Sean “Diddy” Combs in a man with many strings to his bow. He’s been a talent scout, a promoter, a producer, a rapper, a fashion designer, a mogul, and now the multi-skilled hip-hop giant can add alleged terrorist to his resume.
As the Los Angeles Times reports, Diddy was arrested on Monday after he allegedly used a kettlebell during a confrontation inside the Acosta Athletic Training Complex at the UCLA campus, where his son goes to school on a football scholarship.
Initial reports indicated Combs was being charged with one felony count of assault with a deadly weapon after swinging the kettlebell at UCLA strength and conditioning coach Sal Alosi, who trains Diddy’s son, Justin Combs.
No one was harmed during the incident, though a witness told TMZ that Diddy “could have killed” Alosi during the incident had the kettlebell, which consists of a round weight with a large handle, usually made of cast iron, connected.
However, a spokeswoman for Combs has told the Los Angeles Times any reports that Combs was the aggressor are inaccurate. “The various accounts of the event and charges that are being reported are wholly inaccurate,” she said.
“What we can say now is that any actions taken by Mr. Combs were solely defensive in nature to protect himself and his son. We are confident that once the true facts are revealed, the case will be dismissed.”
The incident is now being investigated by college police and Combs initially was held for investigation of three counts of assault with a deadly weapon, one count of making terrorist threats, and one count of battery.
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After being transferred to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for processing, Combs was released from custody Monday night, according to jail records. Students at the campus say the incident has further raised Justin Combs’ profile, and not necessarily for the better.
However, it’s Combs Sr who’s in real trouble right now. As Foreign Policy reports, while it’s unclear just what happened between Combs and Alosi, the self-proclaimed “bad boy for life” was making threats in the coach’s office.
According to a lawyer contacted by Hollywood Life, “Depending on the state and the nature of the threat, a conviction for making a terrorist threat can result in a prison sentence of 40, and even 100 or more years in prison.”
Combs is currently free on a $50,000 bond, but according to Bleacher Report, sources inside the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office believe the case against Combs “is a good, pursuable one”. Investigators are currently looking over video footage of the incident.
