Diddy’s lawyers accuse U.S. government of leaking Cassie assault video

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Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs person accused national authorities of leaking the video of Combs’ carnal assault against his erstwhile woman Cassie Ventura, thereby depriving Combs of a just assemblage trial.

In the ineligible filing submitted Wednesday, Combs’ lawyers said agents from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) facilitated a “series of unlawful authorities leaks,” with the battle video being the “most egregious example.”

The memorandum was filed successful narration to Combs’ national charges of racketeering, enactment trafficking and proscription to prosecute successful prostitution. He has pleaded not guilty.

In May, CNN obtained security camera footage of Combs beating Ventura successful a hallway of a Los Angeles edifice successful 2016. Though the hip-hop mogul astatine archetypal denied ever assaulting Ventura, helium publically apologized aft the merchandise of the video and said helium was “truly sorry” for his “inexcusable” actions.

CNN did not specify the root of the footage.

Combs and Ventura aboriginal settled her suit against him, alleging she endured years of sexual, carnal and affectional abuse astatine his hands. The caller ineligible filing states Ventura received “a important eight-figure settlement.”

Lawyers for the musician, Marc Agnifilo and Teny Geragos, said the alleged DHS leak “led to damaging, highly prejudicial pre-trial publicity that tin lone taint the assemblage excavation and deprive Mr. Combs of his close to a just trial.”

Combs’ ineligible squad said they whitethorn inquire for the video to beryllium wholly barred from his trial. If it was leaked by a national agent, it is simply a usurpation of expansive assemblage secrecy, they wrote.

Agnifilo and Geragos did not supply circumstantial grounds that DHS officials leaked the tape.

The lawyers did note, however, erstwhile they told the authorities they would record a question alleging authorities leaked the video, prosecutors said CNN did not get the footage “through expansive assemblage process.”

Prosecutors added DHS “did not person possession of the videotape anterior to CNN’s work of it.”

Ventura is not specifically named successful the latest filing. Combs’ lawyers said they bash not judge Ventura provided the video to CNN.

Agnifilo and Geragos additionally accused DHS of leaking “a dependable watercourse of mendacious and prejudicial statements” to assorted media outlets, including the New York Post.

The anonymous comments to the press, of which determination are galore cited successful the memorandum, are “false, damaging and prejudicial,” according to the filing.

Combs’ lawyers argued passim their probe that DHS has attempted to “savage” Combs’ estimation up of his trial. The “particularly brutal and nationalist search” of Combs’ Los Angeles and Miami mansions is simply a root of contention for his lawyers. During the raid by U.S. national agents, Combs’ 2 sons were handcuffed successful beforehand of awaiting members of the press.

“After perp-walking these 2 wholly guiltless young men and displaying them successful handcuffs and nether restraint to the media, the agents walked them backmost into the house, inactive successful handcuffs, and released them,” the filing reads.

Ahead of the March 25, 2024, searches, Combs’ lawyers said they doubly offered to cooperate with the investigation.

His ineligible squad called the raids “public spectacles of brutality” made to represent Combs arsenic unsafe and optimize media vulnerability done the beingness of 100 equipped national agents divided betwixt the 2 residences.

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DHS has yet to respond to the caller allegations.

Combs’ lawyers specified they bash not judge the alleged leaks were orchestrated by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. They person requested an evidentiary hearing, arsenic good arsenic applicable find from the government, to analyse immoderate misconduct. Combs’ lawyers asked the justice for a gag order.

Combs was erstwhile 1 of the astir almighty and influential men successful the amusement industry.

A national indictment unsealed Sept. 17 revealed Diddy was charged with racketeering, enactment trafficking and proscription to prosecute successful prostitution. The charges are tied to so-called “freak offs,” coerced enactment acts that Diddy allegedly orchestrated and recorded. The “freak offs” often progressive narcotic drugs including ketamine, ecstasy and GHB to support victims “obedient and compliant,” officials allege.

Earlier this month, Texas-based lawyer Tony Buzbee said he’s representing 120 accusers who person shared dozens of caller claims against the musician, including rape and intersexual battle dating backmost to 1991. Among the accusers are women, men and minors.

Combs has denied each caller allegations against him and maintains his innocence.

He has been denied bail doubly and remains down bars.

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