Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ files appeal to get out of NYC jail before sex…

Sean “Diddy” Combs has appealed a Manhattan judge’s no-bail ruling, arguing he should be freed from jail ahead of his sex trafficking trial because the prosecutors’ push to keep him behind bars is “based on speculation.” The disgraced hip hop mogul’s lawyers filed the brief with the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Tuesday as the Bad Boys Records founder has languished in Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention since he was arrested last month on bombshell federal charges. Sean “Diddy” Combs argues he should be allowed bail because the prosecutors are keeping him behind bars “based on speculation.” Penske Media via Getty Images The disgraced hip hop mogul is currently held inside Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. DOJ The Manhattan US Attorney’s office successfully argued to a judge that Combs, 54, was a “serial abuser and serial obstructer” who could intimidate witnesses or even flee before his trial. But defense lawyer Alexandra Shapiro claimed the “government’s arguments about the risk of obstruction were based on speculation, resting mainly on untested allegations about communications with witnesses in civil cases and communications initiated by supposed witnesses and not Mr. Combs.” Explore More The Manhattan US Attorney’s office wants Combs behind bars...