Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs seeks release on B1.6bn bond

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ lawyers on Tuesday urged the judge who oversaw his sex crimes trial to release him from jail on a US$50 million (1.6 billion baht) bond ahead of his Oct 3 sentencing, after the hip-hop mogul was found not guilty of the most serious charges he faced.

- LUC COHEN

In a New York court filing, Combs’ defence attorney Marc Agnifilo said conditions at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn were dangerous, and said defendants convicted in the past of prostitution-related charges that were similar to Combs’ were usually released before their sentencing.

“Sean Combs should not be in jail for this conduct,” Agnifilo wrote. “In fact, he may be the only person currently in a United States jail for being any sort of john.”

A spokesperson for the US Attorney’s Office in Manhattan, which brought the charges, declined to comment.