Sean 'Diddy' Combs Denied Bail for a 3rd Time: 'Serious Risk of Witness Tampering'

Mar. 15, 2025

Sean “Diddy” Combs.Photo:Paras Griffin/Getty Images

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A federal judge deniedSean “Diddy” Combsbail on Wednesday, Nov. 27.

In their bid to keep him behind bars, prosecutors argued that Combs would potentiallytamper with witnessesif released, alleging that the Bad Boy Records founder had tried to intimidate witnesses from behind bars.

In a court filing, prosecutors claimed that “the defendant’s goal is to blackmail victims and witnesses either into silence or providing testimony helpful to his defense.”

Defense attorneys, meanwhile, claimed that the prosecution’s case was “thin” and proposed a $50 million bail package with strict release conditions that would significantly limit Combs' ability to contact others beyond his attorneys and would require 24/7 monitoring.

The indictment against Combs centers on alleged"freak offs,“which authorities claim were elaborate sex performance involving male sex workers and women who were forced or coerced into participating.

He is charged with sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution and has pleaded not guilty.

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Since his arrest, Combs has been behind bars at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, a facility the defense has called “unfit” for pre-trial detention.

In a filing, defense attorneys said that if granted bail, Combs would not have access to his cell phone, which would be in the custody of security personnel, and that a log would be kept of all incoming and outgoing calls and messages. They further noted that cameras had been placed in the apartment.

Combs' trial is currently scheduled for May 2025.

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source: people.com