Sean “Diddy” Combs is back in court today after renewing his bid to be released on $50 million bail while he awaits trial on sex trafficking and racketeering charges.

Earlier this week, the judge ordered federal prosecutors to delete the images billionaire mogul handwritten notes taken during the search of his jail — which his attorneys said were protected by attorney-client privilege and improperly seized. Excerpts from those notes that prosecutors previously referred to cannot be used at the bail hearing, the judge added.

The quotes in question refer to getting “dirt” on at least two potential witnesses.

After being denied bail on two previous occasions following an arrest in September, Combs renewed his quest for freedom last week with a new bail proposal offering the same $50 million secured by his Miami mansion Beach, which lawyers say is worth about $48. million. Prosecutors say releasing Combs could put victims and witnesses at risk. Despite the staggering amount offered by the defense, the judge has so far kept the hip-hop icon behind bars.

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In court documents, his lawyers argued that the brutal attack on ex-girlfriend Casandra “Cassie” Ventura in a Los Angeles hotel, caught on video, was part of “a few minutes’ glimpse into a complex consensual relationship, but a decade between Mr. Combs and Victim-1.”

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Prosecutors previously raised “serious concerns“about the safety of victims and witnesses if Combs were to be released, and the judge overseeing his criminal case rejected his sweeping request for a gag order that would have restricted additional accusers from coming forward.

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“Combs authorities do not support a gag order applicable not only to the trial participants but also to any alleged victim and their counsel,” Judge Arun Subramanian wrote. “Local Rule 23.1 does not authorize this type of exemption. The limitations of this rule do not even apply to witnesses, much less to potential ones who have not yet been identified.”

Combs has been held without bail at a federal prison in Brooklyn since his arrest on federal sex trafficking, forced prostitution and racketeering charges.

A trial is scheduled for May 5 next year. Until then, the US attorney overseeing his case could be replaced by President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee, former Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Jay Clayton.

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The feds opened their investigation in November 2023, around the time Ventura sued Combs, alleging physical and sexual abuse. He settled her civil suit a day after she filed it.

Combs has vehemently denied the allegations by Ventura and all the other accusers. Then, the video leaked – showing the nearly naked billionaire brutally assaulting her in the lobby of the Intercontinental Hotel in Los Angeles.

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The video appeared to corroborate at least one claim in Ventura’s lawsuit — that Combs punched her in the face in the hotel in 2016.

“Mr. Combs became extremely intoxicated and punched Ms. Ventura in the face, giving her a black eye“, her lawyers claimed.

He was drunk, according to the lawsuit, and when he passed out, she tried to sneak away. However, he allegedly woke up and resumed yelling at her, followed her down the hall and threw her to the ground.

Over the past year, new accusers have continued to emerge, and Texas attorney Tony Buzbee said in October that he now represents more than 100 people who want to sue the rapper.

Combs was accused of distributing rape drugs and victimizing adults and children at parties, some of which allegedly involved unnamed “celebrity” accomplices.

The judge is still considering some of Combs’ other documents taken during the prison search, which include 19 pages of notes from his locker at the federal detention center, “intact pages from two different legal folders,” pages from a addresses and torn pages from three other legal notebooks.

The defense also requested copies of jail surveillance videos taken during the search.

If your or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go to rainn.org.

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