His subsequent courtroom look is scheduled for October 9, when his lawyer will once more enchantment the ruling. Till then, he’s being held on the Particular Housing Unit within the Metropolitan Detention Middle in Brooklyn.
September 17, 2024: After the indictment in opposition to Combs was unsealed, journalists shortly pulled out probably the most salacious particulars. Per Web page Six, the indictment consists of detailed descriptions of drug-fuelled intercourse events and different actions allegedly hosted by Combs on his property. The indictment alleged that Combs would pressure ladies into prolonged sexual periods with male intercourse staff whereas he recorded the encounters (for use as blackmail in opposition to victims to maintain them from coming ahead) and pleasured himself. He referred to as these periods “Freak Offs.”
“Freak Offs were elaborate and produced sex performances that Combs arranged, directed, masturbated during, and often electronically recorded,” the indictment says. Per the doc, the rapper lured ladies into his dwelling with guarantees of a romantic relationship, then plied them with medication to facilitate the Freak Offs. One notably telling element is that the periods lasted so lengthy that the ladies concerned needed to obtain fluids by means of an IV afterward “to recover from the physical exertion and drug use.”
Throughout the raid in March, we realized, the feds discovered a number of AR15s with their serial numbers filed off, in addition to different weapons that the mogul allegedly had his workers carry. Per the New York Publish, feds additionally found “Freak Off supplies, including narcotics and more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant.”
September 16, 2024: Combs was arrested at a Manhattan resort at round 8:30 p.m., in line with The New York Occasions, following an indictment, which was sealed on the time of his arrest.
On Tuesday, per the Related Press, the unsealed indictment revealed that Combs was charged with intercourse trafficking and racketeering, the identical crimes R. Kelly was discovered responsible of in 2022. Combs’s lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, stated exterior the courthouse that his shopper would plead not responsible, and that Agnifilo would “fight like hell” to get Combs launched.
Could 19, 2024: Combs posts a press release in response to the video footage on Instagram.
Alongside the caption, “I’m truly sorry,” Combs posted a video during which he stated, “It’s so difficult to reflect on the darkest times in your life. Sometimes you got to do that. I was fucked up. I mean, I hit rock bottom. I make no excuses. My behaviour on that video is inexcusable.”
He goes on to say that he takes “full responsibility” for his actions “in that video.” He added, “I am disgusted. I used to be disgusted then once I did it, I am disgusted now. I went and I sought skilled assist. Going to remedy, going to rehab. I needed to ask God for his mercy and charm.”
He concluded, “I am so sorry, however I am dedicated to be a greater man every day. I am not asking for forgiveness. I am really sorry.”
