Diddy LIVE news and updates: Rapper in court for sex trafficking trial as he makes new Cassie attack video claims

Diddy's lawyers have filed a motion for an evidentiary hearing, accusing the government of leaking sensitive information from the case.

Concerns have been raised about how surveillance footage of Diddy beating his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in a hotel was made public.

Diddy's attorney said: 'A series of unlawful government leaks, which have led to damaging, highly prejudicial pre-trial publicity that can only taint the jury pool and deprive Mr. Combs of his right to a fair trial.'

Cassie could still be called to testify as a star witness during the upcoming trial, despite allegedly signing a non disclosure agreement.

The singer settled a suit with Diddy back in November 2023, but her bravery in coming forward is widely considered a catalyst in further investigations into Diddy's behavior.

In her lawsuit, Cassie claimed that Diddy brutally beat and sexually abused her for over a decade throughout their tumultuous relationship.

The rapper, 54, has 'asserted his right to a speedy trial' in a filing seen by DailyMail.com to the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday.

He intends to request a trial date for April or May 2025, the filing states.

Prosecutors told Judge Arun Subramanian they'd be prepared and available for a trial whenever the court chooses to set a date.

Diddy has been held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn since his arrest.

The high-profile facility is also home to crypto scammer Sam Bankman-Fried.

The area reportedly has the capacity for 18 to 20 inmates and is generally reserved for high profile people or those cooperating with authorities.

Bankman-Fried was found guilty of fraud in late 2023 and sentenced to 25 years in prison.

Diddy will appear in court on Thursday. He will be transferred from the Brooklyn detention center across to the courthouse in Lower Manhattan.

A rapper who once worked with Diddy told DailyMail.com that the music mogul may have bought the silence of his A-list friends by handing them back the lucrative rights to their music records in exchange for NDAs.

A month before Diddy was hit with a scathing lawsuit from his ex-girlfriend Cassie that ultimately resulted in criminal charges, Diddy surprised the music industry by giving back publishing rights under his Bad Boy label to a host of artists under his control.

While the decision was praised at the time, rapper Mark Curry suspects Diddy's generosity hid an ulterior motive.

Tony Buzbee revealed major celebrities are scrambling amid concerns they could soon face serious allegations themselves.

'We want to make sure if we name individuals beyond Mr Combs that we have done our homework because it is going to create a firestorm, and we understand that,' he said.

'If you were there in the room, participated, watched it happen and didn't say anything or helped cover it up, in my view, you have a problem.'

Buzbee has vowed to pursue the cases against any offender 'aggressively', and said the scope was broad.

Diddy has already twice requested - and twice been denied - his freedom.

Thursday afternoon will mark his third attempt to be granted bail.

His legal team insist their client is not a flight risk, despite prosecutors' concerns.

Read more about what surety Diddy is offering in an effort to be granted bail on Thursday.

One of Diddy's victims said the rapper was fueled by drugs from his 'medicine bag' during his infamous parties and described him as 'animalistic' when he was using.

Speaking to DailyMail.com, the victim revealed Diddy would binge drugs from a stash known as his 'medicine bag' during parties.

'There was one time when he came down from his room and I was shocked because he looked animalistic. Didn't even recognize him,' the victim said.

'His veins were popping and his body was contorting in a way that was frightening. It just scared me.'

A resurfaced video of Diddy, 54, and Justin Bieber, now 30, hugging has sparked speculation that Diddy was checking to see if the pop star was wearing a wire.

In the clip, believed to be filmed in 2021 when Justin was 27, the pair are seen hugging with Diddy giving Justin multiple pats on the back and chest.

The video was shared on X by a user who wrote: 'Diddy appears to be checking Justin Bieber to see if he is wearing a wire in this video.'

Diddy is seeking access to a mountain of data the prosecution has seized since they raided his Miami and Los Angeles homes in March 2024.

In all, prosecutors are copying more than 40 electronic devices belonging to the star.

'Discovery in this case is voluminous, totaling several terabytes of electronic material,' the government argued in the latest filing.

There are 1,000 gigabytes per terabyte of data, meaning the government is currently sifting through thousands of gigabytes worth of potentially crucial information.

This includes cellphones, laptops, tablets, hard drives, cloud accounts from both Diddy and third parties.

Additionally, prosecutors are scouring business records from financial institutions, phone companies, hotels and airlines as they build their case.