Diddy Offers To Forgo Female Visitors In Latest Bail Proposal
Sean “Diddy” Combs was again denied bail on Wednesday after his lawyers made a second attempt to have him released from “horrific” jail conditions while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. According to TMZ, a New York federal judge remanded the musician into custody on Tuesday after prosecutors described him as a “serious flight risk.”
Combs was arrested this week, accused of running a criminal enterprise since at least 2008 that involved using drugs and violence to coerce women into “fulfilling his sexual desires,” according to prosecutors. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Multiple reports state that instead of jail, Combs’s legal team proposed a bail package, which included a $50 million bond co-signed by Combs, his mother, and other family members, along with home detention, passport surrender, weekly drug tests, and a nightly visitor log submitted to pre-trial services. However, the judge overseeing Wednesday’s hearing rejected the proposal.
“My bigger concern deals with the danger of obstruction of justice and the danger of witness tampering,” Judge Andrew Carter said. “That is a real concern that I have here.” After the ruling, Diddy’s lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, told reporters the decision “did not go our way,” but added, “the fight continues.”
A 14-page indictment charges the artist with racketeering, sex trafficking by force, and transportation to engage in prostitution. If convicted on all counts, the rapper and record producer could face a sentence of 15 years to life in prison.
Legal documents also indicate that Combs has agreed to weekly drug testing and will refrain from contacting grand jury witnesses. The proposed restrictions reflect accusations that Combs allegedly held “Freak Off” sessions, or lengthy sex parties at his properties, where guests were reportedly supplied with controlled substances and IV fluids. During raids of his Miami and Los Angeles homes in March, Homeland Security officials seized over 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant, alleged to be part of the “required Freak Off supplies.”
Recently, rapper Boosie Badazz came to Diddy’s defense after his bail was denied. “I feel DIDDY N JAIL FOR BASICALLY DOING WHAT EVERY OTHER FAMOUS ENTERTAINER HAS DONE,” the rapper wrote on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday (Sept. 18). “‘FLEW B—-ES OUT FOR 3 SOMES’ HE JUST FREAKIER.”
In a follow-up tweet less than an hour later, Boosie Badazz raised concerns about sex trafficking charges. “IM STARTING TO FEEL LIKE THIS ‘SEX TRAFFICKING’ CHARGE FOR FLYING B—-ES N FOR 3 SOMES WILL BE A TOOL USED TO TAKE DOWN HIP HOP ARTIST N CELEBRITIES,” he wrote. “JUST THINK ABOUT IT ‘WHO FLYING THEY YEAH YEAHs N TO TURN UP? WHO ALWAYS N A DIFFERENT CITY N GOTTA FLY P—- TO THEM? WHO AINT TRIPPING N GO GIVE THEY SEX PARTNER A LIL CHANGE?”
He urged rappers to “think about it,” warning that “this s— real.” Boosie also advised athletes and politicians to be cautious about who they pay to travel to them, have sex with, and give money to, as it could be labeled as sex trafficking. His comments, however, reflected a misunderstanding of what sex trafficking entails.
The difference between the scenarios Boosie described and the legal definition of sex trafficking is consent. Sex trafficking is often considered “modern slavery” because it involves manipulation, coercion, or force, rather than the voluntary participation of the victims.
