Sean “Diddy” Combs’ efforts to probe claims of federal leaks have hit a roadblock.
On Monday, December 16, Judge Arun Subramanian denied the music mogul’s request for an evidentiary listening to into accusations that federal authorities leaked a 2016 lodge surveillance video to CNN, displaying him assaulting his then-girlfriend, Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura.
According to People journal, Subramanian dominated that Diddy “has not carried his burden” to substantiate his claims towards the federal government.
The footage, revealed by CNN 5 months earlier than Diddy’s September 2023 arrest on intercourse trafficking and racketeering costs, confirmed the hip hop mogul grabbing Ventura by the neck, throwing her to the bottom, and dragging her down a hallway. Months earlier than the footage was launched, Ventura settled her sexual assault lawsuit towards Combs only a day after submitting it.
After the video was leaked, Combs issued an apology in a since-deleted Instagram video, regardless of denying any assault till that time.
Combs’ authorized staff argued in an October submitting that the Department of Homeland Security orchestrated a smear marketing campaign towards him, leaking delicate grand jury supplies to tarnish his popularity and undermine his proper to a good trial.
Federal prosecutors denied these allegations, asserting that they had no entry to the video previous to its launch. “The authorities didn’t possess any video of the March 2016 incident on the time of CNN’s publication,” they said in courtroom paperwork.
In his choice, Judge Subramanian reminded all events that guilt or innocence could be decided in courtroom, not by media narratives. He added, “If particular info involves mild that [prohibited information was leaked], motion will likely be taken.”
Diddy, who has pleaded not responsible, stays in custody at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center as he awaits trial.
