SEAN ‘DIDDY’ COMBS REMAINS IN CUSTODY AFTER THIRD BAIL REQUEST DENIED

Thu 28 November 2024:

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been denied bail for the third time by a judge in New York City.

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Arun Subramanian rejected the motion, which sought a $50 million bail package allowing Combs to serve house arrest.

The judge cited evidence in the case showing Combs’s alleged attempts at witness tampering, his violation of prison regulations while behind bars and claims he ran a “criminal enterprise” including forced labour and kidnapping.

US District Judge Arun Subramanian concluded the court could not trust Combs if released on bail.

“The Court finds that the government has shown by clear and convincing evidence that no condition or combination of conditions will reasonably assure the safety of the community,” the judge wrote in Wednesday’s ruling.

Lisa Bloom, an attorney for Dawn Richard, who filed a civil lawsuit against Combs in September, also alleges that he was contacting witnesses from prison.

In an interview with BBC’s Newsnight, she said one person had called her client a liar, and that phone tracking showed this person had had more than 100 points of contact with Combs from jail.

“The strong implication there is that he talked her into making those statements, perhaps gave her money. We don’t know. But that would be witness tampering,” Ms Bloom told Newsnight.

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Dozens of civil lawsuits also have been filed against Combs accusing him of coercing and abusing both men and women, blackmailing them with video recordings of sexual encounters, threatening witnesses, and in some cases, physically beating them.

Several cases include accusations from people who were underage at the time of the alleged assaults.

In addition to the criminal charges, Combs is facing numerous civil lawsuits related to sex abuse. A law firm in Houston, Texas, recently said it is representing 120 individuals with allegations against the rapper.

Known for hits like “I’ll Be Missing You” and “Bad Boy for Life,” Combs has been one of the most successful rappers in the world over the past decades.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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