Diddy To Remain Behind Bars Until May 2025 Trial

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs will remain behind bars until his May 2025 sex trafficking trial. The defence’s third attempt to free the 54-year-old music mogul was denied on Wednesday.

U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian agreed that the government provided “clear and convincing evidence that no condition or combination of conditions will reasonably assure the safety of the community” if he were to be released.

The judge cited the “nature and circumstances of the offence charged,” the “weight of the evidence” against the music mogul’s history and characteristics, and the “nature and seriousness of the danger that would be posed by the person’s release.”

Combs was denied bail twice before. His lawyers then proposed a detailed $50 million package in hopes of freeing their client.

The latest offer included home confinement with GPS monitoring at a New York City apartment, an approved list of guests—with reportedly no female visitors allowed other than family members—and 24/7 monitoring of Combs by private security.

The government strongly opposed this, as it has accused Combs of witness tampering, even behind bars, and believes he’s a danger to others. In his written decision, Subramanian cited charges outlined in the federal indictment against Combs. For decades, Combs allegedly abused, threatened, and coerced women and others around him to fulfil his sexual desires, protect his reputation, and conceal his conduct.

To do so, [Combs] relied on the employees, resources, and influence of the multi-faceted business empire that he led and controlled—creating a criminal enterprise whose members and associates engaged in and attempted to engage in, among other crimes, sex trafficking, forced labour, kidnapping, arson, bribery, and obstruction of justice.

Combs has pleaded not guilty to all charges. The judge has yet to rule on Combs’s jailhouse notes, which were the subject of a heated hearing last week.

On Sept. 16, Combs was arrested by federal agents at a Manhattan hotel and charged with racketeering, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution.