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Los Angeles Times
15 minutes ago
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Sean ‘Diddy' Combs pushes for release on $50 million bond ahead of October sentencing
The legal team for Sean 'Diddy' Combs has moved to get the disgraced music mogul released from prison ahead of his Oct. 3 sentencing. Less than a month ago, Combs was acquitted of the most damning charges in his high-profile sex-trafficking case. Combs' defense attorneys on Tuesday filed a motion requesting the Bad Boy Records founder's release, outlining the terms for his bail, including a $50-million bond and travel restrictions. The motion, reviewed by The Times, is addressed to Judge Arun Subramanian and claims 'there are exceptional circumstances warranting a departure from mandatory detention and ensuring that Sean Combs is released.' In the 12-page filing, Combs' lawyers make the case for his pre-sentence release, including that he shouldn't be jailed for his 'swinger' lifestyle and that he faces 'ongoing threats of violence' at the Metropolitan Detention Center. Combs has been in federal custody in the notorious Brooklyn prison since his arrest in September. The 55-year-old music star was cleared earlier this month of racketeering and sex trafficking but convicted on two counts of prostitution-related charges. Combs was found guilty of violating the Mann Act by transporting male sex workers across state lines, but his attorneys argued that in similar convictions 'the defendants were released pending sentencing.' Additionally, the filing puts a new spin on Combs' relationships with ex-girlfriends Casandra 'Cassie' Ventura and 'Jane,' who went by a pseudonym. Each testified about the musician's orgies known as 'freak-offs' and made allegations about his violent behavior. The filing claims that the relationship Combs had with his exes was open, akin to swinging. 'In the the lifestyle he and other adults voluntarily chose, Mr. Combs would be called a swinger,' reads the motion, which later asserts that 'Sean Combs should not be in jail for this conduct.' Combs' legal team insists in the motion that Combs 'is not a risk of flight nor is he a danger to the community or to any specific people.' The motion also downplays the claims of domestic violence against Combs. Notably, Combs was seen in security footage kicking and dragging Ventura in a Los Angeles hotel. The accuser identified as 'Jane' had accused Combs of forced sex, physical violence and abuse. Referring to earlier court proceedings, Combs' attorneys note that the 'defense admitted a history of domestic violence' but claimed in the motion that Combs struck 'Jane' twice in June 2024 because she 'provoked' him. The filing also says Combs enrolled in a domestic violence program prior to his arrest last year. 'As we said in court this jury gave [Combs] his life back, and he will not squander his second chance at life, nor would he do anything to further jeopardize his seven children not having a father, and four of his children not having a parent at all,' his defense team says in the motion, referring to the four children Combs shares with Kim Porter, who died in 2018. According to the proposed bail package, Combs' $50-million bond would be secured by his home in Miami, where he will live if released. Combs' attorneys also say his travel would be limited to specific sites in Florida and New York for attorney meetings, and the airports required to travel between those destinations. To ensure his release, Combs' attorneys said he was open to the court adding more conditions — including house arrest, mental health treatment and substance abuse treatment — if deemed necessary. Times editorial library director Cary Schneider contributed to this report
New York Times
an hour ago
- Business
- New York Times
Trump Admits Financial Penalties on Russia ‘May or May Not' Work
Just 24 hours after President Trump threatened Russia with financial penalties over the war in Ukraine, he seemed unsure on Tuesday about whether the strategy would even work. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Mr. Trump said that in 10 days, the United States may have to impose 'tariffs and stuff.' 'I don't know if it's going to affect Russia, because he wants to, obviously, probably keep the war going,' Mr. Trump said, referring to President Vladimir V. Putin. 'But we're going to put on tariffs and the various things you put on. It may or may not affect them. But it could.' Mr. Trump once suggested he could end the war in Ukraine by appealing to Mr. Putin, man to man. He tried to rewrite the history of Russia's invasion by casting Ukraine and its president, Volodymyr Zelensky, not as victims but as villains. But now, as Mr. Trump's frustration over the conflict grows, his threats have raised questions about how much leverage the United States has with Moscow — and whether Mr. Trump is willing to use it. 'Trump seems to be realizing what a lot of us observed from early on — that Zelensky is not the problem,' said Matt Duss, the executive vice president at the Center for International Policy. 'Ukraine is not the problem. Putin is the problem.' Mr. Trump 'obviously had great confidence in his own deal-making abilities,' Mr. Duss added, 'but reality seems to be hitting.' Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
New York Times
2 hours ago
- Politics
- New York Times
Democrats Clash on Senate Floor Over Policing Bills and How to Take On Trump
