Diddy's Former Bodyguard Claims He's Fleeing U.S. After Trial

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ former bodyguard says he fears for his life and plans to flee the United States after the rap mogul’s trial wraps up.

“Due to the situation, the circumstances, I decided that it’s probably best for me to live outside of the States at this point … indefinitely, absolutely,” Big Homie CC told Piers Morgan in a Friday, June 27, appearance on Piers Morgan Uncensored.

Big Homie, whose real name is Emanuel Newton, said that speaking out against Diddy, 55, amid his sex trafficking trial has put his own life at risk. (Newton did not testify during the trial, and Us Weekly is unable to confirm his direct employment with Diddy or any of his associated businesses.)

“There are some adequate and imminent threats to me,” he said. “And, you know, I made an agreement with my mother that at a certain age that I would eventually try to settle down, have a family and I wouldn’t partake in violent acts and stuff like that anymore in the line of work.”

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Diddy was arrested in September 2024 and charged with sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution. He pleaded not guilty to all charges and has denied all of the allegations against him. His trial began with jury selection on May 5 and, as of Friday, the jury is hearing closing arguments.

“We are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the U.S. Attorney’s Office,” Diddy’s attorney Marc Agnifilo said in a statement at the time of Diddy’s arrest. “He is an imperfect person, but he is not a criminal. To his credit Mr. Combs has been nothing but cooperative with this investigation and he voluntarily relocated to New York last week in anticipation of these charges. Please reserve your judgment until you have all the facts. These are the acts of an innocent man with nothing to hide, and he looks forward to clearing his name in court.”

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Since his arrest, Diddy has been held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. His four requests for bail were denied by Judge Arun Subramanian, but Big Homie thinks there’s a chance Diddy could soon be a free man.

“He could be out next week,” he said. “I know if he walks, you know, I’m gonna be target No. 1, which is fine. I’m used to that, you know, it’s kind of exciting for me. … In my profession, you know, it’s what we live for.”

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In a May appearance on Piers Morgan Uncensored, Big Homie told the host that he had already been poisoned three times in his line of work, though he did not clarify whether he thought Diddy was responsible.

“You know, I’ve been shot, I’ve been stabbed, I’ve been poisoned, I’ve been you name it,” he added on Friday. “Yeah, people have tried to kill me before, several times.”

Asked whether he had ever killed anyone himself, Big Homie replied, “I never harmed anyone who didn’t deserve it.”

With Diddy’s trial nearing its conclusion, Big Homie added that he could envision a guilty verdict, but he does not believe the rapper will get a lengthy sentence.

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“He may be found guilty on some lesser charges,” he said. “He might get four or five years, something like that. I don’t really see him getting a life sentence.”

Diddy could potentially face a lengthy prison sentence if he is convicted on even one charge. The statutory minimum sentence for sex trafficking is 15 years, while transportation to engage in prostitution has a maximum sentence of 10 years. If convicted on the racketeering charge, the rapper faces up to life in prison.

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