, the disgraced hip-hop mogul, has filed a third application for release on bail while awaiting trial on . In his application, strongly criticized the prosecutors, claiming that their tactics and media strategies have already "destroyed his reputation." The 55-year-old artist and entrepreneur, whose real name is , is accused of running a criminal enterprise involved in , but he insists the charges are "fictional.
" Diddy's response legal team argues that the charges, which include organizing " where women were and -are exaggerated and "theatrically spun" by the prosecution. The hip-hop mogul has , including sex trafficking and racketeering, and maintains that he is innocent. "The prospect of a conviction does not materially change his incentives here, where his reputation has already been destroyed by the government's allegations and aggressive media tactics," Diddy's attorneys stated in the filing.
They emphasized that only an acquittal could begin to restore his public image. The main argument in Diddy's defense One of the central points in defense is his attempt to including his ex-girlfriend, His lawyers have argued that Ventura, along with another alleged victim, was not coerced but "voluntarily intimate" with him for years. Furthermore, they contend that security footage showing an altercation between and at the Intercontinental Hotel in 2016 is misleading, claiming the footage was "edited" and "manipulated" to make the incident appear worse than it was.
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