Diddy Denied Unrestricted Access to Cassie Tapes

Last month Bad Boy Entertainment CEO, Sean 'Diddy' Combs claimed the tapes of him and Cassie submitted to evidence actually proved his innocence by showing Cassie enjoying herself [click here if you missed that].    

Still, Diddy's request to unrestricted access to tapes has been denied...

From Hip Hop DX

Diddy‘s request to have unrestricted access to the “freak off” videos Cassie provided as evidence has been denied, with prosecutors claiming that the embattled mogul is showcasing a “willingness to violate the Protective Order in order to embarrass” her.

While Diddy has been able to review many of the tapes at his leisure, both alone and with his legal team, to help build his defense, some of the videos that Cassie herself provided have been deemed more sensitive. Thus, due to a Protective Order, they can only be viewed by Diddy and his attorneys in person, while they are monitored by law enforcement officials.

In a document filed with the court on Tuesday (January 28) and seen by HipHopDX, prosecutors told the judge they feel the access should not be granted. They noted that these videos are being more guarded for Cassie’s protection, and added: “The defendant’s apparent willingness to violate the Protective Order in order to embarrass Victim-1 [Cassie] and litigate this case in the public domain, as demonstrated by his filing of [his request for more access, which claimed that the encounters were consensual], underscores these concerns. There is now an even stronger basis for the Court to strictly regulate the defendant’s access to the Inspection-Only Videos.”

The judge ultimately denied Diddy’s request for more access, writing, “While the Government objects to handing the videos over, they provide several options for defendant to consider that would permit the defense to view the videos, access the information they are looking for, and even allow them to manipulate the videos as they see fit.”