Prosecutors furiously respond to Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ bail request
Sean ‘Diddy‘ Combs’ third bail motion was seen by a court last week on November 22nd and is currently being analysed by the legal system.
The motion, which the musician’s legal team described as “more robust,” would have enforced nonstop security monitoring and completely restricted Combs’ ability to communicate with anyone but his lawyers.
Still, despite the trial having already taken place, the presiding judge, Arun Subramanian, revealed that he needs more time to decide whether or not to grant Combs bail. When the terms were first put in place, they were harsh as the Press Play creator was seen as too much of a flight risk, and Subramanian is still battling with this.
Furthermore, while Combs has been in the Metropolitan Detention Centre, many allegations and lawsuits have been filed, making it more difficult for the judge to reach a bail decision. Most recently, a letter written by Combs’ prosecutors was sent to Arun Subramanian alleging that, before his detainment, Combs “physically abused his personal staff.”
In the letter published and made public by People, the prosecutors alleged, “Former staff members have described the defendant threatening to kill them, throwing objects at them, and being struck, punched, and shoved by the defendant, and seeing him do the same to others.”
Prosecutors have furiously responded to the bail motion, insisting, “Often behind closed doors, the defendant engaged in acts of violence against women, including throwing them to the ground, dragging them by their hair, kicking, shoving, punching, and slapping them.”
It continues, “He manipulated, coerced, and extorted women, including by plying them with drugs, threatening to withhold financial support, and threatening to disseminate sex tapes that the defendant had made of their sexual encounters. He [intimidated] women, including by displaying firearms, threatening them.”
Similar allegations have been made in civil lawsuits against the Bad Boy founder, although none of them have yet gone to trial. Still, the letter is impactful and may have an influence on the judge.
In fact, one of the examples mentions a time when he allegedly went to a woman’s house and began trying to break it down with a hammer. The judge is expected to make a final decision on the bail motion this week.