Diddy is once again trying to get out of jail on bail amid a major change in his legal team.
The Bad Boy Records founder has spent roughly two weeks in the notorious Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center since his arrest on September 16 on multiple charges including sex trafficking and racketeering.
Didi has been denied bail twice, but in a new filing from his beefed-up defense team, he’s making a third attempt at bail.
The tycoon hired Alexandra Shapiro (no relation to famed defense attorney Robert Shapiro) and Anthony Rico, who joined his existing attorney Mark Agnifilo .
Shapiro is considered one of the nation’s leading appellate attorneys, while Rico has been involved in many high-profile cases, such as the World Trade Center bombing.
Judge Andrew L. Carter, Jr. ruled that Diddy has so far been denied bail because prosecutors have proven he is a “dangerous person” and that his proposed $50 million bail package “even in the face of The risk of escape is also not enough.”
Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs are once again trying to get him out of jail.
They filed a notice of appeal today against Judge Andrew Carter’s order denying Coombs’ request for release. pic.twitter.com/mgZg3JFgIT
— Megan Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) September 30, 2024
Prosecutors allege that the record executive contacted the alleged victims and witnesses on multiple occasions, trying in at least one case to convince the victim that their sexual encounters were consensual.
They also claimed his huge bail did not include adequate measures to prevent potential obstruction of witnesses from testifying.
Diddy offered to hire a private investigation firm to monitor his home, arguing that he had entered rehab for drug problems.
He also agreed not to allow non-household female visitors and to undergo weekly drug testing.
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The judge told Puffy before denying him bail: “I don’t know that I think you can trust yourself and I don’t trust the solicitor’s ability to control you because I have serious concerns, particularly because of the substantive issues of abuse and the seeming anger issues.”
When Diddy was arrested at a New York hotel, drugs were found on him.
The 54-year-old could face more charges as the grand jury continues to hear testimony from potential witnesses.
Since Didi’s arrest, jurors have so far heard from two male sex workers, both of whom claim Didi contacted them to attend what he called “crazy” parties.
Issues facing sex workers center on how they are paid, whether they cross state and international borders and the presence of drugs.
