Diddy to appear in court, make case to be released on bail

(NewsNation) — Music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs volition appear successful court for a pretrial hearing, making different bid to beryllium released from jailhouse connected bail.

Combs has been detained for much than 2 months aft being charged with racketeering, enactment trafficking by unit and proscription to prosecute successful prostitution.

He was denied bail successful September erstwhile the indictment was unsealed, and again earlier successful November arsenic the justice deemed him a formation hazard owed to his wealth and connections.

On Thursday, Combs argued that a video of him allegedly attacking his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura successful 2016 was edited and not an close portrayal of what happened astatine the Los Angeles Hotel.

Prosecutors person pointed to the video arsenic grounds of Combs trafficking Ventura and an illustration of the information Combs could airs to women if released connected bail.

They alleged helium was trafficking Ventura arsenic portion of a "freak off," alleged events elaborate successful the indictment wherever Combs reportedly forced women to prosecute successful enactment acts with antheral prostitutes for an assemblage with the events sometimes lasting for days.

Combs' defence squad argued that an edited video was not related to a "freak off" but showed a home quality betwixt the couple. Lawyers for Combs offered to bring a forensic video expert to tribunal connected Friday during arguments regarding Combs' release.

The justice has already rejected an effort to see handwritten jailhouse notes from Combs which prosecutors wanted to usage to reason against granting release.

In summation to transgression charges, Combs is besides facing multiple lawsuits from women who accidental helium abused them and forced them to enactment successful enactment acts against their will.