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Man Found Dead in Hollywood Hills Home Reportedly Will Rothschild

Authorities Thursday were investigating a residential fire in the Hollywood Hills that left a man dead, with neighbors telling reporters that the victim was eccentric millionaire Will Rothschild of the famous banking family.

Fire crews responded to 8551 Lookout Mountain Avenue, east of Crescent Drive , at 4:33 p.m. Wednesday after they received a call reporting a fire at the two-story hillside residence. They were able to prevent the flames from spreading to nearby vegetation or other structures, according to Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey.

During a search of the home after the fire was extinguished, firefighters found the body of a man, Humphrey said.

It took 45 firefighters 33 minutes to extinguish the flames.

Coroner’s officials had not identified the victim as of Thursday morning, but neighbors told ABC7 that he was Rothschild, who was described as a bit reclusive and eccentric.

The house was also said to be a potential fire hazard, with possible hoarding conditions.

“Given the fire damage, it’s kind of hard to determine how much of that was prior to the fire and how much of it is the building itself that has been demolished by the fire,” Battalion Chief Adam Knabe of the LAFD told the station.

The Mayor’s Crisis Response Team was summoned to provide emotional support and assistance to the decedent’s family and neighbors, fire authorities said.

The cause of the fire was under an active and joint investigation by the fire department and the Los Angeles Police Department.

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Sean “Diddy” Combs Performed Bird Sacrifice Before Nightclub Shooting Verdict, Says Former Body Guard

The former bodyguard of accused sex trafficker Sean “Duffy” Combs claims the disgraced media mogul sacrificed a bird before learning the outcome of his 1999 New York City nightclub shooting.

In a new documentary, former Diddy bodyguard Gene Deal shared that he witnessed Diddy sacrifice a bird in Central Park.

Deal shared that before Diddy was set to arrive at a Manhattan courthouse to learn his verdict in his nightclub shooting trial, he stopped the car to meet a mysterious man with a caged bird in Central Park.

Deal stated, “When Puff got close to the guy, he just dropped down to his knees.”

He added, “Next thing I see, is this smoke just going back and forth around Puff. I guess it was sage or something like that.”

“Puff took this white bird and threw it up in the air … The bird just fell to the ground, boom, like it was a brick,” added Deal.

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Prosecutors Accuse Sean “Diddy” Combs of Tampering With Witnesses and Trying to Taint the Jury Pool From Inside Prison, as They Oppose His Attempt at Bail

In the runup to his May 2025 trial on the charges of racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution, mogul rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is attempting to reverse his pre-trial incarceration and be granted bail.

In their court filing, prosecutors argue against releasing Combs, saying he remains a flight risk and a risk to society, to witnesses in his trial and potentially to other victims.

And – what’s more – they accuse the disgraced star of continued criminal behavior from inside the Brooklyn MDC prison.

NBC News reported:

“Federal prosecutors have accused Sean “Diddy” Combs of breaking jail rules in an attempt to manipulate witness testimony and taint the potential jury pool in his case, according to a court document filed Friday.”

In custody at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center, Combs entered a not guilty plea.

His legal team keeps fighting the decision to deny Combs bail and has requested yet another bail hearing.

In their opposition to the motion, prosecutors accused Combs of obstruction from behind bars.

“Combs has allegedly ‘continued to try to evade law enforcement monitoring, corruptly influence witness testimony, and further attack the integrity of these proceedings’, the filing said.

According to prosecutors, Combs has ordered payments to fellow inmates to use their telephone accounts and has used three-way calling to contact people who are not on his approved contacts list against federal prison regulations.”

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Joe Rogan: “It’s Amazing How Many People on the Diddy Party List Are Supporting Kamala”

In his recent podcast episode with Elon Musk, Joe Rogan highlighted how many celebrities and athletes on Diddy’s party list are now endorsing Kamala Harris.

As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, Diddy, whose real name is Sean Combs, was arrested on Federal sex trafficking charges in September and has since been accused in several lawsuits of raping children as young as 10 years old.

Rogan shared with Musk, “It’s just amazing how many people on the Diddy party list are supporting Kamala.”

