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>> good evening and thanks for joining us. i'm rhiannon ally tonight sean diddy combs sits in a new york city jail after an arraignment in front of a crowded courtroom that included his children and sister. the allegations in the three count federal indictment, lengthy and disturbing, and combs denying all of them. here's nightline co-anchor byron pitts. >> tonight, disgraced mogul sean diddy combs still behind bars, held without bail, pleading not guilty to explosive charges. sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution. what's up, new york? >> a year ago, sean combs stood in times square and was handed a key to new york city. today, he's been indicted and will face justice in the southern district of new york. >> the once celebrated rapper was arrested by federal agents monday night at the park hyatt hotel in new york city. at the

center of those charges, alleged freakos or sex performances that authorities claim were planned and recorded. >> a word that has come up in this story. free cough. what is that? >> it is him having workers or whoever come in and have sex with his partner, whoever it is, while he watches or participates or whatever. yeah. >> the indictment alleges that combs abused and exploited women and other people for years and in a variety of ways. >> sean combs entered court, and when he first walked through the doors in the company of the u.s. marshals, he didn't have any handcuffs on. he did look a little bit stunned as he surveyed the imposing federal courtroom. the only words sean combs uttered during the entire hearing were the words not guilty. otherwise, he was nearly motionless, looking in large part straight ahead unless he had to directly talk to his lawyer. >> we're appealing the decision

to hold him without bail. >> combs attorney denying all allegations and saying his client will fight the charges in court. one, two. three. seen here in one of the last public appearances before his arrest, the 54 year old greeting fans in the streets of his hometown in new york. >> how's your dad doing? >> his children seen in court today supporting their father along with combs sister. >> mr. combs is a fighter. he's going to fight this to the end. he's innocent. he came to new york to establish his innocence. >> federal authorities have been investigating the rapper for nearly a year, simultaneously raiding his home in miami and los angeles this past march. >> when the federal agents went in, they had their guns trained on some of diddy's children. defense attorney mark agnifilo said in court that that was a little scary for everybody involved, and it made diddy want to cooperate. he was almost, as the lawyer described it, scared straight by that raid. >> according to the indictment, law enforcement seized various

freak off supplies, including narcotics and more than a thousand bottles of baby oil and lubricant. >> they found a number of ak 47 seconds, a drum barrel that's used to input large amounts of ammunition into a gun like that. multiple videos that we assume are associated with sex trafficking. >> the indictment, just the latest in this stunning fall from grace for the rapper who was once at the pinnacle of pop culture. >> sean combs really represents how far your dream can go. and i think that his journey and a lot of ways represented that for a number of people. i think it's really hard for people because he was such, you know, like a bright light, like a shining star in the culture. and now what do you do with all of that? >> one of the most influential figures in american music and architect of modern hip hop and r&b, who helped bring the genres to mainstream. consistently

topping the charts with hits like mo money, mo problems, a to z, i know you'd rather see me die than to see me fly and i'll be missing you. >> notorious. they got to know that life ain't always what it seem to be. words can't express what you mean to me. you got a lot of things coming. but i gotta go now. thank y'all very much. >> he's a multi-million dollar mega brand. the man who launched so many careers and made biggie and even bigger stars.me up in . >> please don't shoot up the place. >> the gatekeeper to one of hollywood's hottest parties. >> this is a guy who is dating j.lo. fashion, alcohol, tv shows, political campaigns, voter die. this is one of the most famous people in america over the last half century. that is not hyperbole. sean combs is irreplaceable to american pop culture. >> now all crashing down. officials say that since 2008, combs had engaged in crimes

including forced labor, kidnaping, arson, bribery and obstruction of justice, all to take part in numerous freak offs. >> the southern district of new york actually defines these freak offs as elaborate produce sex performances that sean combs would orchestrate, to, and even record for his own pleasure. >> the freak offs sometimes lasted days at a time, involved multiple commercial sex workers, and often involved a variety of narcotics such as ketamine, ecstasy, and ghb. which combs distributed to the victims to keep them obedient and compliant. >> according to the indictment, combs manipulated women into participating in these sessions with male sex workers and also ensure participation by controlling their careers. leveraging his financial support and threatening to cut off the same. and using intimidation and violence to the defense. >> this was not any kind of sexual depravity or debauchery as alleged, but consenting

