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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs seeks bail citing new evidence
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs seeks bail citing new evidence

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs He requested a new bail, arguing that changed circumstances and new evidence meant the hip-hop star should be allowed to prepare for his trial from outside prison.

On Friday, Combs’ lawyers filed the request in Manhattan federal court; His previous requests for bail there have been rejected by two judges since his arrest in September.

Combs were blamed The indictment, announced on September 17, alleges crimes of racketeering conspiracy, forcible sex trafficking, sex trafficking by fraud or coercion, and transportation for prostitution. If convicted, he faces a minimum sentence of 15 years behind bars or a maximum sentence of life in prison.

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Diddy prays to the camera with his hands

Diddy attended the 2019 Roc Nation THE BRUNCH in Los Angeles, California on February 9, 2019. (Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Roc Nation)

In new court filings, Combs’ lawyers say they are proposing a “much more robust” bail package that would subject the “Last Night” singer to tight 24-hour security surveillance and a near-total restriction on his ability to communicate with anyone. but their lawyers.

His lawyers have proposed a new bail package of $50 million in an effort to secure his release. brooklyn prisonHe has been held here for the last eight weeks.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs poses with a group of women in front of a white screen

This photo provided by the accuser shows her, a friend and two other women after she said they were invited backstage at a Diddy concert in New York on April 22, 2011. (Obtained by Fox News Digital)

They also cite new evidence that “makes clear the government’s case is weak.”

That evidence refutes the government’s claim that a March 2016 video showing Combs physically assaulting his then-girlfriend occurred during a “frenzy,” the attorneys said. sexually oriented The incident described in the indictment against Combs.

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“This confirms the defense’s initial account of the events depicted in the March 2016 video recording: The video is not evidence of a far-fetched ‘frenzy,’ but a few-minute glimpse into the complex but decade-long consensual relationship between Mr. Trump and Mr. Combs and the Victim -1” was requested.

Sean Diddy Combs wears black New York Yankees cap and brown jacket

Sean “Diddy” Combs allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted a minor in a new lawsuit filed Monday. (Getty Images)

Lawyers defended the prison conditions Combs experienced while in prison. Metropolitan Detention Center It violates his constitutional rights to participate in his defense in Brooklyn.

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Combs has pleaded not guilty and vehemently denied the allegations. His trial will begin on May 5, 2025.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.