Former Playboy Model Claims Diddy Played Jennifer Lopez Videos At Alleged “Freak-Off”

Daily Mail‘s “The Trial Of Diddy” podcast held some curious new allegations, including one from former Playboy model Rachel Kennedy. However, hers is not exactly like the other very serious claims against Sean Combs as of late. Kennedy recalled allegedly going to his hotel suite in Japan back in 2000 after she and two friends met him at a topless club. She thought she was going to a party, but then she allegedly arrived to the hotel to find just the Bad Boy mogul in a bathrobe. In addition, the former model alleged that she and her friends ingested cocaine, but that Diddy did not. She claims that she went with a friend into a bedroom with him and consensually gave him oral sex for about 20 minutes.

Rachel Kennedy alleges that a Jennifer Lopez music video (she did not remember which) was playing on a loop on the TV when they walked into the hotel room. This alleged incident occurred while Diddy was dating the singer, who was allegedly on the phone with him at the time of this alleged event. 20 minutes into the encounter, Combs’ bodyguard allegedly came in and expressed anger over Kennedy’s presence, as he was allegedly with her the night before. She alleges that the bodyguard got physical with the women, but that the music executive and businessman was no part of it.

Read More: Jennifer Lopez Hilariously Picks Between Diddy & Ben Affleck In Resurfaced Clip

Diddy At The 205 NBA All-Star Game

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These new allegations come amid other developments in Diddy’s criminal case for alleged sex trafficking and racketeering and his mountain of civil lawsuits. The latest update about the former is prosecutors’ scathing retaliation to many motions by the defense alleging government leaks to the press and calling for alleged victims’ identification.

Here’s an excerpt of Diddy’s prosecutors’ response. “The defendant cannot credibly claim that he will suffer unfair surprise at trial,” they wrote in a reported Wednesday (October 30) filing. “Rather, it is plain that the defendant’s request for a bill of particulars containing victim names is merely a vehicle to attempt to prematurely restrict the Government’s proof at trial and use these criminal proceedings to defend himself in the press against complainants in separate civil litigation. This improper request should be denied in its entirety, particularly here, where there are serious and ongoing concerns of victim and witness safety, tampering and intimidation.”

Read More: Diddy’s Anonymous Accuser Must Reveal Her Identity Or Have Case Thrown Out

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Kodak Black Is Back & Opening Up On “Dieuson Octave”

Kodak Black is a deceptively versatile artist. On the outside, it may not seem like it and it also sounds like he wouldn’t be. His warbly and sometimes flat-out indiscernible voice doesn’t come across as something you can copy and paste outside of the trap subgenre. However, we have seen him work with the likes of Bruno Mars, Kendrick Lamar, and Anuel AA. But outside of features, he can tap into other tones and subjects. He’s not just about debauchery, violence, and flexing. Over time we have heard Kodak get deeply personal and honest. In fact, it was just around this time last year that we heard the Florida talent painfully rapping on When I Was Dead.

After taking some time to release a posse mixtape with his Vulture Love collective, Kodak Black is back on that energy with Dieuson Octave. For those who don’t know, the title is his government name. As such, the Pompano Beach resident is giving listeners a peek into his mind and his life experiences. He ponders and speaks out loud about the things that weigh on him too. Whether it’s his past, relationships (intimate or not), or loneliness, he’s an open book. In typical fashion, there wasn’t much of a rollout for Dieuson Octave. There was just one track released ahead of the eight-song tape and that was “Catch Fire.” What’s more is that it was dropped off on Halloween, one day ahead of the project. Still, fans should be able to appreciate Kodak’s personable approach and newcomers will learn more about the man behind the rap superstar.

