Diddys Prosecutors Cite Alleged Witness Tampering

In the continuing case against Sean "Diddy" Combs, prosecutors are denying him bail for a number of reasons, including his alleged "witness tampering" while incarcerated, "threatening," and hitting his personal staff.

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams and his legal team responded to Diddy's most recent plea to be released on $50 million bond as he awaits trial on allegations of sex trafficking and racketeering in court records that Us Weekly was able to get on Tuesday, November 25.

In a letter to U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian, who is anticipated to decide on bail in the next few days, the lawyers contended that "a holistic view of his obstructive and violent conduct — conduct that is still happening presently — makes clear that there is no way to rebut the applicable presumption of detention in this case."

The defendant's bail package, they said, "does not adequately protect against the risk of flight or ensure community safety, including from the defendant's continued attempts to obstruct this case." The defendant's fresh request for bail must be turned down for all of these grounds.

Diddy's "obstructive acts" have shown "a persistent, brazen effort to improperly interfere with this criminal case," according to the prosecution. They listed instances of his alleged misbehavior, such as using "multiple unauthorized means of communications" while he was being held in pre-trial custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn. As recently as Monday, November 24, Diddy allegedly spoke with a family member via another prisoner's ContactMeASAP account.

The prosecutors asserted that the defendant had directed family members and outside parties to get in touch with numerous possible victims and witnesses while they were at the MDC. They identified "former romantic partners and former employees, the majority of whom have experienced or witnessed the defendant perpetrate significant violence" as part of this group.

They said that Diddy, 55, had "planned a social media campaign around his birthday [on November 4] with the express purpose of influencing the jury in this criminal case" and frequently utilized "coded language" in his illegal communications. The defendant carefully planned out the birthday post in the several calls that preceded it, all of which took place over unapproved communication channels. The video, which showed six of the defendant's kids singing him a happy birthday while talking on the phone, was first uploaded to the defendant's kids' sites, but the defendant wasn't sure it would appeal to the right audience.

Diddy allegedly "told a family member that he had been tracking the 'analytics'" and gave him instructions to put the video on his personal account instead, "for the explicit reason that he wanted to better taint the jury pool," according to the prosecution.

They contended that Diddy violated a court rule that prohibits a defendant from making statements "about his 'character or reputation,'" because his "intent could not be clearer: he expressly wanted to interfere with the jury pool in this case through a targeted, public, social media post and he caused his family members to make the post."

Diddy's purported response to a victim's legal complaint against him in 2023, alleging that their "participation in Freak Offs was not consensual," was also mentioned by the prosecution. Diddy reportedly "made multiple attempts to interfere with victims and witnesses by feeding those individuals false narratives regarding [his] criminal conduct" after that. Prosecutors said he harassed an ex-employee who had seen him mistreat the victim by utilizing "former and current'security' staff." Diddy reportedly tried to "feed [the victim] a false narrative regarding [their] involvement in Freak Offs — namely that they were consensual" by recording two phone conversations with another victim.

The prosecution cited Diddy's "clear deletion of messages between himself and key witnesses," including "a male commercial sex worker who participated in Freak Offs, and received a grand jury subpoena during the investigation," as another instance of obstruction.

Additionally, they said that Diddy should not be allowed to leave prison due to his history of risky behavior.

The letter said that "the defendant's physical and sexual abuse has taken many forms over the years, often in the context of long-term romantic relationships." There was a recurring thread throughout: the defendant pressured and pushed women to satiate his sexual cravings. The defendant frequently committed violent crimes against women in private, including kicking, pushing, hitting, slapping, pulling them by their hair, and tossing them to the ground.

Diddy was accused by the prosecution of manipulating, coercing, and extorting women by distributing narcotics to them, threatening to stop providing them with financial assistance, and threatening to release sex videos of their sexual interactions that the defendant had produced. He [intimidated] women by threatening them, flashing weapons, unexpectedly visiting their houses, and trying to beat down the door—once with a hammer.

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They went on, "The defendant also physically mistreated his personal staff in addition to his romantic partners." Former employees have said that the defendant has thrown things at them, threatened to murder them, and physically assaulted, punched, and shoved them. They have also witnessed the defendant do the same to other people.

In a letter to Judge Subramanian on Monday, Diddy's defense team also claimed that "the constant barrage of bad press has ruined his reputation and will make it nearly impossible for him to receive a fair trial." It is not necessary for Mr. Combs to watch helplessly and accept all of this. He has the constitutional right to advocate for himself and the right to a fair trial. The government's attempts to silence him by claiming that he is not allowed to publicly voice his belief that this prosecution is motivated by race and that he is not allowed to urge his kids to post birthday wishes on Instagram are blatantly unlawful.

Prosecutors retorted that Diddy's attempts to sabotage his trial were not First Amendment protected.

Diddy's staff has been contacted by Us for comment.

On Friday, November 22, we were in a courtroom in New York City when prosecutors claimed that a 2016 video of Diddy hitting his ex-girlfriend Cassie (real name Casandra Ventura) revealed him to be a violent abuser and a threat to society. Diddy's lawyers said that prosecutors were presenting a "manipulated version" of the footage, which initially appeared on CNN, the day before the hearing.

In court, the prosecution countered that there is no question about what truly occurred in the video. They also cited Diddy's May Instagram public acknowledgement of the video.

Without mentioning Cassie, 38, he posted a video on Instagram saying, "It's really hard to think back on the worst moments in your life." "You have to do it sometimes. I was f—ed up. Even when I reached my lowest point, I refuse to make excuses. My actions in that video are unacceptable. I accept all responsibility for what I did in that video.

In September, Diddy was taken into custody and accused with sex trafficking, conspiracy to commit racketeering, and transportation to participate in prostitution. He disputed the accusations and entered a not guilty plea. In May 2025, his trial is scheduled to start. His legal team earlier this month offered a $50 million bail package after he was denied release three times.