Several residences of billionaire rapper Puff Daddy raided in the United States. The reasons for the searches have not been revealed, but the hip-hop star has been at the center of prosecutions for rape and sexual assault for several months.

In December, the rapper was also the target of a civil complaint in New York accusing him of gang rape of a 17-year-old minor in 2003. In mid-November, Diddy's former partner, R&B singer Cassie, was the first to file aCivil complaint against the rapper.