Diddy Seeks Release on $50 Million Bond Ahead of Sentencing

Sean “Diddy” Combs appears in a social media video posted in May 2024, in which he apologized following the release of surveillance footage tied to abuse allegations. The hip-hop mogul is now seeking release on a $50 million bond ahead of his October 3, 2025 sentencing for federal prostitution-related convictions. (Photo via Instagram)

Sean "Diddy" Combs is asking a federal judge to release him from jail on a $50 million bond while he awaits sentencing on two federal prostitution-related convictions.

In a motion filed Tuesday, Combs' attorneys urged U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian to reconsider an earlier decision that kept the hip-hop mogul behind bars following a July 2 verdict that acquitted him of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy but convicted him of transporting individuals across state lines to engage in prostitution.

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ lawyers are trying to get him out of jail.

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circumstances warranting a departure from mandatory detention and ensuring that Sean Combs is released.” https://t.co/CxWtj2Key9 pic.twitter.com/1FFrvFqdbF

— Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) July 29, 2025

“Sean Combs should not be in jail for this conduct,” his attorney Marc Agnifilo wrote. “In fact, he may be the only person currently in a United States jail for being any sort of john.”

Each of the two counts carries a maximum sentence of 10 years. However, federal prosecutors have acknowledged that sentencing guidelines likely recommend significantly less. Combs, 55, is scheduled to be sentenced on October 3.

His legal team argues that continued confinement at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn places him at risk. They cited fights in his unit, poor jail conditions, and the nonviolent nature of his convictions as factors justifying release. “There is no plausible reason why he should not be treated like everyone else convicted of a similar offense,” Agnifilo added.

Combs has been detained since September 2024. His lawyers claim that such lengthy pre-sentencing incarceration is rare for defendants convicted solely of prostitution-related charges—especially when those defendants did not financially profit from the acts in question.

The AUSA office has released their petition to the judge to keep Diddy in jail. pic.twitter.com/nlgQhMTTcc

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Prosecutors alleged at trial that Combs used threats, physical violence, and his business resources to coerce two former girlfriends into drug-fueled sexual encounters involving male sex workers—events referred to in court as "freak-offs." Combs pleaded not guilty and argued that the encounters were consensual.

Judge Subramanian denied an earlier request for Combs' release immediately following the verdict, citing the “ample evidence” presented during the trial of violent acts committed by the Bad Boy Records founder.

If granted, Combs would be one of the most high-profile defendants in recent memory released on bond after a partial conviction in a federal sex crimes case.