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Prosecutors: Diddy Is Doing Shady Stuff From Jail

They say Sean Combs is trying to obstruct justice by attempting to reach out to possible witnesses

(Newser) - Sean "Diddy" Combs has tried to reach out to prospective witnesses and influence public opinion from jail in a bid to affect potential jurors for his upcoming sex-trafficking trial, prosecutors claimed in a court filing urging a judge to reject his latest bail request. The government accusations were made...

Hear Diddy's Message on His Own Birthday

Sean Combs' kids celebrate with him via speakerphone as he awaits trial in prison

(Newser) - Sean "Diddy" Combs marked his 55th birthday on Monday from prison, where he's awaiting trial on racketeering and sex trafficking charges—and his seven kids shared the birthday greeting they sent him to mark the occasion. Per NBC News , six of his children gathered around a cake, with...

Latest Diddy Lawsuit Involves a 10-Year-Old Boy

Rapper accused of molesting child during what was supposed to be an audition

(Newser) - Sean "Diddy" Combs is accused in one of two lawsuits filed Monday of drugging and sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy in a New York City hotel room in 2005, the AP reports. The lawsuits filed in state Supreme Court in New York are the latest in a wave of...

New Lawsuit: Sean Combs Drugged, Raped 13-Year-Old Girl

7 new lawsuits are filed against the embattled music mogul

(Newser) - The sexual assault allegations against music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs keep coming, this time in the form of seven new civil lawsuits. As Variety reports, those lawsuits were filed by the Buzbee Law Firm, part of what it said earlier this month were a total of 120 incoming claims...

Sean Combs Demands to Know Accusers' Names

Legal team claims case has resulted in a 'torrent' of 'false' and 'absurd' claims

(Newser) - Sean Combs is demanding to know the names of his accusers, telling a judge it's information he needs to prepare for his May trial. Lawyers for the 54-year-old music mogul argued Tuesday that Combs' case "is unique, in part because of the number of individuals levying allegations against...

New Diddy Lawsuits Name Macy's, Marriott

Six accusers file suit, including a man who was a minor at time of alleged assault

(Newser) - Six more people filed suit on Monday against Sean "Diddy" Combs, alleging that the music mogul sexually assaulted them. The lawsuits were filed on behalf of four men and two women, identified only as Jane Doe or John Doe, reports USA Today . So far, 18 such suits have been...

Judge Sets May 5 Trial Date for Combs

His lawyers accuse government of leaking video of hotel assault to CNN

(Newser) - Sean "Diddy" Combs, who is currently being held without bail at a federal facility in New York City, will go to trial in May on federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges. Judge Arun Subramanian set a trial date of May 5 at a hearing in New York on Thursday,...

Lawyer: Sean Combs Has 120 New Accusers

Tony Buzbee said 60 men and 60 women will be filing lawsuits against 'Diddy' soon

(Newser) - An attorney said Tuesday he is representing 120 accusers who have come forward with sexual misconduct allegations against Sean "Diddy" Combs, the hip-hop mogul who is awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. Houston attorney Tony Buzbee said he expects lawsuits to be filed within the next month. Buzbee described...

Prosecutors Suggest Diddy Blew Up Kid Cudi's Car

Alleged arson victim isn't named, but rapper confirmed his car was torched

(Newser) - Federal prosecutors say Sean "Diddy" Combs orchestrated a break-in at a person's home followed by the bombing of their car. That person is believed to be the rapper Kid Cudi. Though the victim isn't named in the letter filed in court last week, the details match closely...

Fiddy Takes On Diddy in Upcoming Netflix Documentary

Streaming platform is producing 50 Cent's docuseries on allegations against Sean Combs

(Newser) - There's a documentary currently in production about the history of Sean "Diddy" Combs' alleged crimes, on the heels of his arrest earlier this month on sex trafficking, racketeering, and other charges —and it's in the hands of a fellow rapper. A publicist for Curtis Jackson, better...

Diddy Accuser: I Vomited, Defecated, but the Assault Went On

Thalia Graves speaks out after filing lawsuit against the rapper

(Newser) - Another woman has filed a lawsuit accusing Sean "Diddy" Combs of rape, and she spoke out almost immediately after doing so. Thalia Graves, in a press conference alongside her attorney Gloria Allred, said that in 2001, she was dating one of Combs' employees at Bad Boy Records when Combs...

