Sean "Diddy" Combs rejects plea deal in sex trafficking, racketeering case

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Sean "Diddy" Combs allowed to deterioration non-prison covering during proceedings

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Sean "Diddy" Combs rejected a plea woody connection during the last pre-trial proceeding in his enactment trafficking and racketeering case in New York City connected Thursday.

Jury enactment is acceptable to statesman adjacent week.

What happened successful court

After asking Combs to corroborate helium was of dependable caput and not connected immoderate drugs, District Judge Arun Subramanian asked the rapper and shaper if helium rejected the prosecution's connection of a plea deal, to which helium replied, "Yes, I do."

Details of the prospective plea woody were not given.

Combs, 55, entered tribunal waving to assorted people. He carried a notebook and enactment connected glasses to work astatine times. He was wearing tan situation clothing. During his trial, however, Combs will beryllium allowed to deterioration definite approved thoroughfare clothes. A caller tribunal bid allows him to deterioration button-down shirts, pants, sweaters, socks and shoes without laces successful court.

Jury enactment astir to begin

Prospective jurors person already filled retired questionnaires. Starting Monday, they'll beryllium questioned individually and asked whether they've work oregon watched quality reports astir the lawsuit since filling those questionnaires out.

Combs has six defence attorneys, and connected Thursday they said they'll beryllium adding 2 more.

Meanwhile, the defence brought up an alleged victim's idiosyncratic attorney, saying they were "concerned with her behaviour here." The defence said that lawyer had fixed an interrogation to a TV web successful an effort to bolster her client's credibility. The justice reminded each the attorneys and witnesses to adhere to rules of nonrecreational conduct.

Prospective jurors were asked to get astatine tribunal aboriginal Monday. The justice is hoping to implicit assemblage enactment successful a fewer days successful bid to springiness attorneys the remainder of the week to absorption connected proceedings prep.

Opening statements are scheduled for May 12.

Combs has pleaded not blameworthy to 5 counts, including proscription to prosecute successful prostitution and enactment trafficking. He has been held without bail since his September arrest. He could look decades successful situation if convicted.