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For decades, hip-hop mogul Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs has been a music powerhouse. He\u2019s now subject to lawsuits alleging abuse, sexual violence and sex trafficking. Today, what we know about the allegations and the ripples in the music industry.

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Late last month, armored trucks, helicopters and swarms of federal agents descended on two homes owned by Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs in Los Angeles and Miami. 

The searches were part of an ongoing investigation into Combs by the Department of Homeland Security. He is now the focus of six lawsuits alleging physical violence, sexual abuse and sex trafficking stretching back to the beginning of Combs\u2019s career in the early \u201990s. 

The artist and producer \u2013 who has also been known onstage as Puff Daddy, Puffy and P. Diddy \u2013 has denied all allegations against him. The lawsuits claim that many people in Combs\u2019s circle helped facilitate his abusive behavior, implicating a web of high-profile names in the music industry.

Anne Branigin has been watching the investigation unfold. She says the allegations could lead to a larger reckoning about misogyny, violence and the exploitation of women in the music industry.

Today\u2019s show was produced by Sabby Robinson with help from Emma Talkoff. It was mixed by Sean Carter and edited by Lucy Perkins.