Diddy vows to ‘submit’ to strict Fed protocols if given third attempt at freedom: ‘The truth will be determined

Sean Diddy Combs is making a third bid to appeal his pretrial release after spending weeks at the Metropolitan Detention Center without bail. The disgraced rapper made global headlines last month after his arrest in New York City in connection with his sex trafficking and racketeering charges. Despite pleading “not guilty” on all counts, the presiding judge ordered his detention without bail at MDC. So far, the Southern District of New York has rejected attempts by Diddy’s legal team to appeal the bail decision, but the mogul isn’t giving up freedom just yet.

Diddy’s legal team recently filed a third appeal to secure his freedom on bail pending trial. The bid for pretrial release, filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, cited legal errors in the court’s ruling. His team also claimed that prosecutors did not have enough evidence to justify his arrest. They are now calling for the rapper’s immediate release, under appropriate bail conditions.

Diddy wants to have bail denied after being labeled a flight risk

According to court documents obtained by TMZthe rapper’s legal team has rejected claims that he poses a significant flight risk. They also determined that it was about the rapper “No threat to the community” contrary to prosecutors’ claims and the media campaign. To prove his willingness to cooperate with authorities, his legal team has increased the proposed bail package with stricter conditions.

In addition to the proposed $50 million bail secured by his Miami mansion and his mother’s home, Diddy is willing to subject himself to a handful of necessary protocols and restrictions that address concerns about tampering with his evidence, witness intimidation and drug use. Notably, officials discovered illegal substances in his New York hotel room at the time of his arrest, as well as during the raids on his Miami and LA residences earlier this year.

In his final plea for freedom, Sean Diddy Combs vowed to submit to a weekly drug test and not contact known grand jury witnesses. He also agreed to continue trying to sell his private plane and stayed true to his promise to ban female visitors, with the exception of family members and the mothers of his children. In addition, he provided nightly visitor logs to authorities to ensure he was adhering to these protocols.

Sean Diddy Combs faces new lawsuits while in custody

While his legal team remains focused on securing Diddy’s freedom in the pretrial process, his legal troubles continue to mount. At least 120 people want to sue the disgraced artist on charges ranging from exploitation to sexual abuse. The mirror. However, the icon, who pleaded “not guilty” at his sentencing hearing last month, continues to strongly deny any “defamatory” claim suggesting he sexually assaulted anyone and looks forward to proving his innocence. According to his lawyer Erica Wolff,

“Sir. Combs emphatically and categorically denies as false and defamatory any claim that he sexually abused anyone, including minors. He looks forward to proving his innocence and defending himself in court, where the truth will be determined on the basis of evidence, not speculation.”

This third appeal comes three weeks after Diddy’s highly publicized arrest in New York and grand jury indictment. Six months earlier, federal agents raided his homes in Florida and Miami, seizing several items that could be introduced into evidence at his trial, including ammunition, several containers of baby oil, lube and narcotics. Diddy will remain in custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center pending trial unless his legal team manages to secure bail for him in advance.