A federal judge rejected Sean “Diddy” Combs’ attempt to silence all potential witnesses in his criminal sex trafficking case on Friday, saying his concerns do not outweigh an alleged victim’s right to free speech.

By Luc Cohen, Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sean "Diddy" Combs on Friday proposed a new $50 million bail package backed by his Florida mansion that the music mogul hopes will win his release from the Brooklyn jail where he has been held for eight weeks on criminal sex trafficking charges.

After three judges denied his bail request, Diddy's team says new evidence and bond conditions favor this request to be freed ahead of his May trial.

A federal judge rejected Sean “Diddy” Combs’ attempt to silence all potential witnesses in his criminal sex trafficking case on Friday, saying his concerns do not outweigh an alleged victim’s right to free speech.

Sean "Diddy" Combs on Friday again asked a judge to release him from jail on bond ahead of his trial on federal sex trafficking charges. The rapper and producer has pleaded not guilty. He is detained at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn,

Sean "Diddy" Combs' lawyers are fighting back against certain allegations by challenging prosecutors' claims of a possible second trafficking victim. The disgraced rap mogul's legal team went after the government's claims that there was a second victim involved in his alleged sex trafficking operation,