Diddy may spend the remainder of his life in jail if convicted
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ high-stakes federal trial is formally underway, with jury choice kicking off in Manhattan on Monday, Could 5.
The embattled music mogul, 55, faces an extended checklist of prices together with intercourse trafficking, racketeering, and conspiracy. He may spend the remainder of his life behind bars if convicted.
As much as 150 potential jurors will probably be questioned individually by Decide Arun Subramanian, prosecutors, and Combs’ authorized crew. The method is anticipated to wrap inside every week, with opening statements set to start on Could 12. The trial itself may stretch as much as 10 weeks.
As soon as a dominant pressure within the entlertainment trade, Combs’ fall has been swift and dramatic. He’s at the moment being held at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Heart after his September 2024 arrest, and has denied all allegations, insisting that “any sex acts were consensual.”
Prosecutors, nevertheless, allege Combs used threats, medicine, and violence to control victims into taking part in what they describe as “drug-fueled sex parties” over the course of a number of years.
Throughout a courtroom look on Could 2, Combs confirmed he had rejected a plea deal. A earlier try by his authorized crew to delay the trial was additionally denied by the decide.
Because the trial begins, all eyes stay on what may very well be some of the carefully watched celeb courtroom battles in latest reminiscence.
