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Lawyer of American producer and hip-hop mogul Sean Combs, widely known as Diddy, has shared plans of giving his fans a heavy comeback with a concert at Madison Square Garden, an iconic arena in New York City.
Combs’ lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, made these revelations during an interview with CBS News, which was published on August 10, 2025.
In the interview, Agnifilo stated: “He’s going to be back at Madison Square Garden, and I said I’ll be there.”
Diddy's legal team, on July 29, 2025, requested bail on terms of a $50 million bond, home confinement at his Miami mansion, passport surrender, and electronic monitoring.
However, on August 4, 2025, U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian denied the request via a formal court order. He cited Diddy’s history of violence, including a 2016 assault on Cassie Ventura caught on surveillance footage and a June 2024 incident involving another ex-girlfriend known as “Jane.” The judge ruled that Diddy's past does not guarantee him bail.
He doesn't believe there were exceptional circumstances to justify his release ahead of sentencing on October 3, where he faces up to 20 years in prison for prostitution-related convictions.
However, it is alleged that the twenty-year possible jail term may be truncated as Combs' defence team proposes 21 to 27 months against prosecutors seeking 51 to 63 months.
Diddy's legal troubles began when his former decade-long girlfriend Cassie Ventura, filed a sued him for rape, physical abuse, and sex trafficking during their relationship.
In the suit, she noted that the rapper coerced her into partaking in drug-induced sexual encounters with male escorts, some of which he filmed—and claimed he once threatened to blow up rapper Kid Cudi’s car after she moved on with him.
The lawsuit was filed under New York’s Adult Survivors Act, which temporarily allowed survivors to sue regardless of when the abuse occurred.
Shockingly, the case was settled just one day later for an undisclosed amount.
But that opened the floodgates of many other lawsuits against the rapper. After several months of investigations, Diddy was arrested on September 16, 2024, at a New York City hotel by federal agents acting on a sealed indictment.
In a related development, Defence attorney and former prosecutor Neama Rahmani has described the sex-trafficking case against Sean “Diddy” Combs as the “most expensive prostitution trial in American history.
He made these comments during an interview with The New York Post, just before the jury delivered its verdict on Wednesday, July 2, in Manhattan federal court.
The court ruled that Diddy was not guilty of charges that accused him of forcing his ex-partners to take part in humiliating sexual acts as well as racketeering.
However, he was still found guilty of less serious prostitution-related charges.
According to him, Rahmani said that since the court didn't find the person guilty of the more serious crime (racketeering), the whole case seemed like an expensive effort just to punish less serious crimes.
“As I’ve said all along, this case will come down to racketeering,” Rahmani said as jurors were still weighing the case against the disgraced hip-hop mogul.
“If the government doesn’t get a RICO conviction, this will be a huge loss and the most expensive prostitution trial in American history.”
Rahmani had speculated that if the feds ultimately didn’t secure a guilty verdict on the racketeering count, the case would only boil down to two prostitution charges.
Also, before the verdict, he predicted that it would be difficult to prove the sex trafficking charges against Diddy because his defence attorneys took advantage of a barrage of text messages from the rapper's alleged victims and accusers.
Some whose messages suggested their keenness to participate in “freak-offs” i.e. sex marathons with male prostitutes.
He predicted, too, the outcome of the jury’s verdict.
“What a tremendous loss for the prosecution. And a huge win for the defence,” Rahmani said just moments after the verdict was handed down.
The Bad Boy Records founder was ultimately found guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution and was acquitted on two sex trafficking charges and one racketeering charge.
The mixed result, which came on the third day of deliberations, capped a two-month trial that revealed twisted details about the mogul, including his insatiable taste for the “freak-offs.”
A member of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ all-star defense team, Nicole Westmoreland has revealed that the music mogul’s team has reached out to the Trump administration about a potential pardon.
This follows Diddy’s conviction on two charges of transportation to engage in prostitution last month.
“It’s my understanding that we’ve reached out and had conversations about a pardon,” Westmoreland said in an exclusive interview with CNN on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, President Trump already indicated in an interview with Newsmax last week that there was no probability of pardoning "Diddy."“I was very friendly with him, I got along with him great and he seemed like a nice guy. I didn’t know him well. But when I ran for office, he was very hostile.”
Adding that, this makes it “more difficult to do.”Nonetheless, Diddy's Attorney says, her client “is a very hopeful person, and I believe that he remains hopeful.”
Meanwhile, Sean “Diddy” Combs’ twin daughters, D’Lila and Jessie, have announced the launch of their new clothing line known as 12Twinty1.
The Eighteen-year-olds made this known in an Instagram video, Monday, July 7.
“Today, we have a very, very big and exciting announcement. We’re launching our very own clothing line, Welcome to 12Twinty1,” they both said in unison.
Jessie also stated, “This line is more than just fashion. It’s personal to us.”
While D’Lila added, “Everyone always asks if we really think alike, and the answer is definitely. The connection we have is just beyond words. That connection is the heart of our brand,” as they both embraced each other in their launch video on social media.
The news comes just a few days after their dad was cleared of serious criminal charges in a New York court.
But he was still found guilty of a lesser charge for prostitution
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