For now he remains in prison. The US justice system announced on Friday, November 22, that it will rule next week on rapper P. Diddy’s request for parole in a gigantic case in which he is accused of sex trafficking, US media reported.
Sean Combs, his real name, will face criminal proceedings in May 2025 at the federal level for having, according to the prosecution, put his musical “empire” at the service of a violent system of trafficking for sexual exploitation and extortion. The influential rapper and producer has pleaded not guilty and says he is innocent.
Judges twice denied his bail. Prosecutors claimed, in opposing the third request on Friday, that P. Diddy had contacted witnesses and used unauthorized communication platforms during his imprisonment, according to US media that is closely following this high-profile case.
“A predator”
The court will rule on the latest bail request next week and the rapper will remain in prison in the meantime, the New York Times said. Long a key figure in the hip-hop scene and, more generally, in the music industry, P. Diddy appeared dressed as a prisoner before a Manhattan court judge, in the presence of members of his family.
“Your son is a predator!” Passersby yelled at Janice Combs, the rapper’s mother.
The latter has seen its star fade since the revelation in the fall of 2023 of several allegations, in particular accusations of rape coming from the R&B singer Cassie, a procedure that was finally resolved through an “amicable” agreement, according to both parties.
Other complainants described him as a violent sexual predator who used alcohol and drugs to obtain their submission. The rapper has always denied these accusations. With his label Bad Boy Records, founded in 1993, Sean Combs contributed to the inclusion of hip-hop in global popular culture, highlighting in particular the singer Mary J. Blige and Notorious BIG, a rap icon murdered in 1997.
Source: BFM TV
