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Diddy ‘trying to blackmail sex trafficking trial witnesses and influence potential jurors’ from jail
The US music mogul's attorney has spoken out to claim cops are targeting the rapper due to his race
RAPPER Sean “Diddy” Combs is trying to blackmail witnesses from jail in his upcoming sex trafficking trial, it is claimed.
Taped prison phone calls show the music mogul is also bidding to influence potential jurors, court papers at Manhattan federal court allege.
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One attempt involved getting his family to run a social media campaign around the time of his birthday, prosecutors say.
Combs, 55, began breaking the rules soon after he was detained following his September arrest, they claim.
The prosecution are objecting to the star’s third bail bid. It includes a £40million surety proposal.
A hearing is due this week in New York.
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He denies coercing and abusing women with the aid of associates, silencing victims through blackmail and violence, including kidnapping, arson and beatings.
His lawyers did not respond to requests for comment.
According to prosecutors, Combs threw wild parties he called "freak offs" where he would fly in sex workers for days of raucous sessions.
However, once at the party, workers would be coerced through money and intimidated into performing sick nonconsensual acts, the indictment claims.
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Combs organized and directed these parties in part, prosecutors allege, so he could record sex acts while he masturbated.
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After days of non-stop drug use and drinking, participants were often mailed IV bags to help recover from the revelry, the indictment claims.
The indictment references key pieces of evidence federal agents found during their raids of the rapper's homes in Los Angeles and Miami Beach, Florida.
According to the indictment, the rapper had 1,000 bottles of lubricant and baby oil in his two homes alongside a stash of narcotics that were used during the sex parties.
Agents also found three AR-15s with their serial numbers defaced and a drum magazine, the indictment says.
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'Diddy targeted'
But Combs' attorney has spoken out to claim the cops are targeting the sick rapper due to his race.
Lawyer Marc Agnifilo told that the feds are just looking to take down Combs because he's a "successful black man."
He claims that investigators couldn't find anything relating to his taxes or business, so looked elsewhere - to his bedroom.
For more than a decade, the billionaire producer used to invite Hollywood's A-listers to his legendary parties, which were separate from the Freak-Offs.
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None of the celebrities in attendance at Combs' parties have been accused of any wrongdoing.
There is also no suggestion that any celebrities or partygoers were aware of the music mogul's alleged abuse.
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Combs' downfall
By The U.S. Sun's Senior Reporter Forrest McFarland, who has been reporting on Combs' legal battles for years
BEFORE Sean "Diddy" Combs' arrest, it had been highly speculated that the rap star would find himself in custody after he was repeatedly hit with disturbing accusations - and had two of his mansions raided by the feds.
His mounting legal troubles finally came to a head on September 17, when he was charged with three federal counts, including sex trafficking, for allegedly forcing victims to take part in drug-fueled sex parties he called "Freak Offs."
Hours before his arrest, The U.S. Sun exclusively revealed the feds investigating Combs were secretly liaising with Tupac Shakur murder prosecutors on gangland activities.
The development also came after Combs was named 77 times in documents submitted by prosecutors in the Tupac murder case.
Aside from the Tupac probe, Combs was already facing a slew of lawsuits, including one he settled with his ex, Cassie Ventura, after she accused him of rape and abuse.
Disturbing hotel surveillance video from 2016 showed Combs chasing Cassie down and then punching, kicking, and beating her in a hallway.
Two months earlier, in March 2024, two of Combs' mansions were raided by federal investigators, who seized three AR-15s, drugs, and 1,000 bottles of lube which were part of his "Freak Off" supplies.
In addition to his federal criminal charges, Combs also faces a handful of lawsuits with allegations of sexual assault, harassment, and sex trafficking dating back to the early 1990s.
Music producer Rodney 'Lil Rod' Jones filed one suit in February 2024, claiming Combs forced him to hire sex workers and participate in sex acts while he worked on his latest album.
Combs has denied any wrongdoing and pleaded not guilty to the federal sex trafficking charges against him, but his battle is far from over.
He faces life in prison if he's convicted on all counts.
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