Prosecutors made the claim in a letter to the judge weighing whether the mogul should be granted bail
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Prosecutors are alleging that Sean “Diddy” Combs, who is asking to be released on $50 million bail, has “physically abused his personal staff.”
The claim is made in a letter to U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian, who is weighing whether he will grant the music mogul bail after he was twice denied by two different judges.
Combs appeared in court for a bail hearing in Manhattan federal court on Friday, Nov. 22. His attorneys have proposed strict release conditions if granted bail, including 24/7 surveillance.
Prosecutors have sought to prevent his release, telling the judge that the mogul has allegedly broken federal prison rules while incarcerated and that he has sought to intimidate potential witnesses.
In this latest letter to the judge, which was obtained by PEOPLE, prosecutors lay out the severity of the charges Combs is facing and claim that the Bad Boy Records founder has abused and threatened women over the years, citing one incident where he allegedly showed up to a woman’s house and tried to beat her door down with a hammer.
The letter also makes allegations that Combs abused his staff.
“Beyond his romantic partners, the defendant also physically abused his personal staff,” prosecutors claim. “Former staff members have described the defendant threatening to kill them, throwing objects at them, and being struck, punched, and shoved by the defendant, and seeing him do the same to others.”
Combs has been incarcerated at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, following his September indictment on charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
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In Combs’ most recent bail proposal, his attorneys called the prosecution’s case “thin” and suggested that he be released on $50 million bail with extremely strict conditions, significantly limiting whom the mogul would be allowed to contact.
During Friday’s hearing, Combs’ attorneys said he would live in a three-bedroom apartment on Manhattan’s Upper East Side if granted bail.
Subramanian’s decision on bail is expected this week. Combs’ trial is currently scheduled for May 2025.
