A JUDGE is set to hold an emergency hearing which could threaten the Diddy sex trafficking case after cops raided the disgraced mogul’s cell to seize handwritten notes.
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ attorney slammed the prosecution on Monday, arguing the state is in possession of confidential attorney-client privilege notes.
Judge Arun Subramanian will hold a hearing in court in New York at the defence’s request on Tuesday.
Combs, 55, has been jailed in the notorious Brooklyn complex since September 16 after federal agents arrested the rap mogul at the Park Hyatt hotel in Midtown Manhattan.
His lawyers say that his privileged legal materials were illegally seized during the raid.
Combs’ attorney Marc Agnifilo said in a filing on Monday: “Defense counsel has recently learned that the prosecutors are in possession of attorney client privileged material, including the defendant’s written notes.
“This search and seizure are in violation of Mr. Combs’ rights.
“The targeted seizure of a pre-trial detainee’s work product and privileged materials – created in preparation for trial – is outrageous government conduct amounting to a substantive due process violation.”
Federal agents seized the papers during a raid on the Bad Boy CEO’s cell in the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, according to TMZ.
Agnifilo argued in court documents that his team learned Friday evening that the agents turned over the material to the prosecutions.
The attorney ripped the search as an “outrageous government conduct amounting to a substantive due process violation,” according to TMZ.
The U.S. Sun has reached out to Agnifilo for comment.
Meanwhile prosecutors claimed on Friday that Combs had obtained multiple inmates’ phone lines in an attempts to control witnesses and influence testimony from prison.
The disgraced music mogul has been accused of making “relentless efforts” to “corruptly influence witness testimony” through using other inmates’ telephone accounts.
Here he allegedly used three-way calls to speak to people not on his approved contact list.
Prosecutors claimed that Combs had instructed family members to contact potential witnesses in his case, they said in a court filing.
They also accused the ex-star of orchestrating posts on social media to “influence a potential jury pool” at his trial.
Within this, they cited a statement uploaded to Instagram by a woman known as “witness two”, countering allegations made by singer Dawn Richard in a civil lawsuit against Combs.
And what’s more prosecutors alleged her statement was drafted with Combs through “multiple” texts and calls from prison.
They further alleged there was a “strong inference” that disgraced Combs “paid witness two, after she posted her statement”.
A video posted by Combs’ children on 5 November was also cited as evidence of what’s been labelled as a “public relations strategy to influence this case”.
The video shows his seven kids sat around a birthday cake while singing “happy birthday” to Combs.
In the clip, the disgraced rap mogul could be heard speaking in the background on the phone which is the first time his voice had been heard since his arrest.
Combs is heard telling his children he is proud of them all and says he is “looking forward to seeing them soon.”
He said: “I love y’all so much. I can’t wait to see y’all. I just want to say I’m proud of y’all, especially the girls. I mean all of y’all but just for being strong.
“Thank y’all for being strong and thank y’all for being by my side, supporting me. I love y’all.
“I got the best family in the world. My birthday. I’m happy. Thank y’all for giving me this call. I love y’all”.
A judge has shot down Combs’ multiple attempts for bail, including a $50 million house arrest bond package, after ruling the evidence against the Bad Boy 4 Life rapper is “clear and convincing” that he is a danger to the community.
Prosecutors allege that for years, Combs “abused, threatened, and coerced women and others around him to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation, and conceal his conduct.”
Combs is accused of kidnapping and drugging women into having sex with male escorts as part of his “freak offs,” which the prosecution alleges were alcohol and drug-fueled orgies held by the record label executive.
The “freak offs” lasted for days and left participants needing IV drops to recover, prosecutors allege.
The FBI raided Combs’ mansions in Miami and Beverly Hills in March, where they uncovered over 1,000 bottles of lubricant and baby oil, drugs, and three AR-15s with their serial numbers defaced, according to court documents.
Combs hosted the drug-induced parties and recorded guests participating in degrading acts and would use the material as blackmail to hold power over his victims, according to the prosecution.
Using violence and intimidation, Combs would allegedly threaten anyone working for his business, The Combs Enterprise, who wished to opt out of the sessions.
The rap CEO’s employees would allegedly help with booking hotel rooms, handing sex workers wads of cash for their services, and cleaning up after the parties, according to court documents.
Combs is charged with racketeering, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution.
He denied the allegations against him and pleaded not guilty.
Combs’ empire came crumbling down in November 2023 after his on-and-off again girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, filed a lawsuit against him in November 2023, alleging years of abuse, sexual assault, and sex trafficking.
A day after filing the suit, Combs settled with Cassie, who he signed to his Bad Boy record label when she was 19, for an undisclosed amount.
However, Cassie’s lawsuit opened a floodgate of legal filings that saw over two dozen people come forward with similar allegations against Combs.
In recent court filings, prosecutors allege Combs has been attempting to tamper and influence witnesses from behind bars.
The prosecution argued that Combs has made “relentless efforts to contact potential witnesses, including victims of his abuse who could provide powerful testimony against him.”
Combs has allegedly used the phone access codes of other inmates to contact several people, including his sons, from jail and has made “three-way calls to contact other individuals.”
Prosecutors have also accused Combs of using his large social media presence to shape his public perception of the case.
The prosecution highlighted a November 4 Instagram video posted by his son, Justin, where all of Combs’ children sang Happy Birthday over the phone to him.
Combs has allegedly “explicitly discussed with his family how to ensure that the video had his desired effect on potential jury members in his case.”
Sean Combs was hit with a wave of lawsuits in late 2023 and 2024 with allegations of sex trafficking and sexual assault. He has denied all claims against him.
