Diddy Arrested for Assault on Son’s Football Coach

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was arrested by university police after allegedly throwing a kettlebell at his son’s football coach at UCLA.

Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested by UCLA police after an alleged altercation with a football coach June 22.

After Combs allegedly threw a kettlebell at an assistant football coach he was charged with assault with a deadly weapon, making terrorist threats and battery.

Combs’ son Justin is a junior defensive back on the football team who has played sparingly in his first two seasons with the team.

No one was seriously hurt in the incident, which took place at UCLA’s Acosta Athletic Training Complex, according to USA Today. Diddy was taken to the Los Angeles County jail, where he posted $50,000 bail.

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