The claim is made in a letter to U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian, who is weighing whether he will grant the music mogul bail after he was twice denied by two different judges.
Combs appeared in court for a bail hearing in Manhattan federal court on Friday, Nov. 22. His attorneys have proposed strict release conditions if granted bail, including 24/7 surveillance.
Prosecutors have sought to prevent his release, telling the judge that the mogul has allegedly broken federal prison rules while incarcerated and that he has sought to intimidate potential witnesses.
In this latest letter to the judge, which was obtained by PEOPLE, prosecutors lay out the severity of the charges Combs is facing and claim that the Bad Boy Records founder has abused and threatened women over the years, citing one incident where he allegedly showed up to a woman’s house and tried to beat her door down with a hammer.
“Beyond his romantic partners, the defendant also physically abused his personal staff,” prosecutors claim. “Former staff members have described the defendant threatening to kill them, throwing objects at them, and being struck, punched, and shoved by the defendant, and seeing him do the same to others.”
Combs has been incarcerated at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, following his September indictment on charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
In Combs’ most recent bail proposal, his attorneys called the prosecution’s case “thin” and suggested that he be released on $50 million bail with extremely strict conditions, significantly limiting whom the mogul would be allowed to contact.
The American Idol alum, 36, married Carmen Educate at The Hermitage Hotel on Sunday, Nov. 24, according to Brides. They were joined by 106 loved ones for the "intimate and romantic" occasion.
Toscano told the outlet that her history as a wedding singer shaped the couple's approach to planning their own event. “I had the opportunity to perform at and attend a ton of weddings,” she explained. “I really wanted ours to feel different — like nothing we had ever been to.”
One special highlight of the big day was a surprise performance by the couple's famous musical friends — David Foster and his wife Katharine McPhee sang "Can't Help Falling in Love" as Toscano walked down the aisle. The moment was particularly fitting, as it's Foster, 75, who first introduced Toscano and Educate, who is executive vice president of On Stage Audio International.
“They are so dear to us, and had it not been for David, I would’ve never met Carmen,” Toscano told Brides. “Both he and Katharine are a big part of our story.”
Singers Matt Bloyd and Boh Cooper also performed a rendition of “Bless the Broken Road” by Rascal Flatts later in the evening at the reception.
To create her dream wedding dress, the bride tapped Paola Estefania, whom she collaborated with on the onstage wardrobe for her tour with Andrea Bocelli. “The amount of care and love she puts into her designs is next level, and I knew that for the most special day of my life, there was no better person for the job,” said Toscano, who was a contestant in season 10 of American Idol.
Estefania created not one but two looks: an Italian Armani satin and French lace mermaid style with a high neck and a plunging back for the ceremony, as well as a more streamlined lace dress for the reception.
To complete her elegant bridal look, Toscano opted for soft makeup and a simple updo. “I just wanted to feel effortless,” she told Brides. “I didn’t want to be overly styled, and I wanted a look that complemented both gowns.”
Toscano and Educate — who got engaged in October 2023 — chose to do a private first look ahead of their ceremony. “It was incredibly special to share that moment with just him," she recalled to the outlet. "It was just very emotional seeing the person I am embarking on this beautiful lifetime journey with for the first time as my soon-to-be husband.”
The pair exchanged handwritten vows — something Toscano told Brides was "incredibly important" to the couple — and made a special point to include Educate's five children in their ceremony. "They are absolutely the greatest gift he [Educate] has given me, and I wanted them to know that,” Toscano noted.
Following a cocktail hour, the newlyweds and their guests enjoyed a multi-course meal from Michelin-star chef Jean-Georges. Then, the dancing kicked off. The couple hired top DJ Amberly Rolland, aka Sound I Am, of Entertain! to oversee a custom playlist that got everyone energized.
As for the couple's honeymoon plans, they said they've had to put them on hold for now due to Toscano's busy work schedule. “We have to wait until next year for our honeymoon, as I go right out on tour with Andrea Bocelli next week,” she told Brides.
Model AgeAt 77 years old, Sammy Hagar can’t do a lot of things he used to be able to do, but he’s not complaining. He loves aging.
I love 99% of it, I really do, he tells PEOPLE exclusively. "There's something about being a little bit complacent in your old age saying, 'Nah, I already did that.' "
The rocker has had quite the career, too, as he’s had commercial success as a solo act and with groups, including Van Halen. He’s also a published author and businessman.
Hagar, who will celebrate his 30th anniversary with wife Kari next November, says it's "kind of cool being old," attributing it to keeping things in motion. "I'm healthy. I’m still active. I still walk on the beach. I still work out. I still sing. I still run around and dance. I still chase my wife around the bedroom."
Still, from a career standpoint, Hagar is aware that his on-stage days are numbered, admitting that retirement has "crept into my head for 10 years."
Rest assured, however, exiting the stage isn’t happening anytime soon. On Monday, Nov. 25, Hagar announced a Las Vegas residency show, The Best of All Worlds, set to begin on April 30, 2025 at Park MGM.
In Vegas, Hagar promises to rip through all his hits, but he doesn’t plan to change his pre-show ritual, which involves prayer and a little Santo tequila, the spirit brand he owns with pal Guy Fieri.
Mike and I start drinking 20 minutes before every show. We start drinking little tequila, just sipping,” he says. There's a certain time when you get a buzz. We try to go out on that high because it makes you a little bit looser and it's more fun. I can't explain it, but it really helps not walking out cold."
The singer, born Claire Boucher, shared a post on X, formally known as Twitter, on Wednesday, Nov. 20, giving an update on the release of her upcoming music and commenting on the custody battle she's been in with Elon Musk, 53, over their three kids — sons X Æ A-Xii, 4, and Techno Mechanicus, 2, as well as daughter Exa Dark Sideræl, 3.
Spent a year locked in battle in a state with terrible mothers rights having my instagram posts and modeling used as reasons I shouldn't have my kids and fighting and detaching from the love if my life as he comes unrecognizable to me, with a fraction of his resources (or iq/strategy experience), Grimes wrote in her post.
All the while I didn't see one of my babies for 5 months. And this is only what can be said publicly, since most of my experience these last years should remain behind closed doors.
Elon Musk and Grimes attend the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 7, 2018 in New York City.
In another reply on the chain, the musician responded to a follower who asked why she can't "go to court while having a young baby" and why she isn't coming out with new music. "Because the threat of losing ur kids while going bankrupt fighting for them is not very conducive to creative thoughts," she wrote. "I just slept and cried every minute I wasn't explicitly fighting for my kids during that year."
Aside from his children with Grimes, Musk is a father to nine other children with two other women. He and his first ex-wife, Justine Wilson, welcomed six children. Their first, son Nevada Alexander, died at 10 weeks old in 2002.
The former spouses also share twins Vivian Jenna and Griffin, who were born in 2004, and triplets Kai, Saxon, and Damian, who were born in 2006.
Elon Musk and Grimes attend the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 7, 2018 in New York City.
