(NewsNation) — Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs will appear in court for a pretrial hearing, making another bid to be released from jail on bail.
Combs has been detained for more than two months after being charged with racketeering, sex trafficking by force and transportation to engage in prostitution.
He was denied bail in September when the indictment was unsealed, and again earlier in November as the judge deemed him a flight risk due to his money and connections.
On Thursday, Combs argued that a video of him allegedly attacking his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in 2016 was edited and not an accurate portrayal of what happened at the Los Angeles Hotel.
Prosecutors have pointed to the video as evidence of Combs trafficking Ventura and an example of the danger Combs could pose to women if released on bail.
They alleged he was trafficking Ventura as part of a “freak off,” alleged events detailed in the indictment where Combs reportedly forced women to engage in sex acts with male prostitutes for an audience with the events sometimes lasting for days.
Combs’ defense team argued that an edited video was not related to a “freak off” but showed a domestic dispute between the couple. Lawyers for Combs offered to bring a forensic video analyst to court on Friday during arguments regarding Combs’ release.
The judge has already rejected an effort to consider handwritten jailhouse notes from Combs which prosecutors wanted to use to argue against granting release.
In addition to criminal charges, Combs is also facing multiple lawsuits from women who say he abused them and forced them to participate in sex acts against their will.