Post implies 1999 Sean 'Diddy' Combs mugshot is linked to 2024 arrest | Fact check

The claim: Post implies images show Sean 'Diddy' Combs' September 2024 mugshot

A Sept. 16 Threads post (direct link, archive link) shows front and side images of music producer and rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs.

"Breaking news: Sean'Diddy' (sic) Combs arrested in a Manhattan hotel!" reads the post's caption. "No other details given at this time!"

The post was shared more than 100 times in four days. Similar versions of the claim were shared on Instagram and Threads.

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The implied claim here is wrong. The mugshot was captured in 1999 when Combs was charged with possession of a firearm and is unrelated to his Sept. 16 arrest. As of Sept. 20, authorities have not released the 2024 mugshot.

Mugshot not linked to Combs' September arrest

Combs was arrested Sept. 16 in Manhattan and charged with racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York. The music producer pleaded not guilty to the three criminal counts the following day, and the judge ruled that he would remain in custody pending a trial.

But the mugshot shown in the Threads post isn't related to this arrest. As of Sept. 20, police haven't released those booking photos.

The photos in the post were captured in December 1999 after Combs was arrested and charged with possession of a firearm and were distributed by Getty Images. Those charges came after a gun was found in the car he was riding in following a shooting at a Times Square club that left three people wounded, The Los Angeles Times reported at the time.

After a two-month trial, Combs was acquitted in 2001, The Washington Post reported.

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USA TODAY reached out to the user who shared the post for comment but did not immediately receive a response.

PolitiFact also debunked the claim.

Our fact-check sources:

• Getty Images, Dec. 1, 1999, P. Diddy Mugshot

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