Musk responded, “J Lo (Jennifer Lopez) was his ex-girlfriend and is now warning people against Trump. How many people did she warn against Diddy?”

“Oh, zero; maybe we shouldn’t trust her opinion.”

Musk’s comments come after singer Jennifer Lopez, who was once Diddy’s girlfriend, endorsed Kamala Harris.

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Grand Jury Witness Reportedly Hands Over to the Feds Sex Tapes Featuring Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and Eight Celebrity ‘Victims’ — Including Two Underage Male Stars

There are main pipelines of stories involving the Sean Diddy Combs prosecution saga.

One is leaks from people inside the DOJ who are leaking like mad. A second is the alleged victims who are filing new suits against Diddy like there’s no tomorrow.

There are also people who are witnesses to the goings-on or who have evidence pertinent to this prosecution.

And now, one such witness has apparently come forward.

A producer from New Jersey says he saw – and was in possession of – a number of sex tapes featuring eight different celebrity victims — including two or three underage male stars.

New York Post reported:

“Courtney Burgess, who testified before a grand jury in Manhattan on Thursday, claimed in an interview with NewsNation’s ‘Banfield’ that he saw six males and two female celebs engaging in sex acts with the disgraced music mogul. Asked how many of the stars appeared to be under the influence or inebriated on the tapes, Burgess alleged, ‘All of them.’”

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Hollywood Scandal: NY Post Uncovers Disturbing Details in Diddy ‘Freak Offs’ Tapes After Accessing Trove of Secret Videos and Documents

In an explosive investigation, the New York Post has uncovered chilling details of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ “Freak Off” parties—a series of wild orgies held in secrecy behind the glitz of Hollywood’s brightest lights.

Combs, who was arrested on September 16, 2024, in New York, faces a slew of charges including racketeering, conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, and the transportation of individuals for prostitution.

According to exclusive access to videos and documents, these gatherings were often staged just hours after star-studded events, like the MTV VMAs and Super Bowl parties.

Behind closed doors, the glitzy gatherings devolved into depraved acts that some prosecutors claim involved coercion and threats.

In one particularly disturbing clip, two white men engage with a young Black woman, appearing disoriented with a white substance under her nose, as Diddy, himself in full view, watches.

These tapes also reportedly show Combs having sex with a younger A-list male celebrity, with both of their faces clearly visible in the recordings.

“It’s triggering,” said one of the insiders who personally knows the young A-list male celebrity. “It feels like a betrayal and a violation, and it’s causing a lot of issues. It brings up some really disturbing and bad memories.”

“It’s a total nightmare. He feels like he was victimized years ago and is now being victimized yet again. If this footage gets out, it will follow him for life. It will be on the internet forever.”

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Roman Polanski won’t face LA trial for ‘raping underage girl in 1973

Director Roman Polanski will no longer face trial in the US over the alleged rape of a 13-year-old girl more than 40 years ago.

The case against Polanski, 91, was due to proceed in civil court in Los Angeles next August, but has now been settled. 

The French-Polish director fled the United States decades ago after admitting to the statutory rape of another 13-year-old.

The latest case was ‘settled in the summer to the parties’ mutual satisfaction and has now been formally dismissed,’ Polanski’s attorney Alexander Rufus-Isaacs said.

The suit, filed last year, claimed Polanski took a then-teenager to dinner at a restaurant in Los Angeles in 1973.

He allegedly gave her tequila, and when she began to feel dizzy, drove her to his home, where he forced himself on her.

‘She told him: “Please don’t do this”,’ the plaintiff’s lawyer, Gloria Allred, told reporters in March.

‘She alleges that he ignored her pleas. She also alleges that defendant Polanski removed plaintiff’s clothes and he proceeded to sexually assault her, causing her tremendous physical, emotional pain and suffering.’

The plaintiff, known as Jane Doe, appeared with Allred at a news conference in 2017 in which she said she had been 16 at the time of the alleged assault.

She said she had spoken about what happened to one friend the day after but had not told anyone about it ever since. 

The civil suit, which sought unspecified damages, was filed in June 2023, just before the expiration of a California law that allowed for an extended window for claims against the alleged perpetrators of sexual crimes.