Read More: YSL Woody Breaks His Silence On Young Thug’s Release From Prison

Dieuson Octave – Kodak Black

Dieuson Octave Tracklist:

  1. Catch Fire
  2. Harlem Nights
  3. Versatile
  4. Drive The Boat
  5. Never Exaggerate
  6. Never See Me
  7. Ima Be Real
  8. Inside I Suffer

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DJ Envy Under Fire For Daughter’s “Wildly Inappropriate” Lil Kim Costume

Photos of celebrities and their children’s Halloween costumes continue to roll in. One in particular, however, has social media users in an uproar. Yesterday, DJ Envy hopped online to share a clip of him and his children recreating Lil Kim’s iconic “Crush On You” music video. His eight-year-old daughter Brooklyn starred as Lil Kim and even got a FaceTime call from the rapper herself. Lil Kim appeared to approve, but the same definitely can’t be said for everyone else.

Instagram users in The Neighborhood Talk‘s comments section are sounding off about Brooklyn’s costume, arguing that it’s inappropriate for a child to wear. Others note how they had her lip sync to provocative song lyrics. Overall, most users are questioning why her parents thought any of this was okay.

Read More: DJ Envy Believes Diddy Should Be Released On Bond For His Children

Social Media Users Call Out DJ Envy

“This bypassed TWO parents?” one confused commenter asks. “Wildly inappropriate,” another user calls the costume. “Were all the princesses, fairies, and vampires sold out?! Cuz I think the hell not,” someone else writes. Many also point out that if the child’s parents wanted to recreate the music video, they could have at least had her mother play the role of Lil Kim. At the time of writing, neither DJ Envy nor his wife Gia Casey have addressed the backlash.

Unfortunately, this isn’t the first time DJ Envy has been under fire recently. Last month, he claimed that Diddy should be released from prison on bond, sparking a debate. He argued that since the Bad Boy founder has children whose mother passed away, he should be able to “fight this outside.” What do you think of DJ Envy getting called out over his daughter’s Lil Kim Halloween costume? Do you agree that the costume was inappropriate? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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[WATCH] Ice Cube Explains “Kendrick Before Kendrick” Line On SiriusXM Rock The Bells Radio

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Ice Cube recently appeared on SiriusXM’s Rock The Bells Radio to promote his upcoming album Man Down. During the interview with SiriusXM’s Torae, Ice Cube elaborated on his lyric stating he was “Kendrick before Kendrick [Lamar].”

Check out the clip from Rock The Bells Radio HERE

Known for making what was arguably the best diss track of all time, Ice Cube is basing his statement on a large part of Hip Hop history. When N.W.A. was one of the most popular groups in Hip Hop, Cube decided to leave the group and dropped “No Vaseline”, the song from his Death Certificate LP, which was the catalyst that caused N.W.A. to eventually be disbanded. K Dot’s “They Not Like Us” has now become THE greatest diss track, but the title didn’t leave the West Coast, even though it took over three decades for Ice Cube’s monumental track to be matched.

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All The New Albums Coming Out In November 2024

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Keeping track of all the new albums coming out in a given month is a big job, but we’re up for it: Below is a comprehensive list of the major releases you can look forward to in November. If you’re not trying to potentially miss out on anything, it might be a good idea to keep reading.

