Overview

• Combs was convicted in July on two transportation-for-prostitution charges after being acquitted of racketeering and sex-trafficking counts.
• Judge Arun Subramanian denied Combs’s request for a $50 million bond on August 4, citing concerns that he posed a danger to the public or flight risk.
• On August 3, Virginia “Gina” Huynh submitted a letter to Judge Subramanian praising Combs’s character and requesting his release on bail.
• In Threads posts on August 4 and 5, Huynh declared “FreeDiddy” and vowed to stand by him, prompting criticism from social media users.
• Her public support has drawn social media criticism, with users questioning her motives, mental fitness after her earlier allegations of abuse.