US EditionDiddy Defense Could Be Aided By Lack of Celeb Sex Tapes, Minors In Criminal Case
- Sean 'Diddy' Combs, a 55-year-old hip-hop mogul, faces a federal criminal trial beginning May 5, 2025, in Manhattan.
- Prosecutors allege that Combs headed a longstanding operation that involved trafficking women for sex, distributing drugs, and committing violent acts.
- Key witnesses include singer Cassandra 'Cassie' Ventura, Combs' ex-girlfriend who sued him in 2023, plus others alleging coercion and drug-fueled sex events called 'Freak Offs'.
- Trial evidence features 2016 hotel surveillance footage showing Combs assaulting Ventura and includes digital materials obtained from recent federal raids, while allegations involving high-profile sex recordings and underage individuals are not part of the prosecution’s case.
- Defense may benefit from false public beliefs about sex tapes and minors, which could alter jurors’ expectations and potentially affect the verdict.
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The Tribune
UpstractSean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial to delve into the seediest side of rap’s ‘bad boy’
NEW YORK (AP) — Hip-hop impresario Sean “Diddy” Combs once presided like a prince over his White Parties in the Hamptons, attracting A-list celebrities, gossip columnists and photographers. But at a trial starting Monday, prosecutors will cast the entertainer as a criminal sexual deviant who exploited his fame to abuse women at gatherings held far out of public view. For over two decades, prosecutors allege, the Bad Boy Records founder used the …
TMZ
WVII / Fox BangorDiddy Defense Could Be Aided By Lack of Celeb Sex Tapes, Minors In Criminal Case
Diddy's defense may be aided by the fact there's a lot of noise about celebrity sex tapes and minors being involved in the Diddy criminal case ... those two things are NOT part of the case, and it could have a profound effect on jurors. On the "2…
Expected witnesses in the Sean Combs trial include former partners, a male sex worker and a friend of Cassie Ventura: Sources - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
Los Angeles (CNN) — Some of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ former sexual partners, a business associate and a male sex worker are among the witnesses expected to testify at his criminal trial, multiple sources tell CNN. At least four witnesses who are expected to testify against Combs at his federal criminal trial starting next week are accusers who have already filed civil suits against the embattled music mogul. The witness list has not been made public,…
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