Sean 'Diddy' Combs pleaded not guilty to new allegations of coercing employees and running a 20-year sex trafficking operation. His trial is set for May 5, with jury selection starting April 28. On Friday, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs entered a not guilty plea in response to a fresh indictment that brings new allegations against him.
The updated charges claim that the hip-hop mogul coerced employees into working excessive hours and intimidated those who refused to participate in what prosecutors describe as a 20-year-long sex trafficking operation. At a Manhattan federal court hearing, 55-year-old Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs pleaded not guilty to the latest indictment before U.S.
District Judge Arun Subramanian. Despite the new charges, his trial is still set to begin on May 5. With several family members watching from the courtroom audience, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs entered the courtroom dressed in a baggy tan jail outfit, his gray hair and beard marking a stark contrast to his once-glamorous public persona.
He had previously pleaded not guilty to charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, and transporting individuals for prostitution. While the new indictment does not introduce additional charges, it expands on the prosecution’s claims, detailing what they describe as “forced labor"—alleging that Combs coerced employees into working under exploitative conditions as part of the two-decade-long racketeering scheme. Prosecutors allege that Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and his ass.
