Sean “Diddy” Combs’ authorized woes have been within the headlines for almost two years, however he’ll lastly have his day in courtroom quickly. Regardless of requests for a delay, Diddy’s trial is about to start Might 5, 2025, and the decide says the trial will begin on time.

Based on TMZ, Combs’ authorized workforce requested a two-month delay. They accused the prosecution of turning over proof too slowly, in order that they haven’t had sufficient time to “comb by way of discovery.” Nevertheless, the presiding decide doesn’t fairly see it that means. He emphasised that Combs has employed 4 regulation companies to symbolize him within the case and that, amongst these regulation companies, there are sufficient individuals to help with discovery.

As beforehand reported, the disgraced music mogul is presently jailed within the Metropolitan Detention Middle on 5 federal costs, together with racketeering and intercourse trafficking, after being arrested in September 2024. He has pleaded not responsible, and TMZ studies that the protection plans to refute main proof throughout Diddy’s trial, together with the surveillance footage of him bodily abusing former girlfriend, Casandra “Cassie” Ventura.

As BOSSIP reported, Cassie will testify throughout Diddy’s trial and won’t be nameless. Chances are you’ll recall that Cassie is the start of the domino impact that’s Diddy’s downfall. In October 2023, the singer filed a bombshell lawsuit accusing the music producer of abuse and sexual assault throughout their 10-year on-again, off-again relationship. The case was later settled for an undisclosed quantity.

Others are anticipated to testify however have requested to stay nameless. The decide dominated that “Sufferer 3” and “Sufferer 4” may very well be known as pseudonyms, and “Sufferer 2” could be known as “Sufferer 2.”

Feds Add Extra Costs Forward Of Diddy’s Trial

Only a month forward of Diddy’s trial, federal prosecutors tacked on two extra costs: intercourse trafficking by pressure, fraud, or coercion, and transportation to have interaction in prostitution. Based on TMZ, these newly added costs to Diddy’s indictment stem from allegations spanning from 2021 to 2024, involving a person recognized as “Sufferer-2” in authorized paperwork. The outlet studies that these added costs point out that prosecutors are constructing a case alleging a sample of prison habits that extends over an extended time period.   

In response to those new costs, Diddy’s authorized workforce has issued statements clarifying their place. They assert that these don’t symbolize new accusers or beforehand unknown allegations. As an alternative, they keep that the costs pertain to the identical people with whom he engaged in consensual relationships.

“These are usually not new allegations or new accusers. These are the identical people, former long-term girlfriends, who had been concerned in consensual relationships. This was their non-public intercourse life, outlined by consent, not coercion,” the assertion reads.

Many could assume the sufferer is Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura, Combs’ former on-again, off-again girlfriend of 10 years, attributable to her public lawsuit filed and settled in 2023. Nevertheless, she is believed to be “Sufferer-1” in Diddy’s indictment authorized paperwork. The id of “Sufferer-2” has not been publicly launched.

With the addition of those new costs, Diddy now faces a complete of 5 prison counts. These embrace two counts of intercourse trafficking, two counts of transportation to have interaction in prostitution, and one rely of racketeering.