Sean Diddy Combs granted permission to request bail a third time in sex-trafficking case

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ lawyers have won a third chance to request bail for the music mogul, arguing that he should be released from jail ahead of his federal sex-trafficking trial date slated for May 5, 2025.The “I’ll Be Missing You” rapper, 54, has been denied bail twice so far — with his legal team’s latest unsuccessful attempt being shot down last month.Now, the disgraced hip hop mogul’s lawyers argue that “changed circumstances” are enough for him to be able to await trial in the comfort of his home.The global celebrity is accused of crafting disturbing orgies he dubbed “Freak Offs,” in which women would be drawn into his orbit, given drugs and forced into marathon sex sessions with male prostitutes, the feds said.The Bad Boys Records founder has pleaded not guilty to charges of racketeering and sex trafficking, and has strongly denied any wrongdoing.In their motion, the defense team claimed new evidence show “that the government’s case is thin.” Combs’ legal reps added that unearthed evidence goes against the prosecution’s allegation that a video dating back to March 2016 showed Combs physically abuse a woman during a “coerced ‘Freak Off'” — as initially cited in the indictment.Combs’ lawyers argue that the video in question instead showed a mere glimpse “into a complex but decade-long consensual relationship between Mr.Combs and Victim-1,” the motion states.A bail hearing has been set by US District Judge Arun Subramanian for 2 p.m.

on Nov.22.The Post has reached out to Combs’ reps for comment.Combs has remained at a federal correctional facility since his Sept.

16 arrest.Prior to his upcoming bail hearing, he was not due back in court until Dec.

18.Combs last month appealed a Manhattan judge’s no-bail ruling, arguing he should be freed from jail ahead of his sex trafficking trial because the prosecutors’ push to keep him behind bars is “based on speculation.”His lawyers filed the brief with the US...