Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, the 55-year-old hip-hop mogul, appeared in a Manhattan federal courtroom on Friday, March 14, 2025, to plead not guilty to updated charges in a sex trafficking and racketeering case. The indictment accuses Combs of orchestrating a two-decade-long scheme that exploited women under the guise of romantic relationships, coercing them into commercial sexual acts through threats and violence.
Combs, who has been detained without bail since his arrest in September 2024, appeared in court with noticeably graying hair and a heavier appearance. His defense team disputes the authenticity of key evidence, including a video allegedly showing Combs assaulting his former girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, arguing that the footage was
The trial is scheduled to begin on May 12, 2025, with jury selection starting on May 5. If convicted, Combs faces a potential sentence of 15 years to life in prison.
