Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Pleads Not Guilty Ahead Of May Sex Trafficking Trial
Mar 14, 2025
FILE - Music mogul and entrepreneur Sean "Diddy" Combs arrives at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, May 15, 2022. Combs, was accused in a lawsuit Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, of subjecting R&B singer Cassie to abuse in a years-long relationship. Cassie, whose legal Casandra Ventura, alleged i
n the suit filed against the producer and music mogul in New York federal court. Combs’ lawyer denies the allegations. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has returned to federal court in New York City to face the latest iteration of an indictment charging him with two decades of sex trafficking crimes.
The 55-year-old Combs stood as he pleaded not guilty Friday.
He has been held without bail since his September arrest.
His trial is scheduled for May 5 and lawyers came to court Friday to work out some of the details of how that trial will be conducted.
Judge Arun Subramanian said questionnaires will be distributed to prospective jurors in late April with would-be jurors being interviewed in court starting May 5.
Opening statements will begin the week after. ...read more read less