Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs denied bail for a third time

Sean “Diddy” Combs was denied bail once again Wednesday after a third contentious hearing on his possible pretrial release. Judge Arun Subramanian became the third Manhattan federal judge to trash the hip-hop mogul’s various attempts to be released from Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center. While behind bars, Combs, 55, has attempted to contact potential witnesses and skirted federal prison rules, according to investigators. The initial charges against him also allege he has intimidated witnesses and victims into silence. Subramanian determined that Combs’ untrustworthy nature made it impossible to ensure the safety of the community if he was released on bail. “Given the nature of the allegations in this case and the information provided by the government, the court doubts the sufficiency of any conditions that place trust in Combs and individuals in his employ,” the judge wrote in his decision. Combs’ defense team had proposed a new $50 million bail package that included a private security detail and Combs’ confinement in an Upper East Side apartment. His lawyers claimed it could be even more secure than his detention in Brooklyn MDC because he wouldn’t have access to contraband cell phones. But prosecutors argued for Combs to remain behind bars, despite subpar...