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Diddy Has Applied For Bond For A Third Time With A New Legal Team

October 1, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Diddy has applied for bond for a third time, this time with a new legal team. According to TMZ, the music mogul filed his third bid for freedom before trial after adding two new attorneys to his defense. They are Anthony Ricco and Alexandra Shapiro. Ricco was awarded Attorney of the Year by the Metropolitan Black Bar Association in 2008, while Shapiro is an experienced case attorney who served as a law clerk for the US Court Of Appeals.

Diddy was previously denied bail twice; in the first instance, US Magistrate Judge Robyn F. Tarnofsky denied his request over concerns about Diddy’s anger issues and alleged substance abuse, telling him, “Your lawyer asked us to trust you — [I don’t think] you can trust yourself… Your lawyer can’t control you.” His appeal was denied by Andrew L. Carter, due to Diddy’s potential for trying to exert influence over potential witnesses. Carter cited evidence from the prosecution that he’d already contacted witnesses during the investigation into his activities, despite promising a long list of restrictions on his travel and visitation rights.

The music mogul was charged with racketeering conspiracy; sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion; and transportation to engage in prostitution after a months-long investigation into decades of the supposed illegal activities.

Diddy Puts Together A New Legal Team Following Third Bail Attempt

October 1, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Diddy has been denied bail twice, but that’s not going to stop him from finding a solution. Previously, the embattled mogul had his attorney offer up $50,000,000 which included the sales of his and his mother’s homes in Miami. In that same bail package was limited travel between Florida and New York for essential matters. After shutting down that proposal, Diddy and his legal team appealed and did so with a second option. He was willing to sacrifice not having any female visitors besides his family members and other vital contacts such as property caretakers.

There would also be no contact with witnesses, co-conspirators, daily logs would be taken of visitors each day, and he would do daily drug tests. The court voted no on that, so what does Diddy have up his sleeve this time? Well, according to a report from TMZ, he is adding to new pieces to what he hopes will be the defense team to get him out of jail before trial. One of those fresh faces is Anthony Ricco, who we previously reported on after the Bad Boy Records boss filed another appeal for Judge Andrew Carter’s decision to deny their requests for a release under any circumstance.

Diddy Is Recruiting Some Of The Best Attorneys In The Nation

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On top of Ricco (who is a top-tier trial lawyer in the U.S.), Alexandra Shapiro is also onboard. TMZ hears that she is a real force as far as appellate lawyers go. Given how stingy the judge has been throughout the early stages of this case, this may not work out in Diddy’s favor. But since he’s facing a max of life behind prison walls, he’s going to scratch and claw his way out.

What are your thoughts on Diddy building a new legal team for bail attempt number three? Do you think this will lead to his release? We would like to hear what you have to say, so leave your thoughts in the comments. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding Diddy and his ongoing case. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the music world.

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Kevin Hart Shuts Down Reporter Who Asks Him About Diddy Connection

September 30, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Kevin Hart has had controversies throughout his career, but he remains as viable a brand as ever. He’s one of the most successful comedians in the world, and is known to rub shoulders with just about every other big name in Hollywood. When it came to one big name in particular, though, Kevin Hart decided not to separate himself. The comedian was approached by a Daily Mail reporter and asked whether he had any affiliation with Diddy. He immediately shut down this line of questioning.

Kevin Hart was out and about with his wife in West Hollywood. The reporter approached him on the street and asked him to weigh in on the Diddy situation. In particular, his involvement in Diddy’s infamous parties. Daily Mail asked Hart whether he recalled seeing baby oil bottles at any of the parties he went to. This, of course, being a reference to the fact that over 1,000 bottles of baby oil were found at Diddy’s home. There was also an implication that Hart hosted some of these parties, which is not something the comedian appreciated. “When I hosted for Diddy?,” he fired back. “You’re asking the wrong person the wrong question.”

Kevin Hart Said He Was The ‘Wrong Person’ To Give Answers

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The interaction didn’t stop there, though. The reporter asked whether Kevin Hart feared for Diddy’s life behind bars, and whether he felt the mogul was safe. Once again, the comedian avoided taking the bait. “Wrong person,” he asserted. “Wrong question.” He then walked away with his wife and his bodyguard in tow. The Daily Mail interaction takes place after footage of Hart seemingly partying with Diddy surfaced online. According to Radar Online, one video sees Kevin Hart hold a microphone and address the camera while a woman in a bikini is in the bathtub next to him.

