Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs files to speed up gag order, claims eyewitness lied about alleged sex tapes

Sean “Diddy” Combs filed a lawsuit to expedite a gag order after a witness told the press that he had some of the music mogul’s belongings. Allegation of sex tape

Act Bad’s attorneys, Marc Agnifilo and Teny Geragos, wrote in a letter to the judge on Sunday that the statements made by some people “impaired Mr. Combs’ right to a fair trial and the integrity of the grand jury proceedings.”

“As the Court is aware, Mr. Combs made a request to restrict extrajudicial statements by potential witnesses and his attorneys… which the government opposed. Mr. Combs’ response will be due on November 8, 2024,” he wrote in the letter obtained by Page Six.

“However, given the potential harm of certain extrajudicial statements related to ongoing grand jury proceedings, we request that the court immediately bar potential witnesses and their attorneys from making extrajudicial statements during the pendency of the motion.”

The attorneys then included several articles about Courtney Burgess, who testified before the Grand Jury on Thursday about her possession of Combs’ alleged sex tapes.

“Over the past several days, the grand jury witness and his attorney gave numerous interviews outside the courthouse immediately following grand jury testimony and made false and outrageous claims, including that the witness had videos of Mr. Combs being involved in the incident. sexual assault on celebrities and minors,” the letter continued.

The lawyers said Burgess “was subpoenaed after making public statements on social media that he had videos of celebrities, including minors, being sexually assaulted.”

“These stories spread rapidly in the media, creating the impression that such videos exist, which is false, and that the government is giving credence to its sensational claims, which is deeply prejudicial,” the lawyers said in the letter.

Combs, 55, and his legal team are asking the judge for a court order “restricting the speech of potential witnesses and their attorneys.”

Prosecutors had previously objected to the gag order, in part because the plaintiffs were involved in a civil lawsuit. father of seven It is outside the scope of the criminal court.

Page Six reached out to Combs’ rep for comment but did not immediately hear back.

Burgess on Thursday Appeared on NewsNation’s “Banfield” He claims Combs’ ex-girlfriend, Kim Porter, gave him 11 flash drives containing the videos from before. 2018 death.

The videos allegedly feature eight celebrities, six men and two women, and Burgess also claims that “two to three” of them are underage.

Burgess also claimed that “all” of the stars in the videos appeared to be under the influence and were apparently “victims” rather than “perpetrators”.

He said he was ordered to hand over any devices containing evidence against the disgraced hip-hop star.

The combs were: arrested in September And Hit with sex trafficking, racketeering and prostitution charges.

“All About the Benjamins” host He did not admit his guilt pleaded guilty to the charges and his trial was scheduled Starts on May 5.

He is also the co-founder of Revolt We are facing many lawsuitsaccusing him of a number of crimes, including rape and sexual assault. Combs has denied all allegations.

If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-330-0226.