A dry policy debate over bipartisan policing legislation exploded on Tuesday afternoon into a heated and personal clash among three Democratic senators, offering a rare glimpse of the internal fight in their party over how to take on President Trump. The spectacle started in the least dramatic way possible: Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, Democrat of Nevada and a former attorney general and federal prosecutor, asked for unanimous consent to pass a package of policing bills, including one to reauthorize support for mental health services for law enforcement officers, and another to make recruits eligible for funding for training programs. It quickly went off the rails when Senator Cory Booker, the progressive New Jersey Democrat, rose to object, accusing Ms. Cortez Masto of being 'complicit' with an authoritarian president. Things got personal and nasty after Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, a longtime rival to Mr. Booker who also ran for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination and a cosponsor of some of the measures, noted that he failed to attend a key committee meeting where members debated the legislation and voted unanimously to move it to the Senate floor. 'Don't question my integrity,' Mr. Booker shouted so loudly his voice could be heard outside the Senate chamber. 'Don't question my motives. I'm standing for Jersey, I'm standing for my police officers, I'm standing for the Constitution and I'm standing for what's right. And dear God, if you want to come at me that way, you're going to have to take it up with me. There's too much on the line right now in America.' Because the Justice Department was 'weaponizing' public safety grants against states and cities that 'resist the Trump policy agenda,' Mr. Booker said, Democrats should oppose the bills unless they added language to safeguard any law enforcement grants from politicization. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Fox News
2 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Sydney Sweeney frolics with mystery man as American Eagle drops provocative new ad
Sydney Sweeney turned heads once again, but this time it wasn't for a pair of American Eagle jeans. Sweeney, 27, showed some skin while enjoying an afternoon on the water Friday with friends and family, including a new mystery man, months after ending her engagement to fiancé Jonathan Davino. The "White Lotus" star slipped into a black swimsuit and life vest while riding a Jet Ski on a lake after American Eagle dropped a provocative new ad starring Sweeney. Sweeney looked at ease as she walked across a dock wearing a simple black one-piece. Her dark blonde hair was worn naturally wavy, and she stayed safe with a life vest strapped across her chest. The pair jumped on the back of a Jet Ski together, with Sweeney taking the lead on an adventure through the waves. Sydney and her mystery man pulled over for a quick pit stop to climb and rope swing off a cliff before jetting back to a lake house. Earlier this year, Sweeney confirmed she was once again single after calling off her engagement to Davino after three years of dating. "I'm learning a lot about myself, spending more time with my friends. And I'm loving it," she told The Times. Thrill-seeking aside, the "White Lotus" star's recent collaboration with American Eagle for its fall clothing campaign, "Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans," has sparked a mix of reactions on social media. While some have described the campaign as "tone-deaf" due to alleged racial undertones, others have praised the actress for killing "woke" advertising. In a promo video posted to the brand's Instagram, the 27-year-old "Euphoria" star walked toward an AE billboard featuring her and the tagline "Sydney Sweeney Has Great Genes." Sweeney crossed out "Genes" and replaced it with "Jeans" before walking away. According to Salon, the term "great genes" was historically used to "celebrate whiteness, thinness and attractiveness." While some fans called out the "entirely tone-deaf" approach and compared the ad to "nazi propaganda," others came to Sweeney's defense. "It doesn't hurt ANYONE. That's the point. It's literally an advertisement for jeans. Not for nazism," one person wrote. "Woke advertising is dead. Sydney Sweeney killed it," one user wrote on X. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sweeney will appear on various 3D billboards across the United States, including at the Sphere in Las Vegas. There will also be a Snapchat lens for which Sweeney will speak directly with users in addition to AI-enabled "try-on technology so customers too can have great jeans." Additionally, 100% of the net proceeds from Sweeney's "Sydney Jean," which is embroidered with a butterfly to represent domestic violence awareness, will be donated to Crisis Text Line, a nonprofit that provides free and confidential text-based mental health support and crisis intervention. Representatives for Sweeney and American Eagle did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
New York Times
3 hours ago
- New York Times
Manhattan Gunman Appeared to Target N.F.L. in Deadly Shooting
The gunman who opened fire yesterday evening in a Midtown Manhattan office building was carrying a note in his wallet that claimed he had brain trauma from playing football and that accused the N.F.L. of covering up the dangers of the game. New York City's mayor, Eric Adams, said today that the gunman, whom investigators identified as Shane Tamura, was targeting the N.F.L. headquarters when he stormed the building with an AR-15-style rifle. He killed three people — a police officer, a security guard and a financial executive — in the lobby, but he was unable to reach the N.F.L. offices because he entered the wrong elevator, Adams said. Instead, Tamura traveled to the building's 33rd floor, where he killed a fourth person, an associate at the company that owns the office building, before fatally shooting himself in the chest. It was the deadliest mass shooting in New York City in 25 years. The authorities spent today assembling a detailed picture of the gunman's life in recent years and of the cross-country drive that he took from his home in Las Vegas before the shooting. Law enforcement officials there had documented his mental health history. In his note, the gunman asked that his brain be examined for signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or C.T.E., which can only be definitively diagnosed after death. Some people found to have C.T.E., including former N.F.L. players, are known to have experienced symptoms including impulsive behavior, depression and suicidal thoughts. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
