Sean “Diddy” Combs seemed bloated and previous in Manhattan court docket Friday — the place he confronted recent allegations that he sexually abused two extra victims.
Combs, 55, sporting a puffy determine and grey hair and a grey chinstrap beard, pleaded not responsible to the newest indictments — which added two extra victims to the disgraced star’s alleged intercourse abuse.
The brand new indictments declare that Combs sexually abused his victims for at the least 20 years from 2004 to 2024 — however doesn’t embody any new fees.
Manhattan Federal Decide Arun Subramanian stated that the music mogul’s trial will begin on Could 12, with jury choice starting on Could 5.
A number of members of the family had been contained in the courtroom to assist Combs, who lounged in his seat sporting a tan jail jumpsuit.
Combs is accused of conspiracy and intercourse trafficking for allegedly abusing, threatening and coercing ladies for years to hold out his sexual needs, together with drugging ladies and forcing them into days-long intercourse orgies with prostitutes, which he dubbed “Freak-Offs.”
On Friday, Combs’ lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, was requested about his claims that the notorious tape exhibiting him beating up his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura on March 5, 2016, was “substantially altered” by CNN.
Federal prosecutors stated they plan to make use of the tape as direct proof in the course of the trial.
Combs’ lawyer claimed that the video is “deceptive” and “not in accordance with the actions that took place,” in line with his group’s visible professional.
The disturbing CNN video, printed in Could, confirmed Combs kicking and dragging Ventura within the hallway of an InterContinental Lodge in Century Metropolis, Los Angeles.
Agnifilo stated the video, which is a replica of the lodge’s surveillance video, “took things out of sequence” by making it faster by about 50%.
Combs’ attorneys are anticipated to file a movement to broaden on their arguments later Friday.
The disturbing video, printed in Could, confirmed Combs kicking and dragging Ventura within the hallway of an InterContinental Lodge in Century Metropolis, Los Angeles.
The rapper has pleaded not responsible and has been behind bars with out bail since his September arrest.
He faces a compulsory minimal of 15 years in jail and as much as life behind bars if convicted on the highest cost.
