Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was denied bail for a third time on November 27, with the judge citing the risk of witness tampering and evidence tampering.

The decision was made by Judge Arun Subramanian after a hearing in New York to consider community safety conditions.

Diddy’s team had asked for a bail of up to $50 million, with the promise of security supervision and assurances that the rapper would not interfere with investigations into his allegations.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs denied bail for third time

The ruling stated that “the evidence demonstrates a serious risk of witness tampering” and that Diddy contacted witnesses “even after” his testimony to the jury in June 2024.

The judge also stated that “there is evidence that Diddy violated prison rules during his pretrial detention to conceal his communications with third parties.”

The ruling said Diddy paid other inmates to make calls to people not on the list of people who agreed to his request, and asked family members and the defense council to facilitate three-way calls with Diddy.

Given the violations noted above, the court determined that “Diddy’s deliberate attempts to circumvent the law to make it more difficult to monitor his communications constituted strong evidence that the court could not ‘reasonably secure’ any conditions of release.”

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At a hearing last week, Assistant U.S. Attorney Christine Slavik said Diddy “cannot and will not follow the rules, is not trustworthy.” She also claimed that Diddy’s lawyers cannot “control their client.”

Diddy is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, after being arrested by the Department of Homeland Security on September 16, 2024, on charges of extortion, sex trafficking, and transportation of people to engage in prostitution. He has pleaded not guilty.

Diddy remains in custody until his trial in May. If convicted of extortion, the rapper could face life in prison.