adults showing intimacy. >> the federal government is saying that this is a criminal enterprise, that this isn't just a crime perpetuated by one individual, but that a whole organization needed to work around this, not only in creating these freak offs and these parties and these filming, but also to hide it from the public and law enforcement. >> the indictment alleges that those individuals facilitated the freak offs. they booked the hotel rooms and stocked them with the supplies, including drugs, baby oil, personal lubricant, extra linens and lighting. when the hotel rooms got damaged, they helped clean it up. they arranged for victims and commercial sex workers to travel for the freak offs, and they delivered large quantities of cash to combs to pay for the commercial sex workers. >> this investigation followed a lawsuit filed last november by his former girlfriend, cassandra ventura, better known as cassie, that claims she was a victim of a pattern of abuse, violence and sex trafficking by combs at the

time. combs denied all wrongdoing and said that settling was not an admission of guilt. then this disturbing video. >> we're going to begin tonight with the alarming images now emerging of sean diddy combs. the new video, obtained exclusively by cnn. >> diddy is flying through the hallway of this hotel and he's so brutal. and cassie is so small and just appears to be so broken. like there's a point where she just stays on the ground. >> it's so difficult to reflect on. >> combs acknowledged his assault of cassie in a message posted on instagram days after the video surfaced. i was up. >> i mean, i hit rock bottom, but i made no excuses. my behavior on that video is inexcusable. i take full responsibility for my actions in that video. >> cassie was not named in the new indictment, but that video references evidence of combs alleged control over his

victims. >> combs hit, kicked, threw objects at, and dragged victims at times by their hair. >> cassie is sweet. she's quiet. she's kind. she's a good person. >> how's she doing? >> she's okay. you can see what's going on. she's getting through. >> tiffany redd met cassie in 2015 when she was hired to work on her album. by then, cassie had been romantically involved with combs for almost a decade. together, they released hits like me and you, ain't no you're the one, i wanna give it to. tiffany says she saw a much darker side to combs. she was there the night of cassie's 29th birthday party in 2015, and cassie's lawsuit. >> it said that diddy supplied her and sex workers with drugs before and during these freak offs. have you ever personally witnessed cassie under any influence? >> the night of the party was a freak off. he was saying, tell

your girl she wants some birthday. that was a freak off. that's where he was taking her when he was cussing her out. and she didn't want to go. >> since cassie's lawsuit, at least ten other suits have followed. according to the southern district of new york, combs has denied any wrongdoing in those. one of those lawsuits, filed just last week by don richard of danity kane fame, whose hits like damaged. what are you gonna do, baby? reaching the top ten on the billboard charts in the early 2000, richard accusing combs, her former mentor, of sexual battery, forced labor and gender motivated violence. an attorney for combs called the claims, quote, false and said mr. combs is confidently standing on truth and looks forward to proving that in court. in a statement today, richard's attorney writing this arrest seems long overdue. it's a big moving day for victims, but an arrest is only the beginning. may justice be delivered to mr. combs. we implore other accusers to come

forward in solidarity and join us in this fight. for now, combs remains behind bars awaiting an appeal. he could face life in prison if convicted on all three charges. federal prosecutors saying this indictment is only the beginning. >> anything is possible, and we are committed to making sure that justice is done. >> our thanks to byron when we return. lauren sanchez, how the glamorous, soon to be bride of jeff bezos conquered a learning disability and is now hoping to inspire others that the sky and inspire others that the sky and bey from moderate to severe ulcerative colitis or crohn's disease after a tnf blocker like humira or remicade? put them in check with rinvoq. rinvoq works differently and it's a once-daily pill. when symptoms tried to take control, i got rapid relief with rinvoq. check. when flares tried to slow me down, i got lasting steroid-free remission with rinvoq. check. and when my doctor saw damage, rinvoq helped visibly reduce damage of the intestinal lining.

