Sean “Diddy” Combs is accusing Homeland Security of being behind the leak of the infamous video showing him brutally beating his then-girlfriend, Cassie.
CNN released the hotel surveillance footage online, but it did not name its source. Diddy’s attorneys think the leak came directly from the feds.
“The defense contends that DHS agents have engaged in a seven-month campaign to undermine Mr. Combs’ right to a fair trial by leaking confidential grand jury materials and have asked for a hearing as to how a 2016 hotel videotape was leaked to CNN,” his legal team writes. “The leaks have resulted in damaging and highly prejudicial media coverage, particularly sensationalizing the investigation and the involvement of Mr. Combs’ family.”
After the video went viral, support for Diddy shifted. He admitted to putting his hands on Cassie and apologized but later deleted the apology video.
His attorneys accused the feds of trying to “undermine” the mogul and that “government employees have repeatedly leaked grand jury information and materials to the press to raise public hostility against Mr. Combs in advance of trial.”
Diddy is trying to be released from jail for a third time.