Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs appeared in court docket on Tuesday (Sept. 17) for 3 counts of intercourse trafficking and racketeering costs. His arraignment comes lower than 24 hours after the FBI arrested him in a New York City resort on Monday night time. He has reportedly entered a not-guilty plea, and the decide has now dominated on his $50 million bail proposal.

Editor’s Note: This article has been up to date to incorporate new particulars, from the decide’s ruling to Diddy and his sons’ court docket appearances and a breakdown of arguments offered by the protection and U.S. prosecutors on the arraignment. Keep scrolling for reside updates. 

CNN experiences that Sean stood and gave his “not guilty” plea in “a transparent voice. Additionally, he was reportedly wearing a black T-shirt paired with grey exercise pants with a black, aspect stripe.

As beforehand reported, the indictment accuses Combs of racketeering conspiracy, intercourse trafficking by power, trigger or coercion, and transportation to have interaction in prostitution. Prosecutors cited a number of associated cases between 2009 and 2018 for the trafficking and 2009 and 2024 for the place, per Forbes.

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According to NBC News, Diddy’s organic sons, Christian and Justin Combs, and informally adopted son, Quincy, arrived on the courthouse to assist Diddy forward of the arraignment.

Judge Remands Sean Combs For THESE Reasons, Lawyer Plans Appeal 

After a quick recess, Judge Robyn Tarnofsky returned to the courtroom with a ruling on the defendant’s request for bail. According to CNN, the decide has dominated to remand Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, which means he’ll stay detained forward of trial. Judge Tarnofsky cited issues about crimes taking place behind closed doorways regardless of monitoring from pretrial providers.

“There has been significant violence and weapons around. Also, coercion of witnesses, even gentle coercion, can be effective. The type of behavior we’re talking about happens behind closed doors. I thank your family members for coming, but I cannot release him,” the decide reportedly mentioned.

CNN experiences that Diddy confirmed no response to the decide’s remand ruling other than taking a sip of water from a bottle. After Combs was led out of the courtroom, his lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, informed the press that they plan to enchantment the remand. The bail enchantment will happen tomorrow (Sept. 18) in the identical courtroom, in entrance of a distinct decide, per Marc. Additionally, the legal professional insisted his consumer didn’t commit the acts alleged by prosecutors.

“He’s going to clear his name and we’re going to stand by his side as he does. We believe in him wholeheartedly,” Marc mentioned.

After Diddy was remanded to custody, the press swarmed Combs’ sons Justin, Christian, and Quincy outdoors of the courthouse. Neither of the grownup sons supplied a press release.

Diddy’s Legal Team Wants Bail, But Prosecutors Are Arguing Against That In Court

Ahead of his arraignment, prosecutors revealed that they had filed a letter in search of pre-trial detention for the producer, who is taken into account a flight danger. Furthermore, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, addressed issues about Diddy’s security whereas in custody. He acknowledged that he attracts no comparisons between Jeffrey Epstein’s self-harm whereas in custody and Diddy’s security.

Also, forward of the arraignment, Sean Combs supplied massive bucks to stay free whereas dealing with three federal costs. An excerpt from a bond proposal exhibits that the producer proposed a $50 million payout. The proposal acknowledged that Combs would conform to put on a GPS monitor and restrict his journey between New York City and Miami to go to his docs, see his attorneys, and attend court docket.

Furthermore, his attorneys claimed that Diddy’s aircraft, positioned in Los Angeles, is within the means of being offered. Combs has additionally supplied to give up a number of passports, together with his, his mom Janice’s, and 4 daughters, Chance, Jessie, D’Lila, and Love Combs.

Prosecutors Suggest Sean Combs Pressured Kalenna Harper Into Shutting Down Dawn Richard’s Lawsuit 

Prosecutors have reportedly cited extra issues past fleeing in the course of the arraignment. The feds allege that Diddy has a protracted historical past of violence, witness tampering, and obstruction. Assistant US Attorney Emily Johnson informed the decide on Tuesday that “witnesses have universally expressed fear” of Diddy.

Furthermore, Johnson seemingly recommended that Diddy reached out to a former groupmate of Dawn Richard’s after Richard filed her lawsuit towards him final week, per CNN. For context, Dawn and Kalenna Harper have been briefly a part of the group Diddy — Dirty Money. Harper was additionally the one former groupmate of Dawn’s to distance herself from the lawsuit, by which she is repeatedly talked about. She spoke out days after Dawn’s lawsuit.

Johnson mentioned in court docket that Diddy reached out to this former groupmate, presumably Harper, 58 occasions in 4 days. According to the New York Post, Diddy’s final textual content message to Harper got here in on Sept. 14, sooner or later after she launched her impartial assertion.

“While I fully respect Dawn’s right to recount her experiences, I want to emphasize that her account reflects her personal perspective and should not be interpreted as a universal truth applicable to everyone,” Harper’s assertion mentioned.

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Diddy’s Lawyer Explains 2016 Assault Video Cited By Prosecutors 

CNN experiences that prosecutors additionally named the assault of Cassie in 2016 in a resort hallway as “critical evidence” of Diddy being a public hazard. In addition to showing violent, Diddy additionally allegedly tried to bribe a resort safety officer for the footage, which reportedly disappeared from the resort servers days after the incident.

However, Diddy’s legal professional, offered a distinct viewpoint of the 2016 surveillance footage. Marc Agnifilo argued that the video exhibits the outcomes of Diddy having “more than one girlfriend and getting caught.” Marc additional claimed that Cassie “hit [Diddy] in the head with her cellphone” whereas he was asleep and left him with no garments within the room. That’s allegedly why he was bare and wrapped in a towel, per Marc.

Additionally, Combs’ authorized crew argued that he engaged in “mutual” “toxic relationships,” together with with Cassie. Marc Agnifilo alleged that Diddy and Cassie had been “cheating on each other for years,” together with together with her coach, whom she later married, Alex Fine.

“She has her lawyer call his lawyer and say she has written a book. But if you want to buy the rights, you’ll have the rights for $30 million. We have a recorded conversation. It did not go well for her and the lawyer. November 2023, she sues.”

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