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Federal judge Shawn: Diddy, Combs The sex trafficking case hit the rapper hard on Friday, weeks before his trial began.
Judge Arun Subramanian denied Diddy’s allegations to exclude video evidence from trial for rapper attack Ex-girlfriend Cathy Ventura.
The defense claimed that the video originally published by CNN had been digitally changed. Prosecutors argued that minor adjustments were made, noting that the person who filmed the video would testify in the estimated two-month trial.
Diddy’s team also began regaining the rapper’s defense against a stigmatized music mogul lobbed sex trafficking charge, claiming he was just a “swinger.” The argument provided by the defense arises when the prosecutor reveals that Didi has rejected the offer of a plea bargain.
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Sean “Diddy” Combs’ legal team revealed his “swinger” defense in court on Friday. (Prince Williams)
“There’s a lifestyle. I call it swingers and stuff. I thought it was common,” Mark Agnifilo said at a hearing Friday.
“A lot of people think that’s appropriate because it’s common.”
Judge Subramanian determined that the “Swingers” defense would be allowed, but emphasized that Diddy’s legal team could not name other well-known individuals engaged in the “lifestyle” as examples.
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Sean “Diddy” has been denied a “Combs” request for a two-month delay in a sex trafficking trial. (Jane Rosenberg)
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ child, Chance Comb and Christian Comb, arrive at their father’s pretrial hearing on March 14th. (Angelawice/AFP via Getty Images)
Friday’s hearing was hit by Diddy’s team another hit last week. Judge Subramanian denied the rapper’s attempt to delay the start of the trial by two months.
The defense argued that Combs’ lawyers did not have the “time needed to prepare” after the government filed its third replacement charge. The latest version of the charge came against Diddy on April 3, and the rapper was arrested on April 14.
However, the start date of the trial on May 5th will remain.
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Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested in September and charged with a sex crime. (Reuters/Jane Rosenberg)
Prosecutors added two new charges against Diddy in the April 3rd indictment charges after federal prosecutors allegedly engaged in sex trafficking of a female victim in 2024.
when “Last Night” rapper Appearing in court on March 14th, he pleaded not guilty to the first version of the government’s alternative accusations. That version extended the timeline for his sex trafficking and assault behavior, adding two more casualties.
The prosecutors also accused the music mogul of forcing employees to work long hours by threatening them with physical or reputational harm and forcing them to engage in sexual encounters with musicians.
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Sean Combs’ Los Angeles home was attacked by Homeland Security authorities in March 2024. (Getty Images)
Comb has been investigating for human trafficking since March 2024.
Diddy was indicted Assault conspiracy. Sex trafficking by force, fraud, or forced. and transport engaged in prostitution on September 17th under an unsealed federal complaint. Diddy kept his innocence. If convicted, he faces a minimum of 15 years behind bars, or the maximum life sentence in prison.
Authorities claimed Diddy ran. Crime companies Through his businesses such as Bad Boy Entertainment, Combs Enterprises, and Combs Global. According to prosecutors, he used “firearms, threats of violence, forced, verbal, emotional, physical and sexual abuse” to satisfy his sexual desires.
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Kirill Clark and Tracy Wright of Fox News contributed to this report
