Police were called to Diddy’s Star Island mansions more than 30 times — with callers complaining about prostitution, drugs and illicit weapons inside the sprawling homes since 2021, according to police reports obtained by the Miami Herald.
The revelation came almost a year after Diddy’s enclaves in Miami Beach and Las Angeles were blitzed by federal agents. Diddy, whose real name is Sean Combs, is on trial for federal sex trafficking charges in New York City. He was arrested in September 2024, six months after the raids.
The Grammy Award-winning music mogul is accused of running a “racketeering conspiracy” by having “engaged in a persistent and pervasive pattern of abuse toward women and other individuals.” Much of that alleged activity occurred at Diddy’s posh homes on Star Island.
“As part of this pattern of abuse, Diddy manipulated women to participate in highly orchestrated performances of sexual activity with male commercial sex workers,” the indictment says. “At times, Combs, and others acting at his direction, made arrangements for women and commercial sex workers to fly to Combs’ location.”
The Bad Boy records label founder owns 1 Star Island Drive, which he purchased from Gloria and Emilio Estefan in 2021 for $35 million, and 2 Star Island Drive, which he has owned for more than two decades.
Here’s what some of the police calls concerned:
Opioids, illegal guns and an ‘SOS text’
Jan. 1, 2021: An Uber driver told police he was slapped after five people tried to get into his car. After he didn’t allow them to get inside, they poured beer inside his vehicle.
Jan. 13, 2021: A man called a welfare check on his sister, a masseuse who was in one of the mansions, after she sent him an “SOS text.” The man later told police that his sister had called him back.
Feb. 2, 2022: Two years earlier, a woman who had been invited to a yacht party at Diddy’s house called police and said she was sexually assaulted by R&B singer Chris Brown. The woman said she met Brown, Diddy and Diddy’s three sons at a party on Dec. 30, 2020. She said she was given a drink that was half-full before Brown sexually assaulted her. The woman also said Brown texted her, apologizing and instructing her to take a morning after pill. Police closed their investigation without an arrest because of conflicting accounts.
June 2, 2022: A caller reported that there were prostitutes and drug sales, including of opioids and cocaine, at one of the mansions.
June 5, 2022: A caller said they saw prostitutes and drugs inside the house, telling police “last night was wild.”
July 27, 2022: A caller reported witnessing prostitution, illegal weapons and drugs, including cocaine and opium, at the house. That same day, another caller complained about a small yacht blasting music near one of the mansions.
Aug. 6, 2022: A caller advised that a woman was by Diddy’s house “doing a lot of drugs.” When police arrived to the home, a guard told them the only woman at the house was Diddy’s daughter.
Oct. 2, 2022: A caller reported a “big party” the night before, during which they saw “illegal activity,” including prostitution, drugs and multiple guns.
Jan. 2, 2023: A caller told police she witnessed prostitution, human trafficking, drugs and a gun at the mansion.
Jan. 3, 2023: A caller said they saw five woman involved in prostitution, drugs and fraud near one of the houses.
Jan. 20, 2023: A caller told police there were human trafficking and drug activity at the mansion. Police noted that the same person had called nine times.
Jan. 23, 2023: A caller reported prostitutes and drugs at the home. The report says the person had called previously.
Aug. 17, 2023: A woman told police she was beat up by another woman at the house. She said there were “a lot” of drugs and several weapons inside the mansion.
Aug. 18, 2023: A person called a welfare check on a woman who was at “Puffy’s mansion.” The caller said there were prostitutes and illegal guns at the home. When officers arrived, security told them the house was empty, and Diddy was out of state.
Dec. 30, 2023: A caller reported hearing a woman arguing with someone.
What occurred after the calls is unclear, according to the reports. The Miami Herald reached out to the Miami Beach Police Department but has not heard back as of Wednesday afternoon.
‘Immense power’ with law enforcement?
In a 2024 lawsuit, music producer Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones alleges that Diddy had hired staff — notably head of security Faheem Muhammad — to handle interactions with police in Miami and California. According to Jones, Diddy “consistently made it clear that he has immense power in the music industry and with law enforcement.”
The case against Diddy was largely derived from Jones’s lawsuit. Jones accused Diddy, his staff and other music executives of knowing about illicit and unwanted sexual advances alleged to have taken place in Miami, New York, California and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The producer, whom Diddy hired in August 2022 to help craft several songs on his R&B album “The Love Album: Off the Grid,” claims in the lawsuit that Diddy groped him and forced him to engage in sex acts with sex workers. Jones also alleges he was ordered to recruit those sex workers from Booby Trap on the River, a strip club in Miami, and bring them back to Diddy’s Star Island home.
Singer Cassie, Diddy’s ex-girlfriend whose real name is Casandra Elizabeth Ventura, was the catalyst to Diddy’s legal woes. In a lawsuit, Cassie alleged that Diddy raped her and made her have sex with male sex workers throughout their decade-long relationship. Diddy settled that lawsuit the day after it was filed.
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