October 31Ty Stiklorius, John Legend’s manager, wrote in a New York Times piece that she herself experienced a “terrifying situation” in which, she says, she was locked in a bedroom while attending a party hosted by Combs in St. Barts in the late 1990s and “managed to talk her way out” of what she supposed which was an abnormal situation. experience, but later realized that “what happened that night was not an aberration: it was an indicator of a pervasive culture in the music industry.”

October 28Federal authorities said they had conducted an “interagency operation” at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center, where Combs is awaiting trial, but did not provide specific details about what was done inside the facility, which has been targeted. of rampant criticism from the police. Combs’ team and the location of several crimes in recent months, including a murder for hire plot and the stabbing deaths of two inmates.

October 25In a letter submitted to the court on Friday, Combs’ attorneys requested that a gag order be implemented for all federal officials involved. in your casespecifically citing a New York Post article which cites a “federal law enforcement source who is involved in the investigation” as evidence that the Department of Homeland Security is intentionally interfering with Combs’ right to a fair trial (in October, Combs’ legal team stated that the DHS filtered an incriminating video of Combs to CNN, which the agency denied). A judge later called quotes from the article “clearly inappropriate” but denied the request for a gag order.

October 22Two of Combs’ seven children: Quincy Brown, Combs’ 33-year-old adopted son, and Chance Combs, his 18-year-old daughter with Sarah Chapman, rolled a joint. post on Instagram calling the last month “devastating” for their family and defending their father against what they called “accusations, conspiracy theories and false narratives.”

October 15The combs returned to instagram for the first time since his arrest in September with a post marking the second birthday of his youngest daughter, named Love Sean Combs (he had previously deleted all posts on social media account like accusations has piled on him, but he has posted a total of three times since July, each time with photos of his children).

October 11A U.S. appeals court referred Combs’ latest bail request to a three-judge panel but ruled that he will remain behind bars until a decision is made.

October 10Combs appeared in court for the first time since his arrest, where a trial date May 5 was set to face federal charges of extortion, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution.

October 9Combs’ team submitted a memo alleging that the Department of Homeland Security filtered surveillance video that showed him abusing his ex-girlfriend, Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, although prosecutors denied the allegations and said they did not obtain that video until CNN made it public.

October 8Combs’ attorneys filed paperwork asking will be allowed to await trial outside the Metropolitan Detention Center where he resides, claiming that the initial decision to deny him bail was unfairly “distorted” by the attention paid to the case (the initial judge, who has since been replaced, ruled that Combs should stay in jail so he can’t use his money and influence to interfere in the government’s case against him).

October 6Janice Small Combs, Sean Combs’ mother, said in a statement through her family’s attorney, is “devastated and deeply saddened” by the allegations against her son, adding that those accusing him of misconduct are “seeking financial gain” and compared Combs to “many people” who have been ” unjustly convicted because of their past. actions or mistakes,” although he also said that Combs “may not have been entirely truthful” when denying accusations of assault raised by his ex-girlfriend Ventura.

September 30Combs’ attorneys filed a notice asking the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in the Southern District of New York to overturn the decision to keep him in prison while he awaits trial, a decision made by Judge Andrew Carter. citing concerns Combs had allegedly manipulated witnesses he had contacted as part of the investigation against him (the request was not granted).

September 26TO documentary was released for streaming on Tubi and featured an interview with Combs’ attorney, Marc Agnifilo, who addressed a leaked information. surveillance video of Combs pushing and kicking his ex-girlfriend Ventura, in which he called the accusation a takedown of a “successful black man” and said he doesn’t expect Combs to take a plea deal.

September 18 Combs’ attorneys cited the “horrible” conditions at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York in a bail application— which included a $50 million bail offer, GPS monitoring and strict limitations on visitors — that was rejected by U.S. District Judge Andrew Carter, who said the conditions were not sufficient to ensure the community’s safety. .

September 17A federal court in Manhattan open charges against Combs for extortion, sex trafficking, and transportation into prostitution, alleging that he “abused, threatened, and coerced women and others around him to satisfy his sexual desires, protect his reputation, and conceal his conduct.”

September 16Combs was arrested in Manhattan after being indicted by a grand jury.

May 29Sources told CNN Federal investigators were about to file charges against Combs and that plaintiffs who had filed individual civil lawsuits against him had been interviewed as part of the case.

March 25federal agents Combs’ houses were raided in Florida and California in connection with a federal investigation into sex trafficking.

November 2023A $30 million lawsuit filed by Ventura launched a series of criminal allegations against Combs that include rape, sexual assault, sex trafficking and other accusations (see all accusations here).