Sean “Diddy” Combs will remain in jail ahead of his trial on sex-trafficking charges after a judge denied his bid on Wednesday to be released.
The disgraced music mogul is currently imprisoned in a Brooklyn jail where he has been held for 10 weeks.
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US District Judge Arun Subramanian announced the decision in a written order, after hearing arguments during a two-hour hearing on November 22 in Manhattan federal court.
Combs had previously been denied bail three times since his arrest, with multiple judges citing a risk he might tamper with witnesses.
The rapper and producer pleaded not guilty on September 17 to charges that he used his business empire, including his record label Bad Boy Entertainment, to sexually abuse women.
Prosecutors said the abuse included having women take part in recorded sexual performances called “freak offs” with male sex workers who were sometimes transported across state lines.
Combs, 55, has denied wrongdoing, and his lawyers have said the sexual activity described by prosecutors was consensual.
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