Celebrity News June 22, 2015
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Arrested for Assault
UPDATE: UCLA released the following statement: "Shortly after 12:30 PM today, Sean Combs (also known as P. Diddy) was arrested at UCLA's Acosta Athletic Training Complex on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon, which was a kettlebell. No one was seriously injured and UCPD is investigating. Combs is expected to be transported to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Inmate Reception Center later this evening."
TMZ also released new details. UCLA sources told the site that the victim was Strength and Conditioning Coach Sal Alosi, who was reportedly on the phone when Diddy confronted him. When the coach asked the singer to "Hang on," Diddy allegedly picked up the kettlebell and swung it at him, but missed. The incident was caught on video.
Rapper and business mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested on Monday in L.A.
According to TMZ, the star was in a fight with a football coach at UCLA, where his son Justin Combs is a defensive back.
Trouble reportedly started when an assistant coach began yelling at Justin on the field. Later, Diddy allegedly confronted the coach at the UCLA athletic facility and grabbed him.
Sean Combs was arrested for assault and taken into custody. Watch the video of Diddy as he was escorted from the UCLA campus by police.