Newly released photographs have shed more light on the growing federal case against music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs. The images, unveiled by federal prosecutors on Thursday, show an array of seized items collected during a March 2024 raid on Combs' Los Angeles estate.
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The trove of evidence was made public during a brief pause in court proceedings at Manhattan federal court in observance of the Juneteenth holiday.
The court heard that Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents carried out the operation at Combs’ mansion in the affluent Holmby Hills neighborhood last year, part of a sweeping investigation into allegations of sex trafficking and drug use.
Combs' $61.5 million, 17,000-square-foot Los Angeles mansion, equipped with 10 bedrooms and 13 bathrooms, was listed for sale shortly after the raid, per The Root. The property remains on the market as of this week.
Among the seized items (which included high-powered firearms, bags of ketamine, and a staggering stockpile of lubricants and baby oil) were multiple AR-15-style rifles and pump-action shotguns, The Guardian detailed, one of which appeared in a photo beside an open bag of tortilla chips.
Authorities also recovered large quantities of ketamine (an anesthetic sometimes misused recreationally) stored in labeled bags. Federal agents documented everything with detailed photos that now form part of the court record.
HSI Agent Andre Lamon, who took the stand last week, offered particularly striking testimony about the abundance of lubricants found in Combs' home.
Lamon reported discovering approximately 900 bottles of Astroglide and 200 bottles of baby oil, neatly arranged in cabinets and stacked in boxes throughout the mansion, per USA Today. The bizarre quantity, he noted, was unprecedented in his investigative experience.
Prosecutors allege these items were not merely for personal use, but rather tools used in what they describe as “freak offs”, marathon sex parties allegedly involving Combs, various ex-girlfriends, and hired male escorts.
Some of these gatherings, investigators claim, were filmed without full consent and later used by Combs as leverage or blackmail material.
Defense attorney Marc Agnifilo dismissed the significance of the lubricant stockpile, stating that Combs “likes to buy in bulk like any other American,” and insisted all sexual encounters were consensual. He pushed back against what he called “sensationalist framing” of his client’s lifestyle.
Search warrants were also executed at Combs' second residence on Miami’s Star Island the same day, with heavily armed agents entering both properties while helicopters hovered overhead, as captured in circulating aerial footage.
Jurors in the case have already viewed video evidence of the alleged “freak offs,” though the content has not been made available to the public.
Combs was reportedly allowed to view the videos in a private side room of the courtroom, where observers claimed he appeared to react with little concern, even seen licking his lips, a moment that has sparked widespread commentary.
Prosecutors, led by U.S. Attorney Damien Williams of the Southern District of New York, allege that Combs exploited “embarrassing and sensitive recordings” as tools of manipulation, using them as “collateral” against participants who later came forward with complaints.
The case continues to develop, with more revelations expected in the coming weeks.