail—so why now, and why in New York, instead of LA?

After all, if the lists in the indictment are anything to go by, Diddy probably kept enough drugs and lube (and per one unconfirmed report, 780 dildos) on hand to keep Congress and their staffers going for several days! Okay, that's probably an exaggeration—if “Lady G” Lindsey Graham shows up, three days, tops. Just sayin’.

It’s possible, even likely, that karma finally caught up to Diddy. His former bodyguard, Gene Deal, believes Diddy’s arrest and arraignment in New York is related to the ongoing scandals surrounding NYC Mayor Eric Adams. Adams awarded Diddy the Key to the City in 2024 but rescinded it earlier this year following the leak of a video showing Diddy assaulting then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in a Los Angeles hotel.

Cassie had filed suit against Diddy last November accusing him of abusing her during the years of their relationship between 2005 and 2018. The suit, which was settled out of court the next day, also alleged that Combs plied her with drugs and alcohol and forced her to have sex with male prostitutes while he filmed her. Later that month, two more women filed similar suits, followed by a December suit alleging Diddy participated in drugging and gangbanging a 17 year old girl.

In February, 2024, producer Rodney “lil Rod” Jones filed a $30 million dollar suit against Diddy, alleging that Diddy sexually assaulted him multiple times while working on Diddy’s latest album from September, 2022 until November 2023. The suit also named Lucian Grainge, Chairman of Universal Music Group and Universal itself, but both Grainge and Universal were able to have themselves removed from the suit. Then in March, Federal agents raided Diddy’s home and recovered a “treasure trove” of evidence including laptops, cell phones, flash drives and cameras.

Grainge and Universal Music Group were responsible for roughly 30% of the top 100 songs last year, and is home to such talent as Taylor Swift, Harry Styles and Kid Harpoon. Lil Rod’s suit alleges that Grainge functioned as Diddy’s “Sugar Daddy,” was present at several of his parties, was aware (or should have been aware) of what was going on, and that Diddy had compromising videos of Grainge. Videos which, one supposes are now in the hands of the Feds.

Now, we have an indictment that closely follows Lil Rod’s February lawsuit. Coincidence?

It’s also worth noting that in January of this year, Diddy settled a 2023 lawsuit he brought against liquor giant Diageo, ending a 15 year partnership. Diddy had been the very successful spokesman for Ciroc vodka and DeLeón tequila, but accused Diageo of racism and of underinvesting in the brands.

As if that weren’t enough, questions have been raised about the death of Diddy’s ex-girlfriend and 3-time baby momma, Kim Porter, from “pneumonia.” Porter reportedly left a journal detailing her relationship with Diddy and many of his questionable acts. This book, released September 6th, quickly shot to #1 on Amazon despite questions about its authenticity and validity.

After many years of notoriety, did the Powers That Be finally have enough of Diddy’s antics? Certainly the series of lawsuits from women alleging abuse coming one after another after another didn’t help. Did his protector(s) finally reach their limit? Did his conflict with a major corporation push Diageo to take steps against him? Did the weight of statements by other entertainers like 50 Cent, Katt Willams and Jaguar Wright finally reach a tipping point? Or did one of his political friends decide Diddy’s tapes were too dangerous to be left in Diddy’s less than reliable hands? Did his team’s influence, apparently powerful enough to protect him in LA, not have the juice to do the same against the Feds, on orders from the U.S. Attorney in New York?

I doubt we’ll ever know for certain, just like we’ll never see the most important of Diddy’s sex tapes—they’ve gone the way of frazzledrip & the Epstein list. I also suspect that it wasn’t one thing that brought Diddy down, but a combination of things that built up over time to the point they couldn’t be ignored any more.

We aren’t done seeing names come out, more charges piled on and more scandals breaking to titillate us. Will Diddy squeal as part of a plea deal? It’s likely, assuming he doesn’t get Epsteined. Will he have anything left when he gets out? Doubtful—the Feds want to seize it all; lock, stock and lube barrel.

However, we do know this: Diddy’s music streaming has gone up 18.3% since his arrest.

And Diddy didn’t kill himself.

Read The Diddy Indictment: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25147305-sean-combs-indictment

As always, I’ll put reference links in this article when I post it to my Substack: DocContrarian.Substack.com.

Dr. Bill Chitwood is a retired Child, Adolescent and Family Psychiatrist who does political consulting and media relations. He is the author of Beyond Maga, available on Amazon under his pen name, Doc Contrarian. He can be found on Substack and social media as @DocContrarian.

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