Diddy LIVE news and updates: Rapper in court to demand release from jail ahead of sex trafficking trial in NYC

Diddy has already twice requested – and twice been denied – his freedom.

Thursday afternoon will mark his third attempt to be granted bail.

His legal team insist their client is not a flight risk, despite prosecutors’ concerns.

Read more about what surety Diddy is offering in an effort to be granted bail on Thursday.

One of Diddy’s victims said the rapper was fueled by drugs from his ‘medicine bag’ during his infamous parties and described him as ‘animalistic’ when he was using.

Speaking to DailyMail.com, the victim revealed Diddy would binge drugs from a stash known as his ‘medicine bag’ during parties.

‘There was one time when he came down from his room and I was shocked because he looked animalistic. Didn’t even recognize him,’ the victim said.

‘His veins were popping and his body was contorting in a way that was frightening. It just scared me.’

A resurfaced video of Diddy, 54, and Justin Bieber, now 30, hugging has sparked speculation that Diddy was checking to see if the pop star was wearing a wire.

In the clip, believed to be filmed in 2021 when Justin was 27, the pair are seen hugging with Diddy giving Justin multiple pats on the back and chest.

The video was shared on X by a user who wrote: ‘Diddy appears to be checking Justin Bieber to see if he is wearing a wire in this video.’

Diddy’s lawyers have also filed a motion for an evidentiary hearing, accusing the government of leaking sensitive information from the case.

It’s understood concerns have been raised about how surveillance footage of Diddy beating his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in a hotel was made public.

Diddy’s attorney said: ‘A series of unlawful government leaks, which have led to damaging, highly prejudicial pre-trial publicity that can only taint the jury pool and deprive Mr. Combs of his right to a fair trial.’

Diddy is seeking access to a mountain of data the prosecution has seized since they raided his Miami and Los Angeles homes in March 2024.

In all, prosecutors are copying more than 40 electronic devices belonging to the star.

‘Discovery in this case is voluminous, totaling several terabytes of electronic material,’ the government argued in the latest filing.

There are 1,000 gigabytes per terabyte of data, meaning the government is currently sifting through thousands of gigabytes worth of potentially crucial information.

This includes cellphones, laptops, tablets, hard drives, cloud accounts from both Diddy and third parties.

Additionally, prosecutors are scouring business records from financial institutions, phone companies, hotels and airlines as they build their case.