Diddy Do It?: US v Sean Combs

On November 16, 2023 a lawsuit against Sean Combs went live in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Within days it was settled.But the 35-page complaint remained in the PACER system. Its first page said, in red, "Trigger Warning: This document contains highly graphic information of a sexual nature, including sexual assault." Inner City Press covered it, and other cases filed in 2024: Lil Rod Jones, Adria English, Jane Doe, Crystal McKinney.On September 17, 2024 Sean Combs was brought by US Marshals before SDNY Magistrate Judge Robyn F. Tarnofsky. He had been arrested the night before in a hotel on 57th Street and now he, through his lawyer Marc Agnifilo, was asking to be released on $50 million bond.Just prior to the bail fight, US Attorney Damian Williams held a press conference in 26 Federal Plaza. Inner City Press went, and asked Williams if his office would be seeking pre-trial detention on Combs (yes) and how the case compared to the prosecution of R. Kelly, which Inner City Press had also cover. This question, Williams did not answer. But we will try to, later in this text.The bail fight before Judge Tarnofsky was detailed. Inner City Press live tweeted it - the thread is below, with background inserted about the cases and incidents the lawyers alluded to, from comparisons to the Jeffrey Epstein and Larry Ray cases, to the arson of Kid Cudi's car and bust-ups of hotel rooms in New York and Los Angeles. In many places, the prosecutors' allegations track the civil cases against Combs that Inner City Press has been covering - that is noted as well. An intro:II. Waters Part on Foley SquareRoyalty in an SUVPart the waters of Foley SquareThis judge should understandAnd not crucify one of his ownSage counsel proffersSage Intelligence guards3 at 3 West Star IslandCamera filming everythingEpstein tooTried to offer a big bondHis freak-offs in lawyers' meeting roomThen the cold corpseOut to Gold Street - ain'tGoing out like thatThis is Part I of US v. Sean Combs.Read more