Federal prosecutors have “serious and ongoing concerns” for the safety of victims and witnesses connected to their case against Sean “Diddy” combsthe hip-hop mogul turned entertainment billionaire accused of sex crimes and asking a judge to deny a defense request to identify them.

They are also rejecting Combs defense claims team that the government was behind the leak of a brutal video showing the star assaulting his ex, Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, in the hallway of a Los Angeles hotel.

Lawyers for the 54-year-old Bad Boy Records founder demanded an evidentiary hearing into the leaks in the case and claimed that the damning video, for which Combs apologized, was improperly released by federal investigators in a grand jury leak.

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Sean Combs broke his silence in an Instagram video reacting to a viral video of him allegedly punching his then-girlfriend Casandra “Cassie” Ventura in hotel footage from 2016, while wearing only a towel and socks. (Sean Combs Instagram)

The Justice Department denied even having a copy of the video before CNN obtained and published it in May and said Combs’ submissions are an attempt to suppress “damning” video evidence at his trial.

“The defendant baselessly accuses DHS agents, who do not have the authority to issue a grand jury indictment, of secretly obtaining the Intercontinental video without the knowledge of prosecutors conducting the investigation and then leaking it to CNN.” , prosecutors wrote. “No evidentiary hearing is necessary to reject these claims as incredible.”

This image, provided by the accuser, shows her, a friend and two other women after she says they were invited backstage at a Diddy concert in New York City on April 22, 2011. (Obtained by Fox News Digital)

According to federal investigators, they wanted to find the video after learning about it, but discovered it had “disappeared from the hotel’s server.”

What they did find, allegedly, was an attempt by Combs to bribe hotel security.

Interestingly, according to prosecutors, on the day the video was made public, Combs’ defense wrote to them to express their “concern that someone (neither of you nor the lead agents on the case) provided these images to CNN.”

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The government said it learned of the video only after it was leaked and was investigating how it came to light, raising the idea that Combs’ own employees may have made it public.

“The defendant refuses to acknowledge that various individuals other than government agents, including some of his own employees, may have had access to the Intercontinental Video,” prosecutors wrote.

The government also opposes a defense request for a gag order that would prevent victims from speaking about the case.

Homeland Security Investigations agents raided his mansions in Miami and Los Angeles in March. His arrest occurred in mid-September. The Justice Department also asked a judge to deny Combs’ requests for a gag order.

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Combs faces federal charges of sex trafficking, prostitution and racketeering.

Federal prosecutors argued that he is simply “not entitled to the remedies he seeks” and asked the court to dismiss his attorneys’ motions.

Separately, he faces more than a dozen civil lawsuits alleging sexual abuse and other wrongdoing, and dozens more accusers are expected to file their own lawsuits.

In another case that occurred in Louisiana, he is also accused of scamming a design company that they built stage exhibits for him, and the plaintiff’s legal team in that case said more business-related lawsuits are likely.

Sean “Diddy” Combs claimed the government was responsible for leaking 2016 surveillance video of an alleged violent incident with his ex-girlfriend, Casandra “Cassie” Ventura. The government said it learned of the video only after it was leaked and was investigating how it came to light, raising the idea that Combs’ own employees may have made it public. (Getty Images)

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Because of the crossover between civil and criminal matters, federal prosecutors told the judge that Combs’ request to publicly identify his Jane Doe accusers could put them at risk if granted.

“There are serious and ongoing concerns about victim and witness safety, manipulation, and intimidation,” prosecutors wrote.

Combs’ criminal trial is scheduled for May 5.

The feds opened their investigation in November 2023, when Ventura sued Combs alleging physical and sexual abuse.

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Sean “Diddy” Combs toured the Bayfront Park Amphitheater for Pitbull’s New Year’s Eve festivities. (Getty Images)

Combs vehemently denied the allegations made by Ventura and all other accusers. So the video was leaked – which shows the nearly naked billionaire brutally attacking her in the hallway of the Intercontinental Hotel in Los Angeles.

The video appeared to corroborate at least one claim in Ventura’s lawsuit: that Combs punched her in the face at the hotel in 2016.

“Mr. Combs got very drunk and punched Ms. Ventura in the face, giving her a black eye“his lawyers argued.

He was drunk, according to the lawsuit, and when he passed out she tried to escape. But he allegedly woke up and yelled at her again, followed her into the hallway and threw her to the floor.

Hip-hop artist Sean Combs performing on “MTV 2 Large” on New Year’s Eve at the MTV studios in Times Square, December 31, 1999. (Photo by Scott Gries/ImageDirect)

He issued a tearful apology video and said he would seek help. He is now being held without bail in a federal jail in Brooklyn.

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Combs and Ventura settled out of court a day after she sued him, but their legal fights have multiplied from there.

Over the past year, numerous new accusers have come forward, and Texas attorney Tony Buzbee said in October that he now represents more than 100 people seeking to sue the rapper.

He has been accused of handing out date rape drugs and victimizing adults and children at parties, some of which allegedly involved unnamed “celebrity” accomplices.

If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or visit rainn.org.