Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyer says raids on homes were ‘excessive’ use of force

Music mogul and entrepreneur Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ lawyer said the searches of his Los Angeles and Miami properties by federal authorities in a sex-trafficking investigation were “a gross use of military-level force” and that Combs is “innocent and will continue to fight” to clear his name.

It is the first public statement from the music mogul’s team since Monday’s raids by Homeland Security Investigations agents in the investigation being run by federal authorities in New York.