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>> welcome back from her list of accomplishments. you might think lauren sanchez has done it all, but the emmy winning journalist is about to add two more to the list author and astronaut. and she says she's just getting started. here's nightline co-anchor juju chang. >> lauren sanchez knows how to strike a pose from state dinner. >> mr. bezos and mrs. sanchez to hollywood galas alongside her fiance, amazon's jeff bezos, we often see a sort of two dimensional view of you, you know, red cglamor, met gala. >> i think people don't know the three dimensional side of you. why do you think you're sometimes misunderstood? >> you know, i was on the air for so long that people got to know me, but it was local, and that's why i'm excited about this book. and to be able to talk to you because people get

to see a different, a different side of me, the side that has interviewed presidents as an emmy award winning journalist for extra, i'm lauren sanchez, exclusively with the president and i just want to say first, so how are you feeling? >> and soared to new heights as a helicopter pilot, even shimmying with her salsa skills as the one time host of so you think you can dance? >> oh my god, it's amazing. look at this cover. >> now she's adding author to that extensive resume. >> i never thought i would be an author, even growing up dyslexic. that's like something unimaginable. >> her new children's book, titled the fly who flew to space. you're a veteran anchor and reporter. so what's the promo line for the book, >> it's all about curiosity, wonder. and for any kid out there that feels a little out of place, not smart enough. you're going to be okay. stay original. >> the book tells the story of a young fly named flynn, who's struggling in school and accidentally finds herself on a

breathtaking adventure into outer space. >> it's for the eight year old me who was told i wasn't smart. i just sat in the back of the class and was quiet. i know it's hard to imagine me quiet, but i was. well, when you feel dumb, you don't talk. it's stressful. you're always living in this. i'm not good enough. i'm not good enough. >> that not good enough mindset changed when lauren got a life changing diagnosis as a college journalism student, and the teacher somehow noticed me and was like, i want you for the school paper. >> and i was like, you don't want me to write, i can't write. i was humiliated because i cannot spell. it was really tough for me. and, every time, she looked at me and she goes, you're not dumb. you just can't spell. but you're a great writer. and she put me on the school paper and she goes, i'm going to help you. i'm going to get you tested. and i got tested. and she goes, you have dyslexia? i went from a 2.0 to a

3.8, got into usc and became a journalist. >> her advocacy includes donating proceeds from the book to the international dyslexia association. lauren revealing with his permission that her youngest son, evan, also struggles with dyslexia. >> he was in second grade. we got him tested and it changed his life as well. he's in a regular high school, which was i didn't i didn't think he was going to be able to go into a regular high school. and he is and thriving. by the way, my son texted me and he said, mom, i'm so honored to be a part of this story this morning. so anyway, he is my heart. yeah. >> with a jam packed schedule, lauren oversees the bezos earth fund dedicated to fighting climate change. >> sometimes people put you in a box because it makes them feel more at ease. they're more comfortable with it, and i'm like, okay, i'm going to make people uncomfortable. >> let's go. addressing this forbes conference as the founder of her own company, black ops aviation, which works in film and entertainment.

>> my father is still a pilot. he's 82 years old and still flies, which is remarkable, but i never had an interest. like i was like, oh, my dad's a pilot. it's great. until i was 40, i'm just a curious person. and i was like, you know what, dad? i think i want to learn how to fly. greatest day of his life. let me tell you, he was so excited. he's like, i'm going to get you a flight instructor. and i got in there and it's a lot. you know, especially for someone with dyslexia. but weirdly enough, it focused me. >> in fact, it was while in flight that lauren got the inspiration for her book. >> i was with my kids and flying with them. a fly got stuck in the cockpit and we were all just like, he was buzzing around and my kids were like, just think this poor fly was at home and now is up in the air going, oh completely different world up here. and then i don't know, someone encouraged me to write about spacex. jeff, his love of spacex making spacex accessible to everyone really was like, okay, this fly is going to go to space and see the world. >> and just like flynn the fly,

lauren is gearing up herself to rocket into outer space. we are hearing that life is going to imitate art and you are going to go into space someday. >> someday soon, someday very soon. i'm really excited about it. and of course, a little nervous. but when i think of explorers, right, i think of men like magellan, jacques cousteau, neil armstrong and women are explorers as well. >> absolutely. >> and i'm taking an incredible group of female explorers, but it seems spacex isn't the only adventure on the horizon. >> what's more nerve wracking going into space or planning a wedding? planning a wedding? >> i'm excited to now start focusing on that and planning it. but'm more excited about spending the rest of my life with him. >> our thanks to juju for that. when we come back, miley cyrus when we come back, miley cyrus sued over her grammy winning ® t. ♪ ♪

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