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Court date for rap mogul Sean’s lawsuit “DiddyCombs takes the stand: At a hearing Thursday afternoon in Lower Manhattan, his defense, prosecutor and judge agreed on May 5, 2025.

His lawyers had asked for the trial to begin in early spring 2025, which the judge granted. His defense hopes, among other things, that this will mean less time for the public prosecutor to gather evidence and witnesses, and keep their clients in custody for as short a time as possible. possible.

The trial is expected to last four weeks. Prosecutors said he had three weeks to present the evidence against Diddy and interview witnesses. The defendants, however, said they only needed a week.

P. Diddy was arrested on September 16, 2024 in the hotel lobby of the Park Hyatt Hotel. He is charged with human trafficking, conspiracy and extortion.

At the hearing, he sat between his lawyers in a beige prison jumpsuit and listened in silence. Also present in the courtroom were his mother and children, who came from Miami to support the rapper.

When they arrived, a crowd in the court attacked Diddy’s relatives.

D’Lila Star Combs, King Combs and Janice Combs leave court in New York

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Diddy’s 30-year-old son, Justin Combs, also supported his father in court

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Son Quincy Brown (33) with one of Diddy’s daughters

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Diddy’s mother, Janice Combs, has criticized the “public lynching” of her son and called the allegations made “lies”.

The rapper is still in custody, so he was brought into the courtroom through a back door and tunnel system away from the public.

During the hearing, Diddy’s attorney Marc Agnifilo accused prosecutors of leaking evidence. These have led to “extremely harmful pre-convictions that can only influence a jury pool and deprive Mr. Combs of his right to a fair trial,” he said.

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The prosecutor responded that she was concerned about Agnifilo’s behavior and statements. He said in an interview with TMZ that “they would want to take down a successful black man.” Diddy nodded to this statement in the courtroom.

“He accused the prosecutors of taking part in an accusation of racism,” the prosecutor said.

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According to the public prosecutor, the burden of proof against the rapper is overwhelming. 96 electronic devices have been read or are currently being read.

The evidence was seized during raids in Los Angeles, Miami and an airport in Florida. The prosecutor explained that there were definitely challenges because some data carriers were damaged. Some of them are very old or very new technology, which is why the data has not been read out yet.

Rapper Diddy 2022 in Las Vegas

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When he was arrested at his hotel in Manhattan, three other devices were confiscated: two cell phones and a laptop belonging to the rapper. So far 120 victims and witnesses have come forward.

Diddy’s ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura could also testify as a witness, although she had reached an out-of-court settlement with the rapper at the time. In her lawsuit, Cassie said that he beat her brutally and abused her during their relationship for more than ten years.

Combs has pleaded not guilty and maintains that the violent and sexual practices he allegedly recorded at his parties were consensual.

If found guilty, the rapper faces at least 15 years in prison, and in the worst case, life in prison.