"Takedown" host Chris Hansen argued Sean "Diddy" Combs' connections to the rich and powerful were unlikely to protect him from federal charges as allegations against the hip hop mogul continue to pile up.
Combs' mansions were raided last week after a series of damning civil lawsuits accused him of trafficking sex, guns and drugs and other bad behavior. He settled the first lawsuit, from R&B singer Cassie, his ex-girlfriend whose real name is Casandra Ventura, a day after she filed it.
Hansen argued that Combs, whose net worth is an estimated $1 billion, aligned himself with the rich and powerful to give him "credibility," much like late sex-trafficking financier Jeffrey Epstein did.
"He was very successful in doing that and that made him a lot of money and gave him credibility outside the hip hop, rap world. And that's what he was trying to do here. A lot like [Jeffrey] Epstein did with very powerful political and business figures," he told Fox News host Jesse Watters on Wednesday.