Trial Drama Unfolds: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Faces Serious Allegations

Monday, May 12, 2025, 9:21 am

In a courtroom showdown capturing both legal and celebrity drama, opening statements have commenced in the trial of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs. Prosecutors allege a long-running racketeering scheme involving sexual exploitation, setting the stage for a high-stakes trial that promises to mix sharp legal arguments with a dash of Hollywood intrigue.

globalnews.ca / Diddy trial: Lawyers present opening statements in sex trafficking case

Prosecutors allege that Diddy, 55, used his fame and power at the top of the hip-hop world to sexually abuse women from 2004 to 2024.

ledevoir.com / Premières salves de l’accusation au procès pour trafic sexuel de P. Diddy

L’icône déchue du hip-hop est jugée pour trafic à des fins d’exploitation sexuelle et risque la prison à vie.

nationalpost.com / Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial: Opening statements expected

Testimony could begin as soon as the afternoon following a final phase of jury selection in the morning and opening statements from the lawyers

citynews.ca / Opening statements are expected in the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sex trafficking trial

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors will begin trying to prove Monday that Sean “Diddy” Combs turned his hip-hop conglomerate into a racketeering enterprise that forced women to satisfy his sexual desires for two decades. Testimony in Combs’ New York trial could begin as soon as the afternoon…

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