A judge has denied rapper and producer Sean "Diddy" Combs' request to be released on bail ahead of his trial for federal sex trafficking charges.Combs' lawyers had asked he be released on $50 million bond,

Lawyers for the hip-hop mogul argued that a $50 million bail package they proposed would be sufficient to ensure Combs doesn’t flee and doesn’t try to intimidate prospective trial witnesses.

Sean Diddy Combs will remain in jail ahead of his May 5, 2025 trial on sex-trafficking charges after a U.S. judge denied his bid on Wednesday to be released on $50-million bail from the Brooklyn jail where the music mogul has been held for 10 weeks.