Diddy Is Still Trying To Secure Bail In Alleged Sex Trafficking Case Via New Motion

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Sean Combs' legal team brought up successful bond cases for people with similar charges.

Diddy is once again attempting to secure bail in his federal case for alleged sex trafficking and racketeering despite unsuccessful efforts in the past. Moreover, this new move comes via a new motion reportedly filed on Friday (November 8), according to court documents reportedly obtained by TMZ. His legal team argues that his bail package is incredibly well-rounded: a $50 million bond, plus constant surveillance to ensure vigilance and accountability surrounding potential witness tampering and escape. They already tried to use some of these provisions to secure bail, but the court denied them this twice before around September. Nevertheless, the defense now pointed to other cases with similar charges in which defendants successfully secured bail.

For example, Diddy's legal team brought up a sex trafficking case involving a CEO in this new motion. In that case, the executive also had an accomplice whom prosecutors accused of intimidating witnesses in the case, which allegedly involves dozens of young men. With this instance, the federal authorities requested a $10 million bond for the CEO and $500K for his alleged accomplice, which is well below the amount that Sean Combs offered.

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Regardless, Diddy remains in MDC Brooklyn while he awaits trial, as the court denied bail due to their belief that "the government [proved] the defendant is a danger." Federal authorities scheduled his trial for May of next year, and it's unclear what could come about in it. As for other updates, the Bad Boy mogul recently received yet another lawsuit, this time over an alleged 1996 incident in which he allegedly attacked plaintiff DeWitt Gilmore. The alleged situation supposedly resulted in a car chase, discharged firearms, and very serious threats. At press time, his legal team has not responded to this latest legal accusation.

Meanwhile, these updates come as Diddy's family tries to balance out the negative public image he maintains due to this legal scandal. "It’s King Combs and right now I’m taking over my pop’s Instagram," his son announced on the social media platform. "We gonna be posting videos, spreading good energy and taking y’all down memory lane. All the positive things he did. So, stay tuned and watch this. Let’s go! We love you, pops."

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Gabriel Bras Nevares is a staff writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH while completing his B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication at The George Washington University in the summer of 2022. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gabriel treasures the crossover between his native reggaetón and hip-hop news coverage, such as his review for Bad Bunny’s hometown concert in 2024. But more specifically, he digs for the deeper side of hip-hop conversations, whether that’s the “death” of the genre in 2023, the lyrical and parasocial intricacies of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle, or the many moving parts of the Young Thug and YSL RICO case. Beyond engaging and breaking news coverage, Gabriel makes the most out of his concert obsessions, reviewing and recapping festivals like Rolling Loud Miami and Camp Flog Gnaw. He’s also developed a strong editorial voice through album reviews, think-pieces, and interviews with some of the genre’s brightest upstarts and most enduring obscured gems like Homeboy Sandman, Bktherula, Bas, and Devin Malik.
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