The woman’s hair catches on fire after getting caught on a candle next to the bathtub, and Hart attempts to make light of the situation with a few jokes. Another video, which made the social media rounds earlier in the year, saw Kevin Hart interview Diddy and Usher in a bedroom. Diddy makes some suspect remarks about Usher, who was ten years old when he was taken under the mogul’s wing. Hart displays discomfort over the remarks and tries to gloss over them before changing the subject.

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Sex Worker In Diddy Federal Racketeering Case Testifies Before Grand Jury

September 30, 2024 by newhiphopnews

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As if the snowball effect in Diddy’s federal sex trafficking and racketeering case couldn’t get any worse, the Bad Boy mogul could be facing more charges as a grand jury has heard sworn testimony from a sex worker.

According to a report from TMZ, jurors heard statements from another male escort who was allegedly hired by Diddy to be a part of one of his now infamous “freak offs”. The grand jury interrogated the sex worker about his travel and whether or not he crossed state lines. Questions were also asked about payments for sex, specifically whether the man was paid in cash or via wire transfer.

Prosecutors are speaking to more witnesses as they are considering filing more charges in a superseding indictment.

This is the second male sex worker to come forward in this case since Diddy’s arrest earlier this month.

Prosecutors met with a male sex worker last week who gave them video footage from one of the freak offs and signed a proffer agreement, meaning they can offer evidence without being at risk of incriminating themselves. According to the report, the man flew from Atlanta to Miami in May 2023 and had sex with an unnamed woman while Diddy watched and recorded the encounter.

The prosecution claim that these freak offs were not consensual and that Diddy used drugs, violence, threats and blackmail to force women into having sex, while also sending for the male sex workers across state and international lines.

Diddy’s lawyer Marc Agnifilo has concedes that all of the sexual encounters were consensual.

“These are consensual adults doing what consensual adults do. We can’t get so puritanical in this country to think that somehow sex is a bad thing because if it was there would be no more people,” he said to reporters.

When asked if Diddy would be taking the stand in his trial, Agnifilo said, “I don’t know that I can keep him off the stand. I think he is very eager to tell his story and I think he will tell every part of his story, including what you see on the video,” the attorney said. “I expect it’s going to be explained by the both of us.”

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Pink Denies Rumor That She Deleted Her Twitter Over Diddy Connection

September 27, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Pink isn’t particularly controversial. She’s a respected pop star from the 2000s who has continued to find success on the charts well into the 2020s. A recent social media decision has dragged into an odd story involving the Diddy arrest, however. Pink deleted her Twitter account, and the timing of this deletion had fans wondering if she was hiding something. Rumors spread like wildfire on the internet, with many fans theorizing that Pink wiped her account in an attempt to get rid of evidence linking her to Diddy. It got to be so much, in fact, that the singer had to address it.

Pink took to Instagram to explain the whole Twitter controversy. She posted a screenshot of the tweet that sparked the whole thing, and a caption providing context. The tweet read: “This account will self-destruct in two minutes.” What followers didn’t realize, or at least, failed to report on, was the time that the account was deleted months ago. “I don’t know why I became a headline this week. But I wiped my Twitter account on February 6,” the singer explained. “There is no truth to the rumors spread this week. And while I’ve met people in passing, I’m not associated with any of the people mentioned.”

Pink Confirmed She Deleted Her Account In February

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The theory that Pink and Diddy were connected at all was flimsy to begin with. The artists never worked together on a song, despite being peers for over three decades. The timing of the social media deletion also disproves any connection. Diddy was arrested at the beginning of September. It appears that fans simply noticed that Pink’s account had been deleted, and forced a link where there was none. Pink isn’t the only musician who has recently wiped their social media.

Usher, an artist who was mentored by Diddy in the early 1990s, recently deleted all of his tweets as well. The timing of the deletion was more suspect, and similar to Pink, Usher felt the need to address the fan speculation regarding his decision. The R&B singer claimed that tweets were deleted after his account had been hacked. “Account got hacked and damn y’all ran with it,” he wrote. “See you tonight at Intuit Dome.”

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Diddy’s Lawyer Alleges That Diddy’s Hostile Treatment Is Racially Motivated

September 26, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Diddy’s fame and fortune has not helped him as of late. The Bad Boy founder has been treated with hostility by the federal officers who arrested and the courts. He has been denied bail twice, and been relegated to the hostile Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. Diddy’s lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, has tried tirelessly to improve his client’s conditions. He’s tried several different media spins, and how he’s claiming that Diddy is being unjustly prosecuted on the basis of his skin color.

