Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs loses bid for gag order to prevent alleged government leaks, judge rules

Sean “Diddy” Combs lost a bid to stop government officials from leaking information to the media as he remains behind bars on sex trafficking and racketeering charges.

On Friday, New York Judge Arun Subramanian denied a request for a gag order filed by the disgraced rapper’s legal team, according to court documents obtained by Page Six.

Subramanian emphasized that federal agents, investigators and Combs’ team must follow laws that prohibit them from leaking grand jury proceedings that could impede a fair trial.

“For the avoidance of doubt, this order is not based on a finding that there has been any misconduct to date, as the Court has not made any findings at this time regarding the Defendant’s allegations that information relating to the case has been leaked,” he wrote. on Friday.

“The purpose of this order is to ensure that nothing happens from now on to prevent a fair trial.”

Representatives for Combs were not immediately available for comment to Page Six.

The ruling comes after the lawyers of the ‘I’ll Be Missing You’ rapper accused the FBI of leaking security footage from him abuse of ex-girlfriend Casandra “Cassie” Ventura rather to the press.

Documents obtained by Page Six revealed that Combs’ team claimed earlier this month that government agents gave the video to CNN in May in an effort to “deadly destroy Sean Combs’ reputation and the prospect of successfully defending himself against these charges.” harm.”

“Instead of using the videotape as evidence in the trial, alongside other evidence that gives context to it
meaning that the officers misused it in the most prejudicial and damaging manner,” the documents say.

The gruesome video showed the Bad Boy Records founder kicking, pulling and dragging Ventura dated from 2007 to 2018, at the InterContinental Hotel in Century City, California, in 2016.

However, the FBI denied that the clip was leaked, telling the judge in a letter: “The government was not in possession of the video before it was published by CNN.

“Thus, there is no colorable factual basis for defendant’s claim that the government leaked the video to CNN, let alone that it was leaked ‘in violation of grand jury secrecy,’” the letter continued.

Comb earlier apologized for the disturbing videounrelated to his current charges, took to social media to describe his behavior as “f–ked up.”

The crooner of “Last Night” was arrested on September 16 And accused of extortion, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution.

He is currently awaiting trial in a detention center in Brooklyn, NY.