Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ trial is set to begin today (5 May) in the state of New York, with the record executive facing multiple charges that could land him behind bars for a significant amount of time.<\/p>\n
It’s been almost eight months since the\u00a0music<\/a>\u00a0producer was arrested, but the\u00a0Grammy<\/a>\u00a0winner is finally set to stand trial after being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.<\/p>\n Diddy<\/a>\u00a0has been denied bail several times while in jail, and even turned down an\u00a011th hour plea deal<\/a>, having been asked by judge Arun Subramanian if he rejected prosecutors’ plea deal, Combs replied: “Yes, I do, your honour. Thank you.”<\/p>\n Statements from his lawyer have called him an ‘innocent man’ as he plans to fight for his name in court for what could be an eight to 10-week trial.<\/p>\n Combs was arrested on 16 September 2024 in a\u00a0Manhattan<\/a>\u00a0hotel room following a grand jury indictment.<\/p>\n His lawyer claimed that the Bad Boy Records co-founder had cooperated and relocated to New York in anticipation of these charges, adding: “These are the acts of an innocent man with nothing to hide, and he looks forward to clearing his name in court.”<\/p>\n Lawsuits have since been filed which allege a number of incidents and felonies over a 25-year period.<\/p>\n The 55-year-old has been\u00a0hit with three charges<\/a>\u00a0by the Southern District of New York (SDNY) in a 14-page legal indictment.<\/p>\n These are as follows:<\/p>\n They are to do with sex trafficking, drug possession and firearms offences, with racketeering and sex trafficking carrying a maximum sentence of life in prison.<\/p>\n It is further stated in the indictment that since 2008, Combs ‘abused, threatened, and coerced women and others around him to fulfil his sexual desires, protect his reputation, and conceal his conduct’.<\/p>\n The indictment also claims that he used his power in the industry to create a ‘criminal enterprise’ where associates would engage in several other\u00a0crimes<\/a>, including forced labour and arson.<\/p>\n It also added that about 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant were seized from Combs’ homes in Miami and Los Angeles when they were raided by authorities, part of the artist’s alleged ‘freak-off’ parties.<\/p>\n A day after his arrest, Combs pleaded not guilty and was denied bail, while lawyer Marc Agnifilo said: “Mr Combs is a fighter. He’s going to fight this to the end. He’s innocent.”<\/p>\n Diddy is looking at life behind bars (Bryan Steffy\/WireImage\/Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n Following his arrest, Diddy’s attorney told LADbible: “As Mr. Combs\u2019 legal team has emphasised, he cannot address every meritless allegation in what has become a reckless media circus.<\/p>\n “That said, Mr. Combs emphatically and categorically denies as false and defamatory any claim that he sexually abused anyone, including minors.<\/p>\n “He looks forward to proving his innocence and vindicating himself in court, where the truth will be established based on evidence, not speculation.”<\/p>\nDiddy\u2019s arrest and indictment<\/strong><\/h2>\n
What has Diddy been charged with?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/div>\n<\/div>\nWhat has Diddy said in response to the charges?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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