Sean “Diddy” Combs wished spectators a “Joyful Holidays” as he left courtroom following a short listening to Wednesday, throughout which prosecutors stated they had been on tempo to show over extra proof to Combs’ protection attorneys by the top of the yr.
“Joyful holidays, y’all,” Combs was heard saying on his method out of courtroom.
He had turned to go away and stepped again to acknowledge his legal professionals when the marshals stopped him.
On this Could 30, 2018, file photograph, Sean “Diddy” Combs arrives at a premiere in Los Angeles.
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“I simply wish to say goodbye,” Combs stated. His legal professionals moved towards him to present him hugs earlier than he left the courtroom.
Combs appeared in a beige smock and pants. He glanced towards the viewers upon entry however didn’t seem to acknowledge anybody. Members of his household arrived late and Combs turned in his chair to greet them. Combs appeared to mouth “You OK?” Certainly one of his sons responded with a nod and a fist over his coronary heart.
Federal prosecutors stated they had been on observe to reveal the entire out there proof to the protection by the top of the yr.
“It’s our expectation that we are going to produce all the pieces in our possession by Dec. 31,” Assistant U.S. Legal professional Emily Johnson informed the decide. “We’re processing as shortly as we are able to. We’re aware of the trial date.”
Sean “Diddy” Combs attends a pre-trial convention in his intercourse trafficking case along with his attorneys Marc Agnifilo and Anthony Ricco in New York Metropolis, Dec. 18, 2024, on this courtroom sketch.
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Combs, who has pleaded not responsible to racketeering conspiracy, intercourse trafficking and prostitution prices, is scheduled for trial Could 5. Requested about the potential of submitting extra prices, prosecutors stated solely that “any extra prices may have minimal discovery.”
Protection lawyer Marc Agnifilo stated he would ask prosecutors to make clear the scope of the alleged crimes.
“The sample of racketeering actions is actually very obscure,” Agnifilo stated.
Combs is subsequent due in courtroom March 17.
Final week, Combs deserted an try and be launched on bail.
Combs has been held on the Metropolitan Detention Heart in Brooklyn since he was arrested in September.
Federal prosecutors allege that Combs “abused, threatened, and coerced ladies and others round him to satisfy his sexual needs, shield his status, and conceal his conduct” from 2008 to now.
