NEW YORK – Sean “Diddy” Combs has been denied bail.

The hip-hop mogul and founder of Bad Boy Records has been held in a federal prison in Brooklyn on sex trafficking and racketeering charges since his arrest in September. Twice before, he was denied bail despite offering $50 million.

Prosecutors had accused Combs of trying to influence witnesses and intimidate victims from behind bars and said he would pose a flight risk if released. They also told the court that his reliance on his vast wealth in his bail application could amount to a “two-tiered” justice system if his proposal was granted. It involved the mogul paying for a private security company to keep an eye on him and monitor some of his communications while he was under house arrest.

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Hip-hop artist Sean Puffy Combs performs New Year’s Eve on MTV 2 Large at MTV’s Times Square studios on December 31, 1999. (Scott Gries/ImageDirect)

Earlier this week, celebrity bail bondsman Ira Judelson was spotted at the courthouse where he attended one of Combs’ hearings.

A judge on Monday ordered federal prosecutors to delete images of Combs’ handwritten notes taken during a search of his jail cell. According to his attorneys, these notes are protected by attorney-client privilege and were improperly seized. Excerpts from those notes that prosecutors previously referred to cannot be used during the bail hearing, the judge added.

The quotes in question referred to getting “dirt” on at least two potential witnesses.

Prosecutors also alleged that Combs’ release could endanger victims and witnesses. Despite the staggering amount offered by the defense, the judge had so far kept the hip-hop icon behind bars.

Sean “Diddy” Combs attends 2019 Roc Nation THE BRUNCH in Los Angeles on February 9, 2019. (Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Roc Nation)

Prosecutors allege he has a long history of obstruction, of encouraging witnesses and subordinates to cover for him, and of abusing both sexual partners and personal staff, court documents show.

“Former staff members described the defendant threatening to kill them, throwing objects at them, and being punched, punched and pushed by the defendant, and observed him doing the same to others,” prosecutors alleged. “This significant history of violence must be taken into account when reviewing the defendant’s obstructive activities. Taken together, there can be no doubt that the government has proven the defendant’s dangerousness by clear and convincing evidence. “

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After being denied bail twice before following an arrest in September, Combs renewed his quest for freedom last week with a new bail proposal of the same amount of $50 million, secured by his Miami Beach mansion, which his attorneys say is worth about $48 is worth. million.

Prosecutors previously argued “serious concernsabout the safety of victims and witnesses if Combs were released, and the judge overseeing his criminal case rejected his sweeping request for a silence order that would have prevented additional accusers from coming forward.

A trial is scheduled for May 5 next year. By then, the U.S. attorney overseeing his case could be replaced by President-elect Trump’s nominee, former Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton.

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ ex-girlfriend Cassie filed a sexual assault complaint against him in November 2023, which was settled a day later. (Getty Images)

The FBI opened their investigation in November 2023, around the time his ex-girlfriend Casandra Ventura, the singer known as Cassie, sued Combs for physical and sexual abuse. He settled her civil lawsuit a day after she filed it.

Combs vehemently denied the allegations made by Ventura and all other accusers. Then, one video leaked, in which the nearly naked billionaire brutally assaults her in the hallway of the Intercontinental Hotel in Los Angeles.

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New accusers have continued to emerge over the past year, and Texas attorney Tony Buzbee said in October that he is now representing more than 100 people seeking to sue the rapper.