Beleaguered entertainment media mogul, Sean “Diddy” Combs, together with his legal team, have received a response to a request for a release on house arrest until his trial they placed earlier.
He had wanted to stay at his mansion in Miami, Florida, the site federal agents raided, earlier this year.
The request related to his ongoing trial in which he is being charged with offenses such as sex trafficking and racketeering.
US Weekly reports that Judge Arun Subramanian “immediately rejected the idea,” remarking in the courtroom: “That is not going to work.”
Diddy’s lawyers also proposed that he stay at his apartment in Manhattan’s Upper East Side. This option would have come with 24/7 security with the removal of internet and phone access outside of contacting his attorneys.
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He would also have needed approval before family visits. Diddy’s team argued to Subramanian that the house arrest would end up being “substantially more restrictive” than the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center, where he currently resides.
Authorities arrested Diddy back in September 2024, charging him with allegations of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, and transportation to engage in prostitution. He quickly pleaded not guilty and has denied all of the claims against him. The rap star is scheduled to be heading to trial in May 2025.
Outside of that legal case, Diddy recently made headlines for reportedly sending a cease-and-desist letter in response to allegations made during Hulu’s new documentary, The Honorable Shyne.
According to Page Six, he’s upset with his former Bad Boy protégé, Shyne, alleging that he took the fall for Diddy in an infamous nightclub shooting back in 1999.
A rep. for Diddy told the outlet that the allegation is “unequivocally false.” They also brought up that he was acquitted of all charges related to the incident.
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