A seemingly sweet video of sex offender Sean “Diddy” Combs' children lovingly celebrating their father's birthday in prison turned out to be nothing more than a plot to strike a chord with jurors. , the prosecution claims.
According to court documents, the disgraced music mogul encouraged his children to run a social media campaign around his 55th birthday in hopes of swaying potential jurors in his favor. He is charged with obstructing justice.
“While attempting to evade law enforcement scrutiny, the defendant organized a social media campaign aimed at, among other things, tainting the jury pool. He attempted to leak to the public material that he believed would be helpful to his case.” , prosecutors said in papers filed Friday in Manhattan federal court opposing Combs' request for bail.
The video in question shows Combs' seven children calling their father in prison on Nov. 4, speaking heartily about how much the family loves each other. It seemed like that.
But the entire celebration was staged under Combs' “carefully selected instructions,” and part of the plan included having the children share footage to their respective Instagram accounts, prosecutors said. insisted.
The “I Want to See You” coroner was said to have been monitoring his social media engagement from inside Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center, adding that “the video is certainly desirable to potential jurors in the trial.” “He clearly discussed with his family how to influence him.” case. “
The original post was flooded with comments supporting Combs and his family, including some expressing sadness at what his children are going through.
Quincy, 33, was seen in the clip. Justin, 30 years old. Christian, 26 years old. Chance, 18; twins Delilah and Jesse, 17; Love, 1, was serenading his father over the phone in front of his birthday cake.
“I can't wait to see you all. I just want to say I'm so proud of you all, especially the girls,” Combs' voice could be heard on the other end of the line.
“I mean, you guys are working hard to get stronger. Thank you guys for being strong and being by my side,” he continued, adding that he has “the best family in the world.”
The new suspicion is TMZ first reported.
The document was filed by prosecutors to deny Combs' latest bail attempt, with lawyers asking the judge in the case to charge him with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation for the purpose of trafficking. asked that Combs be kept locked up while awaiting trial. In prostitution.
The singer is a flight risk due to his unlimited resources, is said to have a history of violence, and is a danger to the public as he attempts to contact witnesses and victims who may provide important testimony against him. , the prosecution claims.
Mr Combs has pleaded not guilty in the case and has asked for bail despite being denied bail twice since his arrest in September.
