Lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs have made a shocking attempt to silence a grand jury witness who made explosive claims about the rapper’s so-called ‘freak out’ parties.
Attorneys Marc Agnifilo and Teny Geragos submitted a letter to the federal judge overseeing the hip hop mogul’s sex trafficking and extortion case, asking him to expedite their motion for a gag order on witnesses, citing a “deluge of inappropriate publicity before of the trial.” ABC News reports.
It says statements made by certain individuals are “undermining Mr. Combs’ right to a fair trial and the integrity of the grand jury proceedings.”
The lawyers specifically attacked Combs’ former friend Courtney Burgess, who claimed in multiple interviews that she had seen videos of major celebrities being “victimized” at Diddy’s notorious parties.
“These stories have spread rapidly through the media and have created the impression that such videos exist, which is false, and that the government actually gives credence to their sensational claims, which is deeply damaging,” the authors argue. lawyers.
Lawyers representing Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs wrote a letter to the federal judge overseeing his case on Sunday, asking him to expedite their motion for a gag order on witnesses.
They argue that by not treating Burgess’ claims as an “extortion scam,” the government is fueling online conspiracy theories that make it impossible for Diddy to receive a fair trial.
The lawyers also point out that the government has been investigating Diddy for almost a year and should know that the alleged phenomena never involved men, minors or parties. according to TMZ.
Still, Burgess has testified that he saw videos of at least two male stars who were “underage” at the time being “victims” at parties.
He said the videos are on a flash drive kept by Diddy’s ex, Kim Porter.
The lawyers specifically attacked Courtney Burgess, who claimed in multiple interviews that she saw videos of major celebrities being “victims” at Diddy’s notorious parties.
Burgess later said NewsBanfield of the Nation Thursday night “All” of the stars appearing in the videos appeared to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
He did not name any of the celebrities who allegedly appear in the videos.
Burgess claims the videos were taken by cameras in Diddy’s homes that weren’t always obvious to those in the room.
He maintains that a friend who had provided them to Porter gave him the flash drive containing the videos.
It is unclear if Burgess has the tapes or if he turned them over to authorities.
Burgess says he was friends with the rapper for 35 years, once loved him like a brother, but now sees him as the devil.
Burgess says he was friends with the rapper for 35 years and once loved him like a brother.
Now he sees him as the devil.
“At the time, I guess I was ambitious. After being ambitious (he) went on to do anything. And then (he) stopped doing anything and didn’t care about anyone, who he could beat,” Burgess told Banfield.
And then he ended up becoming Lucifer. And today I’m looking at it. I know everyone calls him Diddy or Puffy. I call him Lucifer.
The rapper is now in jail awaiting trial on charges of sex trafficking and extortion. He denies all allegations and insists he is being unfairly targeted.
His legal troubles exploded last year when a video emerged showing him kicking his ex-girlfriend, singer Cassie, in a Los Angeles hotel.
Since then, dozens of men and women have come forward with damning accusations.
He was arrested earlier this year by federal prosecutors and has been held in a Brooklyn jail since.