Friday, November 1

  • Alice Costelloe — When It’s Time EP (Al Costelloe)
  • BABYMONSTER — DRIP (Yg Entertainment)
  • Beardfish — Songs For Beating Hearts (InsideOutMusic)
  • Carpenters — Christmas Once More (UMR)
  • Chase Atlantic — Lost in Heaven (Fearless Records)
  • Contour — Take Off from Mercy (Mexican Summer)
  • The Cure — Songs of a Lost World (Universal)
  • Fionn Regan — O Avalanche (Nettwerk)
  • The Fleshtones — It’s Getting Late (…and More Songs About Werewolves) (Yep Roc Records)
  • Hayla — Dusk (Restless Minds Music)
  • Henrik Appel — Shadows (PNKSLM Recordings)
  • IDK — BRAVADO INTiMO (.idk.)
  • Illiterate Light — Arches (Thirty Tigers)
  • Jacquees — Baby Making (Cash Money Records)
  • Jennifer Castle — Camelot (Paradise of Bachelors/Solstice Radio)
  • Jeremie Albino — Our Time in the Sun (Easy Eye Sound)
  • Jeremy Zucker and Chelsea Cutler –brent iii (UMG)
  • Jimmy Fallon — Holiday Seasoning (Republic Records)
  • Johnny Delaware — Para Llevar (Normaltown Records)
  • Lil Zay Osama — The Streets Calling My Name, Pt. 2 (Warner Records)
  • Loose Cattle — Someone’s Monster (Single Lock Records/Low Heat Records)
  • Low Cut Connie — Connie Live (Contender Records)
  • Marcus Drake — Save Point 1 (Sooper Records)
  • Military Genius — Scarred For Life (Unheard of Hope)
  • Mount Eerie — Night Palace (P.W. Elverum & Sun)
  • Peter Perrett — The Cleansing (Domino)
  • Richard Swift — 4 Hits & A Miss (Secretly Canadian)
  • Sam Barber — Restless Mind (Atlantic)
  • Sam Gendel, Benny Bock, and Hans P. Kjorstad — Dream Trio (Leaving Records All Genre)
  • Sarah Blasko — I Just Need to Conquer This Mountain (MVKA)
  • Sarah Neufeld / Richard Reed Parry / Rebecca Foon — First Sounds (Envision Records)
  • Thus Love — All Pleasure (Captured Tracks)
  • Tomin — A Willed and Conscious Balance (rings)
  • urika’s bedroom — Big Smile, Black Mire (True Panther Records)
  • Volume — Joy of Navigation (Robot Distro)
  • Warren Haynes — Million Voices Whisper (Concord)
  • Willie Nelson — Last Leaf on the Tree (Sony Music Entertainment)

Friday, November 8

  • Ab-Soul — Soul Burger (Top Dawg Entertainment)
  • Annahstasia — Surface Tension EP (drink sum wtr)
  • Aziya — BAMBI (Aziya Aldridge-Moore)
  • Bad Astronaut — Untethered (Fat Wreck Chords)
  • Bananagun — Why is the Colour of the Sky? (Full Time Hobby)
  • The Bad Plus — Complex Emotions (Mack Avenue Records II)
  • The Body — The Crying Out of Things (Thrill Jockey)
  • BoyWithUke — Burnout (AWAL Recordings)
  • Capitol — Sounds Like a Place (Meritorio Records)
  • The Cowsills — Global (Omnivore Recordings)
  • Denise Julia — Sweet Nothings (Chapter 2) (Sony)
  • Finneas — Disclaimer (Apple TV+ Original Series Soundtrack) (Interscope)
  • Freak Slug — I Blow Out Big Candles (Future Classic)
  • girli — Matriarchy: Queen Edition (AllPoints/Believe UK)
  • Lazy Day — Open the Door (Brace Yourself Records)
  • Leifur James — Magic Seeds (Night Time Stories)
  • Neal Morse & The Resonance — No Hill For A Climber (InsideOutMusic)
  • Orbital — A Beginner’s Guide (London)
  • Our Girl — The Good Kind (Bella Union)
  • piglet — for frank forever EP ([PIAS])
  • Primal Scream — Come Ahead (BMG)
  • Shordie Shordie — Breath of Fresh Air (Sucker Free Records/EMPIRE)
  • Skillet — Revolution (Hear It Loud)
  • Spyro Gyra — Jubilee (Crosseyed Bear Productions)
  • State Champs — State Champs (Pure Noise Records)
  • Steve Perry — The Season 3 (BMG)
  • Umarells — One More Day EP (fear of missing out records)
  • XG — AWE (Xgalx)
  • Yonder Mountain String Band — Nowhere Next (Thirty Tigers)
  • Yoo Doo Right — From The Heights Of Our Pastureland (Mothland)

