Didi is not home for the holidays.
Or even in the next few days or in the near future.
On Friday afternoon, a New York federal judge denied the rapper’s bail request, stating on record that “clear and convincing evidence” shows the mogul to be potentially dangerous and that “no condition or combination of conditions would limit the rapper’s Safety cannot be reasonably guaranteed.” community. ”
This is the fourth time Didi has applied for bail, and the fourth time it has been denied.
As reported by numerous news outlets on November 27, Judge Arun Subramanian in court showed footage obtained by CNN of an incident at the Intercontinental Hotel with then-girlfriend Kathy Ventura in 2016. The court ruled that there was “compelling evidence of Combs’ propensity for violence.”
The video, which was detailed on Hollywood Gossip, shows Diddy kicking and assaulting Cassie.
Diddy’s lawyers tried to argue that the footage had been edited (despite Diddy previously apologizing for the horrific act), but the judge ruled that “the version of the footage Combs submitted also clearly shows violence.” “Exists,” he said.
In addition to the potential violence, Diddy had just recently been charged with witness tampering from prison.
Prosecutors argued Friday that Combs’ attempts to influence witnesses in prison (through phone calls and threats) “constituted interference” with the criminal case.
They also condemned the musician’s “efforts to influence the jury pool” through a social media campaign organized by children.
On November 8, Diddy formally requested release from Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center and will be allowed to prepare for his trial in May 2025 outside of prison, citing changed circumstances and new evidence. argued that it should.
In their motion, Diddy’s lawyers proposed a “much stronger” $50 million bail package that included conditions such as full-time security monitoring, home detention, and limited contact with anyone other than his attorney.
As you may already know, Diddy was arrested on sex trafficking and racketeering charges in September.
A subsequent federal indictment revealed the gruesome details of the freak-off party, including sex workers, drugs, threats of violence, and other ways Diddy reportedly abused and assaulted female executives. I learned.
In his fourth bail application, the rapper proposed home confinement in a three-bedroom Upper East Side apartment, but the judge was reluctant to grant that, saying:
“Given the nature of the allegations in this case and the information provided by the government, the court questions whether any conditions placed in reliance on Combs and his employers (such as private security) are sufficient to comply with those conditions. ”
Subramanian wrote in his ruling that Combs’ disregard for prison rules, such as his calls and text messages with witnesses and his use of other inmates’ phone access codes at MDC Brooklyn, “evidence a serious risk of witness tampering. evidence.”
