Sean 'Diddy' Combs arrested for alleged assault with a deadly weapon on the UCLA campus


Rapper and entrepreneur Sean "Diddy" Combs was arrested Monday on the UCLA campus on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, police said.
No one was seriously hurt in the alleged assault involving a kettlebell — a large, cast iron ball with a handle — police said. Combs was arrested at the Acosta Athletic Training Complex, and is expected to be taken to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Inmate Reception Center Monday evening.
His son, Justin Combs, is a football player at UCLA. In a statement, Bruins head coach Jim More said: "I'm thankful that our staff showed the level of professionalism that they did in handling this situation. This is an unfortunate incident for all parties involved. While UCPD continues to review this matter, we will let the legal process run its course and refrain from further comment at this time." Representatives for Combs did not respond to requests for comment from the Los Angeles Times.
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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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