Attorneys for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs allege government leaked evidence to the media, impeding ‘fair trial’

Attorneys for Sean “Diddy” Combs filed a motion late Wednesday accusing the government of leaking a video of the hip-hop mogul beating his former girlfriend and other evidence to the media, asking a judge to potentially bar the footage from a trial.

The motion filed in the Southern District of New York references the 2016 hotel surveillance video published exclusively by CNN that shows Combs dragging and kicking his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura.

Combs’ lawyers accused the government of leaking the video to CNN. They did not provide evidence for their claims.

CNN declined to comment.

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