Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs filed a motion Tuesday requesting that his accusers in a federal sex trafficking case be publicly identified so that he can prepare an adequate defense.

The motion asks U.S. Judge Arun Subramanian of the Southern District of New York to identify Combs’ accusers because, according to his lawyers, the torrent of anonymous allegations is damaging his reputation, leading to a “media circus” and depriving him of a fair trial. .

Identifying anonymous accusers would allow Combs to adequately prepare for his trial, avoid any surprises and protect him from double jeopardy if he were prosecuted again for the same crime, according to the filing from the attorney team. Combs.

“His case is unique, in part because of the number of individuals who bring allegations against Mr. Combs based on his celebrity, wealth, and the publicity of his previously settled lawsuit,” the motion states.

It also alleges grand jury leaks and inflammatory false statements by Department of Homeland Security agents related to the release of security video showing Combs beating his ex-girlfriend, singer Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, in the hallway of a Los Angeles hotel in 2016. (Combs apologized for the incident, saying it was an isolated case and that he had gone to therapy and changed, and he settled a lawsuit in which Ventura had accused him of rape and physical abuse.)

Combs’ legal team filed a motion claiming the government provided the video to CNN and was responsible for leaking other information to the media.

“Between the grand jury leaks and inflammatory public statements, agents have virtually assured that the grand jury will be tainted as well as the general public from whom we will soon select a jury,” the filing states.

“This has had a widespread ripple effect, leading to a torrent of allegations from unidentified plaintiffs, ranging from the false to the downright absurd. Yesterday alone, anonymous accusers filed six additional lawsuits,” he says.

The motion also mentions a recent news conference in which Texas-based attorney Tony Buzbee said he represented 120 accusers in a series of lawsuits against Combs, with allegations including sexual abuse of minors. The filing called the news conference a “publicity stunt” and the allegations “outrageous and deeply damaging.”

“These charges follow more than a dozen lawsuits already filed and currently pending, several of which have already been discredited, but only after irreparably damaging Mr. Combs’ character and reputation,” the motion states. . “These swirling allegations have created a hysterical media circus that, if left unchecked, will irreparably deprive Mr. Combs of a fair trial, if he has not already done so.”

On Monday, Buzbee filed six complaints in the Southern District of New York on behalf of four men and two women, none of whom are named in the filings. The incidents alleged in the complaints span from 1995 to 2021 and include accusations of sexual assault and rape.

Buzbee announced during an Oct. 1 news conference that he was representing accusers with allegations against Combs under the Gender-Based Violence Victims Protection Act. Under the law, victims have a two-year period ending in March 2025 to file older claims.

“We’re just going to try to file complaints that we believe are credible and legitimate,” Buzbee said.

The lawsuits name Combs and his various companies as defendants, and the accusers seek unspecified damages. Combs’ lawyers have denied the allegations in the lawsuits.

NBC News has not independently corroborated any of the allegations in the complaints.

Combs is fighting pretrial detention on federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges, for which Subramanian has set a trial date for May 5.

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