The disgraced hip-hop mogul is also planning on appealing his conviction on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, according to his attorney.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is seeking to be released from jail on a $50 million bond ahead of his Oct. 3 sentencing, following the hip-hop mogul’s acquittal on sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges earlier this month.
On Tuesday, Combs’ attorneys filed a 12-page motion requesting for Combs’ release, arguing there are “exceptional” circumstances in his case, including that he was unfairly prosecuted for his “swingers” lifestyle and the unfit conditions at the Metropolitan Detention Center.
The 55-year-old is still facing time in prison after a jury found him guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution.
Diddy was accused of hiring male escorts to travel across state lines to have sex with his girlfriends Casandra “Cassie” Ventura and another woman who testified under the pseudonym Jane as he watched.
After hearing the verdict, his legal team immediately made a motion for Combs’ release on bond ahead of his sentencing; However U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian swiftly rejected the motion, noting Combs’ attorneys admitted to his violence towards his romantic partners and it was “impossible” for Combs to “demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that he poses no danger to any other person or the community.”
Addressing the judge’s concern regarding violence, Combs’ lawyers claimed he has not been violent with anyone following the end of his relationship with Ventura in 2018, apart from a lone prolonged incident with Jane in June 2024 in Los Angeles. (During the trial, Jane testified that she started the fight with Combs, pushing his head into a counter, before he punched, stomped and choked her.)
The defense is pushing for Combs to receive a minimum sentence, which they said was between 21 to 27 months.
Southern District of New York prosecutors said the sentencing guidelines called for 51 to 63 months imprisonment, but are likely to seek a longer incarceration period.