Report: Sean Combs Is on Suicide Watch at MDC

Notorious federal lockup has been described as understaffed 'hell on earth'

(Newser) - Sean "Diddy" Combs is being held at Brooklyn's notorious Metropolitan Detention Center after being denied bail twice this week in his sex trafficking and racketeering case—and sources tell People that he has been placed on suicide watch. The sources say the move is for "preventative measures...

Sean Combs Tries Again to Secure Bail
Second Judge Rejects
Combs' Request for Bail
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Sep 18, 2024 5:05 PM CDT

Second Judge Rejects Combs' Request for Bail

His lawyers appealed the Tuesday decision to have him held

(Newser) - A second judge has rejected Sean "Diddy" Combs' bid to be released on bail in his sex trafficking and racketeering case. Judge Andrew Carter was not swayed by a new offer from Combs' lawyers, who proposed banning visits to Combs' home from women who aren't family members or...

Sean Combs Denied Bail
Sean Combs Denied Bail
Sep 17, 2024 4:49 PM CDT

Sean Combs Denied Bail

Prosecutors say hip-hop mogul 'poses a significant danger to the community'

(Newser) - Sean "Diddy" Combs was denied bail at a hearing Tuesday and will remain in federal detention on charges including racketeering and sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion. The rap mogul was arrested at a Manhattan hotel Monday night. Judge Robyn Tarnofsky told him her concern was that "...

'Diddy' Charges Allege Sex Trafficking, 'Freak Offs'

Hip-hop giant Combs also charged with racketeering

(Newser) - Federal prosecutors unsealed felony charges against Sean "Diddy" Combs on Tuesday that could see the rapper jailed for decades should he be convicted, reports TMZ .
  • The 54-year-old is charged with racketeering; sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion; and transportation to engage in prostitution. As the AP puts it,
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Sean Combs Arrested by Feds at NYC Hotel
Feds Arrest
Sean Combs
at NYC Hotel
Sep 17, 2024 12:00 AM CDT

Feds Arrest Sean Combs at NYC Hotel

'Diddy' may be facing sex trafficking charges, his lawyer says

(Newser) - Sean "Diddy" Combs was arrested by federal agents Monday night at a Manhattan hotel after the rapper was indicted by a grand jury. Officials have not announced the charges, but the federal probe of Combs was revealed in March, when the Department of Homeland Security raided the rapper's...

Sean Combs Ordered to Pay $100M to Inmate

'Diddy' hit with default judgment in sexual assault lawsuit from Michigan man

(Newser) - Sean "Diddy" Combs missed a virtual hearing in a sexual assault lawsuit on Monday—and it could cost him nine figures. The Bad Boys Records founder was hit with a $100 million default judgment in the lawsuit filed by Michigan inmate Derrick Lee Cardello-Smith, who claims Combs drugged and...

New York City Asks Diddy for Its Key Back
Mayor Pulls Diddy's Key to City
Jun 16, 2024 10:30 AM CDT

Mayor Pulls Diddy's Key to City

Adams cites beating in video in asking Sean Combs to return honor to New York City

(Newser) - "The Key to the City of New York is presented to individuals whose service to the public and the common good rises to the highest level of achievement, and who act as a model for fellow and future New Yorkers," Mayor Eric Adams wrote this month to Sean...

Diddy Loses Honorary Degree
Howard Breaks Ties With Diddy
Jun 8, 2024 4:55 PM CDT

Howard Breaks Ties With Diddy

(Newser) - Howard University is cutting ties to Sean "Diddy" Combs, rescinding an honorary degree awarded to him and disbanding a scholarship program in his name, after a video was released recently that appears to show him attacking the R&B singer Cassie. "Mr. Combs' behavior as captured in a...

Diddy's Empire Keeps Crumbling
Diddy's Empire
Keeps Crumbling
Jun 5, 2024 9:14 AM CDT

Diddy's Empire Keeps Crumbling

Embattled hip-hop mogul loses reality show, sells off shares in Revolt

(Newser) - Sean Combs' business empire is continuing to shrink. Amid a wave of accusations , the hip-hop mogul known as Diddy agreed to separate from Revolt, the media company he founded more than a decade ago to focus on Black representation, the New York Times reports. "One-hundred percent of Sean Combs'...

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