Last week a new witness in the Sean 'Diddy' Combs human trafficking case dropped bombshell testimony claiming he had knowledge of eight celebrities who were video taped at Diddy's freak off parties without consent, including two minors [click here if you missed that].
Now Diddy wants to gag the witness...
From ABC News
Attorneys for Sean "Diddy" Combs complained of a "deluge of improper pretrial publicity" and asked the judge overseeing his criminal case to order potential witnesses to keep quiet.
Combs' attorneys, Marc Agnifilo and Teny Geragos, said in a letter to the judge that statements by certain individuals are "undermining Mr. Combs' right to a fair trial and the integrity of the grand jury proceedings."
The letter followed grand jury testimony by a music producer who claimed to have had possession of a videotape of the hip-hop mogul engaged in sexual assaults of celebrities.
Combs is currently imprisoned on charges of racketeering, sex trafficking by force and transportation to engage in prostitution.
"These stories have spread rapidly through the media and created the impression that such videos exist, which is false, and that the government is actually crediting his sensational claims, which is profoundly prejudicial," the letter said.
The defense is asking for a court order gagging potential witnesses and their attorneys.The ruling is pending.
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