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On May 5, 2025, the court trial against Sean Combs alias P Diddy in New York City started. Photos of the fallen rap mogul are not allowed.
No photos approved: Court drawings show fallen rap mogul
What you see here are court drawings. Sean Combs, 53, not only literally looks drawn. But, at least, like a broken old man.
P Diddy shows up nervously in the courtroom
Sean “Diddy” Combs admitted that he was “a little nervous” in the run -up to his criminal trial. Namely, when the hip-hop mogul looked into the potential jurors who were looking into the eyes of the allegations of sex trade and blackmail, which were raised against him.
The founder of Bad Boy Entertainment made this confession in front of the US district judge Arun Subramanian at the beginning of this week after his team during the The first day of the survey of potential jury to their backgrounds to have a short toilet break.
The public prosecutor’s office of the Southern District of New York claims that Combs had used its billion dollar empire as a criminal company for decades. Which included arson, bribery, kidnapping and sex trade between 2009 and 2024. Combs denies the allegations. And advocated not guilty in all five charges.
Monitoring video as a central evidence
On the first day of the trial, potential jurors were asked about their knowledge of the case. Some admitted to having seen the surveillance video. This is shown by Combs 2016, how he attacks his then girlfriend, singer Casandra Ventura, in a hotel. And grind through the hallway. Although this video was not originally planned as evidence, a previously unpublished version is now to be shown in the process.
Additional suspected victims reported similar experiences. Including abuse, drug distribution, extortion and arson. As part of the investigation, the Department of Homeland Security searched Diddy’s estate in Los Angeles and Miami in March 2024. And over 1000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant. A find that also caused some wealthy memes on social media.