Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs denied release from jail to await sentencing

Flanked by defence lawyers Teny Geragos, left, and Brian Steel, right, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, centre, reacts in court (Elizabeth Williams via AP)

Sean “Diddy” Combs cannot go home from jail to await sentencing on his prostitution-related conviction, a judge said on Monday, denying the rap and style mogul’s latest bid for bail.

Combs has been behind bars since his September arrest. He faced federal charges of coercing girlfriends into having drug-fuelled sex marathons with male sex workers while he watched and filmed them.