Friday, November 15

  • 070 Shake — Petrichor (Def Jam)
  • Adrian Younge — Linear Labs: São Paulo (Linear Labs)
  • Anthony Raneri — Everyday Royalty EP (Equal Vision Records)
  • araabMUZIK and Dave East — Living Proof (FTD / Genre Defying Entertainment)
  • As I Lay Dying — Through Storms Ahead (Napalm Records Handels GmbH)
  • Becky and the Birds — Only Music Makes Me Cry Now (4AD)
  • Ciaran Lavery — Light Entertainment (Nettwerk)
  • Denzel Curry — King Of The Mischievous South (Loma Vista Recordings)
  • Du Blonde — Sniff More Gritty (Daemon T.V)
  • Dwight Yoakam — Brighter Days (Thirty Tigers)
  • Elori Saxl — Earth Focus (Western Vinyl)
  • Emei — Rabbithole EP (Amuseio AB)
  • Fazerdaze — Soft Power (Buttrfly Records)
  • Fightmilk — No Souveniers (Fika Recordings)
  • Flora Hibberd — Swirl (22TWENTY)
  • FLO — Access All Areas (Universal)
  • Friedberg — Hardcore Workout Queen (Clouds Hill)
  • Full of Hell and Andrew Nolan — Scraping The Divine (Closed Casket Activities)
  • Glosser — Angel Dust EP (If This Then Records)
  • Gwen Stefani — Bouquet (Interscope Records)
  • Harry Gregson-Williams — Gladiator II: Music From The Motion Picture (Paramount Pictures Corporation)
  • Heart to Gold — Free Help (Memory Music)
  • Jai Wolf — The Red Eye Home (Mom+Pop)
  • Jin — Happy (BIGHIT)
  • Jon Batiste — Beethoven Blues (Batiste Piano Series, Vol. 1) (Verve)
  • JORDY — SEX WITH MYSELF AND IT LASTS LONGER (JORDY/EMPIRE)
  • Less Than Jake — Uncharted EP (Pure Noise Records)
  • Lily Seabird — Alas (Acoustic Versions) EP (Lily Seabird)
  • Mary J. Blige — Gratitude (Mary Jane Productions)
  • Mason Ramsey — Merry Christmas Baby EP (Atlantic)
  • Michael Kiwanuka — Small Changes (Universal)
  • Nickelback — Live From Nashville (BMG)
  • Poppy — Negative Spaces (Sumerian Records)
  • Quando Rondo — Here For A Reason (Atlantic)
  • Rauw Alejandro — Cosa Nuestra (Sony Music)
  • Shawn Mendes — Shawn (Island Records)
  • Sister Hazel — Sand, Sea & Crash Debris (Croakin’ Poets Records)
  • Sofie Royer — Young-Girl Forever (Stones Throw Records)
  • St. Vincent — Todos Nacen Gritando (Total Pleasure Records)
  • Dolly Parton & Family — Smoky Mountain DNA: Family, Faith & Fables (Owepar Records)
  • Vera Sola — Ghostmaker EP (City Slang)
  • Wallice — The Jester (Dirty Hit)
  • Wussy — Cincinnati Ohio (Wussymusic)
  • Yola — My Way EP (25A Records)

Friday, November 22

  • Alice Ivy — Do What Makes You Happy (Helix Records)
  • Ant — Collection of Sounds: Volume 2 (Rhymesayers)
  • Black Pumas — Live From Brooklyn Paramount (ATO Records)
  • Body Count — Merciless (Century Media Records)
  • Clay Aiken — Christmas Bells are Ringing (Alvis)
  • Common Sage — Closer To (Equal Vision Records)
  • Daryl Johns — Daryl Johns (Mac’s Record Label)
  • Dean & Britta & Sonic Boom — A Peace of Us (Carpark Records)
  • Father John Misty — Mahashmashana (Sub Pop)
  • Heavy Moss — Dead Slow (p(doom) records)
  • Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith and Joe Goddard — Neptunes EP (Smugglers Way)
  • Kim Deal — Nobody Loves You More (4AD)
  • Marilyn Manson — One Assassination Under God — Chapter 1 (Nuclear Blast)
  • Nilüfer Yanya — My Method Actor Remix EP (Ninja Tune)
  • Opeth — The Last Will & Testament (Moderbolaget)
  • Papa M — Ballads of Harry Houdini (Drag City)
  • Robin Carolan — Nosferatu (Original Soundtrack) (Sacred Bones)
  • Soap&Skin — TORSO (SOLFO)
  • Steve Julien — DJ-Kicks: Steven Julien (Apron Records)
  • Tashi Dorji — we will be wherever the fires are lit (Drag City)
  • TOKiMONSTA — Eternal Reverie (Young Art Records)
  • Various Artists — Wicked: The Soundtrack (Republic Records)
  • Warhaus — Karaoke Moon (Play It Again Sam)

