Report: P. Diddy arrested for assault with a deadly weapon on UCLA assistant coach

Sean Combs, the music and fashion mogul known as P. Diddy, was arrested on UCLA's campus after assaulting a UCLA assistant coach Monday, according to TMZ Sports.

The celebrity and sports website reported that campus police took Combs into custody when an altercation escalated at UCLA's Acosta Athletic Training Complex. Combs is the father of Justin, a junior defensive back.

"One source says an assistant coach was screaming at Justin on the field during a strength and conditioning session," according to the TMZ report. The website goes on to report that "the coach was riding Justin, screaming intensely at him," and that Combs watched the episode unfold from the sideline.

"At some point later, we're told Diddy confronted the coach in his office and grabbed him. Diddy was arrested for assault," according to TMZ, which later in the afternoon went on to report that the UCLA coach invovled in the altercation was strength and conditioning coach Sal Alosi.

The website reports that Combs "picked up a kettlebell and swung it, narrowly missing Alosi. One source said if Diddy had connected it could have killed Alosi."

UPDATE: UCLA released the following statement: 

Shortly after 12:30 p.m. today, Sean Combs (also known as P. Diddy) was arrested at UCLA’s Acosta Athletic Training Complex on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon, which was a kettlebell. No one was seriously injured and UCPD is investigating. Combs is expected to be transported to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Inmate Reception Center later this evening.

UCLA coach Jim Mora also released the following statement: 

“I’m thankful that our staff showed the level of professionalism that they did in handling this situation. 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.” 

(h/t TMZ Sports)

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