No, photo doesn’t show Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ Los Angeles house in flames

Viral posts claimed that Sean "Diddy" Combs’ Los Angeles home went up in flames during the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires.

"P Diddy’s California mansion has been completely consumed by fire," one Jan. 10 Facebook post said. "It should be noted that the house would enter into investigation in a couple of days where many names would be involved in the case, unfortunately that will no longer be possible." 

The claim is wrong. The magnate and rapper’s Los Angeles home that federal agents raided in March in connection with racketeering charges was still standing as of Jan. 14, and it had not been threatened by the fires. 

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A photo of a burning mansion that accompanied the claim shows an Ohio mansion that burned down in 2014. 

As of Jan. 14, California officials said the California wildfires had killed more than 24 people and destroyed more than 12,000 structures, including in the wealthy Pacific Palisades neighborhood. 

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Image shows the Hollywood sign was on fire as of Jan. 8.

Combs’ Los Angeles home is on South Mapleton Drive, just west of Beverly Hills. The home is near the Palisades fire, but it is not in the burning area and not in an area with an evacuation warning, as of Jan. 14. According to maps on the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection website, the house is a little less than 5 miles east of the furthest reaches of the Palisades fire, and 1.5 miles from the nearest area with an evacuation warning. 

A lawyer for Combs did not respond to a request to comment on the claims. 

Combs listed the home for sale on Sept. 8, six months after federal agents searched it and days before he was arrested on federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges, People reported. The online listing for the 17,000 square foot, $61.5 million home shows it has not sold. 

The claim that the house would "enter into investigation" soon or that evidence would have been lost in the purported fire also lacks any evidence and has been used to fuel unfounded claims that the Los Angeles fires are connected to Combs’ court case. The federal indictment said agents seized evidence, including narcotics, guns, ammunition, and "more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant" from Combs’ homes in Los Angeles and Miami related to the alleged crimes in the March raid.

Federal prosecutors allege combs led a racketeering conspiracy and used abuse, threats and coercion to engage in sex trafficking and other crimes. Combs has pleaded not guilty and is being held in a Brooklyn jail awaiting trial. 

Online posts claimed Combs’ $61 million Los Angeles mansion burned down during the wildfires. 

But the house was nearly 5 miles from the fires as of Jan. 14, in a neighborhood far outside the evacuation zone. The photo included in the post showed a 2014 Ohio house fire.

We rate the claim False.