Friday, November 29

  • Eric Clapton — Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023 (Rhino)
  • Gregor Tresher — False Gods ([PIAS])
  • Howlin’ Rain — Lost at Sea: Rarities, Outtakes and Tales from the Deep (Silver Current Records)
  • Leo Bhanji — Shell EP (Dirty Hit)
  • Sasha — Da Vinci Genius (Night Time Stories)
  • Tempesst — Forbidden Fruit (Pony Recordings)
  • total tommy — bruises ([PIAS])
  • U2 — How To Re-Assemble An Atomic Bomb (UMG)
  • Yacht Rock Revue — Escape Artist (PleaseRock)

    Mariah The Scientist Almost Breaks Down In Tears While Reacting To Young Thug’s Freedom

    Young Thug just took a plea deal in his YSL RICO case yesterday (Thursday, October 31), and he was reportedly released from prison with 15 years of probation. Of course, his freedom comes with many special conditions and considerations, but the rap community is reacting wildly to this news from the longest criminal trial in Georgia history. One of the happiest folks about all this is Thugger’s boo Mariah The Scientist, who recently reacted to his freedom during a live show. It was a very emotive moment of both prayer and responding to trolls who didn’t think this day would ever come.

    “I just want to thank God for the day,” Mariah The Scientist expressed during a concert about Young Thug’s freedom. “I want to thank him for life, light, and love… for our family and our friends… for Jeff and our relationship… for covering us with the blood of Jesus, protecting us, keeping us safe. Every day. This has really been a long time coming, and it has been really hard. But I’m appreciative that you kept showing up for me and supporting me.

    Read More: Travis Scott, Sexyy Red And More Celebrate Young Thug’s Freedom

    Mariah The Scientist Speaks On Young Thug Release

    “There was people who was telling me I would never see him again,” Mariah The Scientist continued concerning Young Thug. “There was people who was laughing at me and laughing at our situation and making fun of us. Man, this s**t so f***ing crazy, man. This was supposed to be a prayer, hold on. Thank you, God, and Amen. Now back to me. All you motherf***ers who doubted me, and doubted this s**t, and said this n***a was never coming back, f**k all of y’all. What you gon’ say now, b***h? Now when I say Thug, we got to switch it up! […] This s**t is so f***ing unbelievable. But let’s just make it to the end so I can get on this jet. You know what I’m finna do.”

    Meanwhile, this comes as others like YSL Woody are reacting to the Young Thug situation with very thankful and appreciative messages. Others aren’t so pleased, but probation and a lot of reform could lead to a brighter path ahead for the Atlanta rapper.

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    Ken Carson Drops Off Mind-Melting Single “Delusional”

    It seems that 2023 was Ken Carson’s breakout year. He had been bubbling before A Great Chaos, but he really blew up and put everyone on notice. A protege of Playboi Carti, he’s been showing the hip-hop world that he will be a face of the rage subgenre for years to come. Viral singles such “ss” (Sydney Sweeney), “overseas,” and “Fighting My Demons,” are all displays of the lane he’s currently dominating. It’s glitchy, booming, and futuristic trap-like beats, with slurred deliveries and blunt lyricism. Ken Carson is staying true to that formula on his newest release “delusional,” which is his first record since the deluxe to A Great Chaos.

