With family and friends nearby, Combs was sitting there Friday unshackled in the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Courthouse. The notoriously self-promoting rapper was denied bail twice before in quick succession by other judges just after his arrest on sex trafficking and other charges two months ago.

Prosecutors with the Manhattan US Attorneys Office have argued that Combs poses an “extreme danger to the community."

Sean “Diddy” Combs returned to court Friday after renewing his push to be released on $50 million bail as he awaits trial on sex trafficking and racketeering charges – but the judge made no decision and asked both sides to submit documents by Monday.

Sean "Diddy" Combs remains in custody as his lawyers make a third attempt to secure bail as he awaits trial in May on sex trafficking charges. At a hearing on Friday, Judge Arun Subramanian stated that he will rule on the request next week after receiving additional submissions from both parties by Monday.

Sean “Diddy” Combs ' lawyers tried for a third time Friday to persuade a judge to let the hip-hop mogul out of jail while he awaits his sex trafficking trial, but a decision won’t come until next week as prosecutors warned of his "concerted effort" from behind bars to disrupt the case.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs is due to return to court on Friday for a hearing over his bid to be released on $50-million bail from the Brooklyn jail where the music mogul has been held for 10 weeks ahead of his May 5,

The hip-hop star returned to a Manhattan federal court Friday to request his release from custody while he awaits trial scheduled for May.

The beleaguered rapper-mogul will remain incarcerated for the weekend in Brooklyn as he awaits his trial on sex trafficking and racketeering charges, which is set for May.

For Combs' 3rd bid for bail Friday, the judge wants to know why prosecutors agreed to bail for Michael Jeffries, also charged with sex-trafficking.