‘P. Diddy’ Combs arrested, charged with assault with a deadly weapon

LOS ANGELES — Rapper Sean “P. Diddy” Combs was arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon at the University of California Los Angeles on Monday, college law enforcement authorities said.

Combs, 45, was held at the jail on the west Los Angeles college campus after an incident involving a kettleball, a weight with a handle, which was deemed a deadly weapon, UCLA’s campus police UCPD said in a statement. No one was injured, and the incident is being investigated by college police.

Authorities said the rapper will be moved to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department later on Monday.

Representatives for the rapper did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

According to TMZ, Diddy was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly attacking strength and conditioning coach Sal Alosi with a kettlebell weight.

Diddy’s son, Justin Combs, is a defensive back on the Bruins and TMZ reports Alosi “was riding Justin, screaming intensely at him,” with his father watching from the sideline during a Sunday workout session. Diddy returned to campus Monday to speak with Alosi in his office and the two had an altercation that resulted in the rapper getting arrested.

“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,” Jim Mora, UCLA’s football coach, said in a statement.

Combs, also known as P. Diddy and Puff Daddy, is a hip hop artist, actor, entrepreneur and founder of Bad Boy Records. As of 2014, Forbes magazine listed his earnings at $60 million.

Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Todd Dewey contributed to this report.