Agnifilo is one of the talking heads who appear in the new TMZ documentary The Downfall of Diddy: The Indictment. As the title suggests, the doc details the legal proceedings that have played out over the last few weeks. Agnifilo alleged that the feds targeted his client because he is a “successful Black man.” The lawyer makes the unfounded claim that the feds have been after Diddy for years. He suggests that Diddy was clean on the business and tax side of things, so law enforcement turned towards the bedroom. Marc Agnifilo even pointed to the indictment of New York City Mayor Eric Adams to support his theory.

Agnifilo Claims Diddy Has Been A Fed Target For Years

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Mayor Adams was indicted on federal charges on September 25. The politician attempted to frame his indictment as a consequence of his skin color. As he prepared to speak in front of a crowd on Thursday, however, a man in the crowd called him out. “This is not a black thing,” the man yelled. “This is a YOU thing, Eric Adams. Your policies are anti-Black. You are a disgrace to all Black people in this city…” The clip quickly went viral. The exchange certainly does little to support the “racism against Diddy” claims. Ironically, Adams was the man who gave Diddy a key to the city in 2023.

Despite this alleged persecution, Agnifilo told TMZ documentarians that Diddy is eager to take the stand in his trial. “I don’t know that I could keep him off the stand,” the lawyer asserted. “think he is very eager to tell his story.” Agnifilo also suggested that Diddy’s words would alter the way the public views him. “I think he will tell every part of his story,” he added. “Including what you see on the video.”

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Diddy Couldn’t Get 1,000 Bottles Of Baby Oil From Costco, According To The Company, Which States It Doesn’t Even Carry The Product

September 26, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Big-box warehouse chain Costco wants nothing to do with a report connecting it to beleaguered mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, releasing a statement denying that he made his bulk baby oil purchase at its stores. After Diddy’s attorney Marc Agnifilo argued in a press conference that Diddy purchased the unseemly amount of lubricant at Costco for threesomes, rather than the infamous “freakoffs” that have been central to the government’s sex trafficking case against him.

However, according to TMZ, a spokesperson for the company issued a statement denying such a thing would even be possible, as none of its 614 warehouses even carries baby oil, let alone in such massive quantities. TMZ also investigated direct competitor Sam’s Club and even checked for similar products that might explain the mention of baby oil in the feds’ indictment, but there were no other products similar to what was described in the documents. With no stores selling baby oil in bulk, the mystery of the origin of Diddy’s impressive (and gross) collection remains unclear.

What is clear, however, is that corporate entities are understandably uneager to be associated with the producer after he spent the year being sued by 11 separate plaintiffs for sexual misconduct, then arrested and charged with racketeering and sex trafficking.

Suge Knight Alleges That JAY-Z And Dr Dre Knew About Diddy’s Crimes

September 26, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Suge Knight and Diddy were polar opposites in the 1990s. The former was the head honcho for Death Row Records on the West Coast. The latter spearheaded Bad Boy Records on the East Coast. They were enemies, and there has been no love lost between them in subsequent decades. Suge Knight and Diddy have succumbed to similar fates in recent years, however. Knight is behind bars, and Diddy is locked up while he awaits a criminal trial. The irony is not lost on Knight, who went on News Nation to discuss what he suggested was an open secret in hip hop.

Suge Knight has watched Diddy rub shoulders with some of the biggest names in music since the 90s. Some of these artists include people that Knight worked with on Death Row Records, like Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre. The former label boss alleged that none of the people who were friendly with Diddy have spoken up, however, because they know he’s guilty. Suge Knight didn’t tip toe around the topic, either. He referenced some of the biggest rappers in the game by name, including his former associates.

Suge Knight Also Criticized Russell Simmons

“Facts is there,” Knight told News Nation host Chris Cuomo. “Where we’re at now, I don’t care if it’s T.I., I don’t care if it’s Rick Ross, I don’t care if it’s Jay.” The convict went on to name other artists on the West Coast with Diddy affiliations. “I don’t care if it’s Snoop, I don’t care if it’s Game, I don’t care if it’s Dre,” he added. “Nobody stepping up on the fact that you know what’s going on.” The name game didn’t stop at musicians, either. Suge Knight proceeded to call out other industry figures who field power.

The Death Row co-founder alleged that people like Clive Davis, Jimmy Iovine and Russell Simmons are also engaging in criminal behavior behind the scenes. This is not the first time that parallels between the Bad Boy founder and icons like Davis and Simmons. Diddy’s former bodyguard, Gene Deal, told The Art of Dialogue that both men served as influences on his employer’s lifestyle. “They was heavy into beating women, and doing things at that crazy stage,” Deal claimed. “That’s gonna make him think that he can get away with the same thing.”

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