Sean “Diddy” Comb is betting on a new bid to get out of prison before the sex trafficking trial begins

Sean “Diddy” Combs hopes to be a free man by Thanksgiving.

On his third attempt to be released from Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center, the accused sex-trafficking founder of Bad Boy Records is making a big bet during a Nov. 22 hearing.

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“The government’s response to the defendant’s motion is due November 15, 2024,” U.S. District Court Judge Arun Subramanian said today. “Defendant’s response is due November 20, 2024,” he added in the one-page order. “A hearing on Defendant’s motion will take place on November 22, 2024 at 2:00 PM in Courtroom 15A of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, New York, New York.”

While he was at the two previous bond hearings on September 17 and 18 before Magistrate Judge Robyn F. Tarnofsky and District Judge Andrew Carter, Combs, 55, will be present for the final hearing in just over a week.

The result of a Nov. 8 motion filed by the Marc Agnifilo and Teny Geragos-led defense, this latest attempt to secure bail for Combs has added a little something extra to appease the judge.

In addition to the $50 million bail, house arrest in Miami or New York, security lockdown, no internet and more that the defense has previously offered unsuccessfully, this new get-out-of-jail move seeks to address the concerns of the court that Combs might attempt to intimidate potential witnesses through his staff. “Under the proposed revised bail conditions, Mr. Combs would not have access to ’employees and friends and the like,’ nor would he ‘speak to these employees,’” the latest bond motion document claims, using Judge Subramanian’s own words. .

“For the foregoing reasons, and in order to ensure a fair trial and protect the constitutional rights of Mr. Combs, the Court should order release on the proposed conditions, or such other conditions as the Court deems appropriate,” it concludes 27 page document.

The much-accused and much-charged “All About the Benjamins” artist was arrested in the lobby of a New York City hotel on September 16 and charged with racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. After entering a not guilty plea and being immediately remanded, the rapper could spend the rest of his life in federal prison if found guilty.

As of now, Combs’ trial will begin on May 5, 2025, as Judge Subramanian announced last month. Since then, as civil lawsuits against the former mogul have piled up, more and more testimony has appeared before the grand jury in this criminal case. There could be more charges or a superseding indictment, law enforcement sources say.

Combs and his defense team were dealt a loss last week when Judge Subramanian denied their loss motion for a gag order on witnesses and others iboth in his criminal case and in the dozens of civil cases against him. “Regarding the mounting civil cases against Combs, there are further steps he can take, including seeking damages in certain cases if the parties or their attorneys have made damaging statements to the press, or keeping those cases pending of the resolution of this case. one, to name just two examples,” the judge wrote on November 8. “However, the unprecedented relief that Combs is seeking on this motion is not warranted.”

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