Sean Combs’ Attorneys Desperate for Gag Order, Claim Excessive Pre-trial Publicity Could Harm Their Client
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ lawyers are leaving no stone unturned in their attempt to obtain a gag order restricting incriminating statements from potential witnesses. Combs’ legal representatives Marc Agnifilo and Teny Geragos appealed to Judge Arun Subramanian on Sunday, requesting a gag order that would “restrain extrajudicial statements by potential witnesses and their counsel.”
The appeal has been filed after an anonymous grand jury witness claimed to have incriminating video evidence of Combs’ sexual assault allegations.
According to the attorneys, this statement has resulted in a “deluge of improper pretrial publicity that is undermining Mr. Combs’ right to a fair trial and the integrity of the grand jury proceedings.”
The letter also states, “Over the past several days, a grand jury witness and his attorney have given multiple interviews – including outside the courthouse immediately following his apparent grand jury testimony – making false and outrageous claims, including that the witness possesses videos of Mr. Combs involved in the sexual assault of celebrities and minors.”
It goes on to say, “These stories have spread rapidly through the media and created the impression that such videos exist, which is false, and that the government is actually crediting his sensational claims, which is profoundly prejudicial,” the letter states. “While the witness and his attorney eagerly spread false and unchecked claims in the media, they have avoided subjecting their claims to verification through the legal process.”
The music industry mogul is currently detained at the Special Housing Unit in Brooklyn’s infamous Metropolitan Detention Center after his bail pleas were repeatedly denied. He recently celebrated his 55th birthday at the detention center.
Combs will remain in custody till May 25, 2025, when his case goes to trial.
Meanwhile, the Metropolitan Detention Center has also garnered public attention after allegations of horrible living conditions surfaced. Currently, an “interagency operation” spearheaded by federal agencies is underway to address concerns of violence and unexplained deaths. The Justice Department and the Bureau of Prisons are working together towards the shared goal of improving the state of affairs.
Sean Combs, the founder of Bad Boy Records has been incarcerated for charges of sexual assault, racketeering, and transportation of humans with the intent of prostitution. The disgraced rapper and music producer has pleaded not guilty to all the charges against him even though more and more survivors have surfaced with horrifying accounts.
