Sean 'Diddy' Combs has been hit with accusations he abused his staff members.

The rapper, 54, has been languishing in a New York jail after being arrested on 16 September and charged with sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution, all of which he denies.

New accusations have now been brought forward by prosecutors in a letter to Judge Arun Subramanian, which alleges Combs targeted his staff and women with violence and threats to share sex tapes.

As part of court documents obtained by the Daily Mirror, the note states: "Often behind closed doors, the defendant engaged in acts of violence against women, including throwing them to the ground, dragging them by their hair, kicking, shoving, punching, and slapping them.

"He manipulated, coerced, and extorted women, including by plying them with drugs, threatening to withhold financial support, and threatening to disseminate sex tapes that the defendant had made of their sexual encounters.

"He (intimidated) women, including by displaying firearms, threatening them, showing up at their homes unannounced, and attempting to beat down the door -- on one occasion with a hammer."

Prosecutors added Combs' staff members have "described the defendant threatening to kill them" and "throwing objects at them" - as well as being "struck, punched and shoved" by the rapper.

The Mirror added the letter said Combs has a "history of obstructive conduct", which they say is "part and parcel" of his "decades-long pattern of violence".

Along with the federal indictment on which he was arrested, Combs has been accused of sexual assaults on more than 100 alleged victims - all of which he also denies.

He recently had his latest bail application to await trial next year on a private island denied.