Sean ‘Diddy‘ Combs has been denied bail for a third time ahead of his s£x trafficking trial.
The 55-year-old disgraced hip hop mogul had made another bid for freedom before Thanksgiving – but will now remain behind bars at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn ahead of his May 2025 trial.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Combs has been charged with racketeering, s£x trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution — all of which he denies.
US District Judge Arun Subramanian made the decision in a written ruling Wednesday following a bail hearing last week, when lawyers for the rapper argued that a $50million bail package they proposed would be sufficient to ensure Combs does not flee and does not try to intimidate prospective trial witnesses.
Subramanian cited direct evidence of Combs’ violence – referring to Diddy beating ex Cassie in a 2016 hotel surveillance video – and a serious risk of witness tampering in the denial.
COURT RULING
The ruling read: ‘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.
Prosecutors had previously said Combs had been ‘witness tampering’ from behind bars with Subramanian agreeing and saying: ‘There is evidence supporting a serious risk of witness tampering’.
Combs had asked to be released on on $50 million bond and on 24/7 house arrest, even offering up his mother’s house as collateral.
Two other judges previously had been persuaded by prosecutors’ arguments that the Bad Boy Records founder was a danger to the community if he is not behind bars.
