Diddy Denied Bail in 4th Request Before Trial

Sean “Diddy” Combs. Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival

Sean “Diddy” Combs will not be released from prison on bail as he awaits trial for sex trafficking and racketeering charges.

Federal judge Arun Subramanian shared the ruling on Wednesday, November 27, in response to the 55-year-old rapper’s fourth request for bail, according to documents obtained by Us Weekly. The judge noted “that no condition or combination of conditions will reasonably assure the safety of the community.”

The Associated Press previously reported that Diddy filed a new request on November 8 to be released from Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center, claiming that he should be allowed to prepare for his May 2025 trial outside of prison due to changed circumstances and new evidence.

Diddy’s lawyers proposed a “far more robust” $50 million bail package in the filing with stipulations including full-time security monitoring, home detention and restrictions on his ability to contact anyone outside of his legal team.

Diddy’s attorneys noted that he would give up internet and phone access and only be allowed to see a pre-approved list of visitors. He also would have to surrender passports that belonged to him and his family, per USA Today.

Diddy appeared in court for a bail hearing on Friday, November 22, as U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian rejected a proposal for him to be placed under house arrest at his mansion on the private Star Island in Florida. Diddy’s legal team subsequently suggested that his potential house arrest take place at his Upper East Side apartment in New York City. Prosecutors argued at the hearing that their concerns included security, the possibility of threat to others, obstructions and their belief that Diddy is a flight risk.

The judge delayed the bail decision at the time while awaiting clarification on Diddy’s jailhouse communications. Prosecutors have accused him of trying to obstruct the investigation from prison by orchestrating social media campaigns “aimed at tainting the jury pool” and contacting “witnesses through third parties.” Diddy’s attorneys subsequently claimed that his rights were violated during a search of his jail cell that, according to Assistant U.S. Attorney Christy Slavik, allegedly led to the discovery of notes about “paying off witnesses and finding dirt on victims.” The defense and prosecution were expected to “submit briefs about the raid” on Diddy’s cell in the weeks ahead.

Diddy has been behind bars since his September arrest for sex trafficking and racketeering charges, to which he pleaded not guilty. He was denied bail three times before the most recent ruling.

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