    The Atlanta, Georgia rapper has never been one to have hidden meanings in his songs, and this one is no different. On this blistering single, Carson is giving it to this girl straight that she isn’t all she’s made herself up to be. “This b**** must be delusional / She think she perfect, huh, huh, she think she worth it, huh, huh.” However, this record is also about other’s people’s beliefs that can check him. “Try to rob me and my gang, you gon’ need many men.” This kingpin mentality carries into the last few bars of the track where he declares that he’s going to be president. It’s an in-your-face display both literally and figuratively and it just continues to show that Ken’s not going anywhere.

    Read More: Young Thug Accepts Plea Deal And Released With 15 Years Probation

    “Delusional” – Ken Carson

    Quotable Lyrics:

    She think I’m cheatin’, hell yeah, she think I’m flirtin’
    You pop s*** on accident, I pop this s*** on purpose
    Hit your b**** on accident, I hope you got insurance
    F***in’ on your b**** for hours, yeah, I got endurance
    Can’t react how I used to react, yeah, I’m maturin
    Two-hundred an occasion, I feel like Lil Baby, might cop me a Urus

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    Cardi B Issues A Warning To Armon Wiggins

    In a now-deleted X (formerly Twitter) Spaces rant, Cardi B warned YouTuber Armon Wiggins to stop disrespecting her. Wiggins, whose channel has over 200,000 subscribers, specializes in drama, primarily in the women’s hip-hop space. Cardi’s rant came after Wiggins called her “fake” and “phony” for endorsing presidential hopeful and sitting Vice President Kamala Harris. Cardi viewed this as the last straw for Wiggins, who she feels has repeatedly antagonized her on social media, even after multiple private conversations regarding her issues with his coverage.

    “I’m not gonna keep letting somebody think that they can disrespect me, they can bully me and they can keep trying me,” Cardi B said. “Especially when I have conversations with them, when I have conversations with them as an adult. ‘Cause if you don’t respect me being a f***ing adult, that means I gotta motherf***ing treat you how I motherf***ing treat people in the motherf***ing streets. And that is a motherf***ing fact.”

    Read More: Cardi B & GloRilla To Support Kamala Harris At Milwaukee Rally

    Cardi B Tears Into YouTuber Armon Wiggins

    “You not gonna keep f***ing playing with me,” Cardi B continued. “And that s**t is coming from me. Not nobody else but from f***ing me. And I’m letting you know. And I’m not doing no f***ing me Twitter s**t. I’m not arguing with nobody. I’m not piping nobody up. Stop f***ing me playing with me! Leave me the f**k alone! ‘Cause I promise you, on my kids, every time you go out, people tell me where you at. At that time too! But I don’t be giving a f###. Don’t let me get there! ‘Cause you keep f***ing me playing with me … Stop f***ing playing with me! ‘Cause I be sparing n****s. Not sparing n****s on the argument s**t, sparing n****s in real life.” She also referenced her gang ties, telling Wiggins to “stop playing with the Brim.”

    Armon Wiggins apologized to Cardi B shortly after in a post to X. “I don’t want no problems y’all got it,” Wiggins said. “We gone get it without being attached to a controversial headline.. as a MAN @iamcardib if you feel like I ever used derogatory words towards you I apologize.. I don’t wanna fight girl I’m off it.” Cardi B’s endorsement of Vice President Harris is not a surprising development. In 2019, she publicly supported Vermont senator Bernie Sanders in his campaign for the presidency, before endorsing Joe Biden after he officially became the Democratic Party’s nominee for president ahead of the 2020 election. When asked about her political affiliation in a May interview with Rolling Stone, she condemned both Biden and Harris for funding Israel’s acts of violence against Palestine. It seems that her stance has softened enough to endorse Harris ahead of her scheduled appearance at her Milwaukee campaign rally on Friday.

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    Diddy Prosecutors Accuse Mogul Of “Hijacking” Criminal Case To Quell Civil Lawsuits

    The prosecution in the Diddy case issued a scathing response to various of the defense’s motions on Wednesday (October 30), according to court documents reportedly obtained by AllHipHop. They sought to convince a judge that Sean Combs’ requests for a gag order, an investigation into alleged leaks, and revealing alleged victim and witness names are misguided efforts that seek to conflate his responses to his various civil lawsuits with evidence suppression and a “hijacking” of his criminal case. As such, the feds urged the judge in this case to deny these motions. One of the feds’ first clap-backs concerned allegations that they leaked the Cassie video as grand jury information to the press.