Court papers filed in California in July said a ‘conditional’ accord had been reached.

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Hollywood’s dark side revealed in disturbing case against producer

Hollywood crime has been making headlines lately, and it hasn’t been at the box office. Though Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and named associates have taken the spotlight, a lesser known but equally disturbing case has been part of the public sphere for the past few years. 

Two summers ago, after a seven-month investigation, Hollywood producer David Pearce was charged with the death of two women, model Christy Giles and her friend, Hilda Marcela Cabrales-Arzola. The women’s bodies were found at two separate hospitals in November 2021. Initially, Pearce was arrested and charged with allegedly raping and sexually assaulting four other women before being arrested for these crimes.  

LAPD investigators allege Pearce, along with two cohorts, actor Brandt Osborn and cinematographer Michael Ansbach, met the victims at a late-night warehouse party in Los Angeles before continuing the night at Pearce’s apartment. 

At the time of the original indictment, Pearce’s defense attorney stated a lack of evidence, though Pearce and Osborne were captured on surveillance leaving the warehouse around 5 a.m. on the day in question before eventually going to their shared apartment. 

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Diddy’s Lawyer Blames Racism For His Client’s Downfall, Denounces Deliberate ‘Takedown of a Successful Black Man’

A lawyer for Sean ‘Diddy’ Coombs has blamed racism for his client’s downfall as he awaits trial on sex trafficking charges rom a New York prison cell.

Attorney Marc Agnifilo, featured in the documentary TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy: The Indictment, claims that the federal government specifically targeted rapper because of his race.

“[The government] is no friend historically of the successful Black man, okay, none,” Agnifilio said. “And they start making this case, in my opinion, as a takedown of a successful Black man.”

“This is the government scrutinizing his business, scrutinizing his taxes, he does everything right,” he continued. ‘What’s the last vestige, we are going to go into his bedroom because maybe we don’t like the way he is having sex.”

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Can’t Wait to Testify in Explosive Federal Sex Trafficking Trial, Says Lawyer

Hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is preparing for a high-stakes gamble, as he faces federal charges of sex trafficking, racketeering, and transportation for the purposes of prostitution.

Combs, 54, is ready to take the stand in his own defense, according to his attorney, Marc Agnifilo, in a shocking revelation previewed in the new TMZ documentary, “The Downfall of Diddy: The Indictment.“

The documentary, which delves into the damning allegations against the rap icon, claims that Combs is eager to tell his side of the story, despite the enormous legal risks involved.

Agnifilo, while acknowledging the dangerous game his client is playing, insists there’s no one better equipped to defend Combs than Combs himself.

“He’s looking forward to it,” Agnifilo said. “It’s a story of love, hurt, and heartbreak, and Diddy can’t wait to tell it to the jury.”

But this is no ordinary trial. Combs’ decision to testify opens him up to cross-examination by federal prosecutors, who are likely to bring up a long list of salacious and disturbing allegations.

According to the unsealed federal indictment, Combs is accused of leading a decade-plus criminal enterprise that facilitated the exploitation and abuse of women.

Combs is accused of using threats, intimidation, and violence to coerce women into engaging in sexual acts at his infamous “Freak Off” parties.

These events allegedly featured commercial sex workers, and in some cases, women were transported across state lines for the sole purpose of being sexually exploited.

Prosecutors allege that Combs electronically recorded these encounters and used the footage as blackmail to control his victims, threatening to release it if they did not comply with his demands.

Victims of Combs’ enterprise, prosecutors say, suffered repeated physical abuse. Allegations include instances of Combs striking, punching, dragging, and throwing objects at women.

A search of his Miami mansion uncovered a disturbing cache of weapons, which he is accused of using to “intimidate and threaten victims and witnesses.”

The criminal enterprise Combs allegedly ran extends far beyond just himself. Prosecutors say that Combs relied on employees from his sprawling business empire—including high-ranking executives, security personnel, personal assistants, and household staff—to facilitate his abuses.

These employees reportedly helped arrange travel, stock hotel rooms for sexual encounters, and locate the women targeted for exploitation. They also allegedly helped cover up Combs’ crimes.

Combs has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

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