Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs will spend Thanksgiving behind bars at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where he has been confined since his arrest in September, after a judge in New York rejected his third bail bid on Wednesday, November 27.
According to court documents obtained by People, Judge Arun Subramanian of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York cited the seriousness of the violent crimes the music mogul accused of sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson and obstruction. Has gone. For Justice—as reasons for denying his $50 million bail bond. Additional allegations against Combs, such as use of firearms, threats and coercion to benefit his criminal enterprise, also influenced Judge Subramanian’s decision.
The court further ruled that “the Government has shown by clear and convincing evidence that no condition or combination of conditions would reasonably assure the safety of the community if Combs were released on bail”.
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Evidence of violence, including video footage, text messages and seized weapons with defaced serial numbers, as well as alleged violations of prison rules by Combs during his recent detention, also contributed to the court’s decision. Prosecutors recently claimed that the Bad Boy Records founder was using other inmates’ phone accounts to arrange unmonitored three-way calls with his lawyers and associates.
Although Combs’ legal team proposed strict conditions for his release, such as prohibiting him from using a cell phone, the court ultimately hesitated to rely on these assurances given the above allegations of obstruction.
Combs’ complaints about inadequate conditions of detention also failed to sway the court, which ruled that he should remain in custody until trial in May 2025.
The music mogul was arrested in a New York City hotel on September 16. Her indictment was made public the next day, revealing charges including sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution.
While Combs has pleaded not guilty to these charges and has denied any wrongdoing in several other sexual assault lawsuits filed against him, he has been denied bail twice before. In those cases, two different judges cited the risk of witness tampering as the reason for keeping him in custody.
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