    However, federal prosecutors claim that Diddy’s team failed to show evidence of the leak of any grand jury material in the criminal case for alleged sex trafficking and racketeering. They claim that the leak motion aims to “suppress highly probative evidence” such as the Cassie video. Furthermore, the feds alleged that the Bad Boy mogul’s team is well-aware that the government never had access to that video at the time of its release and that they never got it through a grand jury process. As for other alleged grand jury information leaks alleged by the defense, the prosecution alleges they “grasped at straws” in other accusations about supposed “law enforcement sources” leaking to the press.

    Read More: New Witness In Diddy Case Claims To Have Recordings Of “Freak Off” Parties

    Diddy At Super Bowl LII

    Diddy Trial Prosecutors Response Gag Order Lawsuits Hip Hop News
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    “The defendant cannot credibly claim that he will suffer unfair surprise at trial,” Diddy’s prosecutors claimed. “Rather, it is plain that the defendant’s request for a bill of particulars containing victim names is merely a vehicle to attempt to prematurely restrict the Government’s proof at trial and use these criminal proceedings to defend himself in the press against complainants in separate civil litigation. This improper request should be denied in its entirety, particularly here, where there are serious and ongoing concerns of victim and witness safety, tampering and intimidation.” The feds believe Combs tried to “hijack the criminal proceeding” to deal with his civil lawsuits, and that he doesn’t need a witness list six months before his trial begins.

    In addition, they characterized Diddy’s motion as either a “blanket [gag] order” for all accusers or a “limited order” that would reveal witnesses months before trial. In both cases, they alleged this is an unprecedented and hostile use of local criminal law to “gag civil claimants whether or not their statements [connect] to this criminal proceeding.” While prosecutors denied any grand jury press leak, they identified only one alleged source – a supposed Homeland Security officer – in the news articles cited by Puff as a “plausible connection” to the investigation. They made it clear that the information in the alleged source’s discussion was mostly already public record. Even though they agreed with the defense that “extrajudicial commentary by [involved] law enforcement officers” is unacceptable, this source from a search is in no way a part of the prosecution.

    Read More: Diddy & His Bodyguard Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 17-Year-Old Boy During “Making The Band” Audition

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    YSL Woody Breaks His Silence On Young Thug’s Release From Prison

    After a lengthy and arduous trial, Young Thug accepted a plea deal yesterday and was finally released from prison. The rapper was sent home with 15 years of probation along with various other release conditions. The hip-hop community is celebrating, and his peers couldn’t be happier to see his legal battle come to an end. Recently, for example, YSL Woody hopped online to share his reaction to the exciting news.

    “Thank you God [prayer emoji],” he wrote on his Instagram Story last night. Woody has made plenty of headlines in recent months for his controversial role in the trial. In August, he admitted that he falsely incriminated Young Thug in a host of crimes in 2015 simply to get authorities off of his own back.

    Read More: Young Thug Accepts Plea Deal And Released With 15 Years Probation

    YSL Woody Thanks God For Young Thug’s Freedom

    He’s since called for Young Thug’s release several times and even issued a heartfelt apology for his actions earlier this month. “The pain, the suffering, everything I’ve caused on him and his family,” he began at the time. “I wish I had the mindset and the strength that I have now. I’ll never forgive myself. I took him through a process that I never should have took him through. Even though I know I’m not the cause of it, despite how anybody may feel, it’s wrong.”

    One of Young Thug’s release conditions is that he is barred from having any contact with alleged gang members or YSL affiliates, such as Woody. The only exceptions are his brother Quantavious Grier and Gunna, with whom he specifically requested permission to make music again. What do you think of Young Thug finally being released from prison? Are you glad he was finally able to go home? What about YSL Woody’s reaction to the exciting news? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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