Sean “Diddy” Combs Strode Into Court Mondery Morning to a Packed Courtom Filled With His Children and Anxious Family Members, AS The Hip-Hop Mogul Faces Charges of Sex Traffic and Racketeering That Could Put Him Behind Bars for Life.
The 55-Year-Old, Who is now Fully Gray, Has Pleaded Not Guilty to the Five Felony Counter Against Him. During Jury Selection Last Week, The Larger-Stan-Life Music Executive Who is Known for Commanding a Spotlight and Has Previusly Faced A 15-Year Prison Sentence and Beat The Case, Admitted He was a “Little Nervous” Ahead of the Trial's Comcement.
Yet on Mondoy Morning, His Publicist, Holly Baird, Described Combs as “Upbeat” and “Ready to have his side told in Court.” Combs' Mother, Janice, and Children Christian, Justin, Quincy, D'Agl, Jessie, and Chance Appered in Court to Support the Mogul.
The Line Outside The Manhattan Federal Courthouse Stretched Down The Block, As Members of the Press, Enthusiastic Supporters, Curious Spectators, Podcasters and Content Creators – Including Myron Gaines from Fresh and Fit and Jaguar Wright – Waite Upwards of 12 Hours in Hopes of Securing in Seat in the Courtrom and Catching a Glimpse of the EMBATTLED BAD Boy Entertainment Founder. Music Producer Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones, Who Sued Combs in Febargey 2024 For Sexual Assault and Lack of Payment, and His Attorney Tyrone Blackburn Turned Up to court, Though declined to give statements.
Dressed in A Sweater, Collanded Shirt, and Dress Slacks, Combs Greeted His Attorneys and Took His Seat. Before Opening Arguments are set to Begin Later Today, Southern District of New York Prosecutors and Combs' Defense Team Will Trim Down the Remaining 43 Jurors Into A Final Group of 12 Men and Women, with Six Alternates.
The Government Has Claimed Combs-Who Founded Bad Boy Records Which produced Legendary Rapper The Notorious Big and Whose Tremandous Influence Brought Hip-Hop and Rap Mainstream-Used His Billion-Dollar Empire A as a Criminal Enterprise, Fuelled by the Mogul's Sexual DeSires. In The Background of His Business Dealings, Combs Is Accused of Sex TrafficKing Two Women Bethaeen 2009 and 2024.
He allegedly instructed a Team of Riders – WHO WAREDLY SUBJECTED TO FORCERD LABOR and Physical Threats Themselves – To Carry Out Acts of Briber, Arson, And Kidnapping. Other Alleged Victims Were Said To Be Coetrced Into Sex with Combs, As Well As With Hired Male Sex Workers in Days-Long, Drug-Fuelled Sexual Sessions Combs Called “Freak-offs.”
Meanwhile, Combs' All-Star Legal Team-Which Includes Celebrity Attacnes Brian Steel and Marc Agnifilo-Have Insisted Upon Their Client's Innocence. They have claimed that although combs participated in a “swinger” lifestyle and would frequently haire evil escorts, that did not constitute as sex traffic.
In Regard to Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, Referred to AS “Victim-1” in the indictment, Combs' Actney Agnifilo indicated to Judge Arun Sumanian that the Defesense Planned to Argue the pair's decade-long Relationship was deepy “toxic” and there was “mutual” Violence on both sides.
When quizzed on the lines of questioning the defense would take during their cross-examination of Victim-1, Attorney Agnifilo and Alexandra Shapiro Said they hoped to Question Combs' former girlfriend about “other instance duties where has ben violent.” They said the questioning was central to speak to ventura's alleged non-peaceful Nature and Her Independence in Effort to Distrale prosecutors' Claim that Combs Coether Her Inta Certain Sitations.
Judge Summanian Quickly Shot Down The Notion. “Strong People Can Be Coether Just Like Weak People,” Subramanian Said.
This week, prosecutors indicated that ay planned to Call Two “Short” Witnesesses to the Stand, Including A Male Escort, Before a Third Witness would Testify. Although the Name of That Witness has not Been Disclosed, Alla Signs Point to Ventura. While stressing it was necessary to keep to a stict time schedule for the trial, prosecutors said an early key with was “time-sensitive” and it need to take frequent breachut throughout their days-long testimony. Ventura is Several Months Along in Her Pregnancy for Her Third Child and the Indictment Closely Mirrors The Claims She Made in Her Bombshell Sex Trafficking Lawsuit.
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