Diddy issued an apology for the footage on social media however has since deleted it
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ efforts to probe claims of federal leaks have hit a roadblock.
On Monday, December 16, Choose Arun Subramanian denied the music mogul’s request for an evidentiary listening to into accusations that federal authorities leaked a 2016 resort surveillance video to CNN, displaying him assaulting his then-girlfriend, Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura.
In response to Folks 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 fees, 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 workforce argued in an October submitting that the Division of Homeland Safety orchestrated a smear marketing campaign towards him, leaking delicate grand jury supplies to tarnish his repute 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 government did not possess any video of the March 2016 incident at the time of CNN’s publication,” they acknowledged in court docket paperwork.
In his resolution, Choose Subramanian reminded all events that guilt or innocence can be decided in court docket, not by media narratives. He added, “If specific information comes to light that [prohibited information was leaked], action will be taken.”
Diddy, who has pleaded not responsible, stays in custody at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Heart as he awaits trial.