Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has certainly started to see the gravity of his situation. He recently begged the judge for just a bit of personal time. The 55-year-old opened up about his true feelings and state of mind to judge Arun Subramanian on the first day of his s*x trafficking trial, RadarOnline.com has reported.
“I’m sorry your honor, I’m a little nervous today,” Combs admitted after asking for a two-minute bathroom break 90 minutes into juror questioning.
The Bad Boy records founder, who put his gray hair on display in the Manhattan federal court, donned a blue sweater over a white button-down shirt during his appearance as he was spotted hugging his legal team upon arrival.
As many as 150 potential jurors were brought into the courtroom on Monday, May 5th, with the hopes of whittling it down to 12 with six alternatives in just three days.
Combs’ legal team have been trying to gain an advantage, even possibly lining up a doctor to testify the I’ll Be Missing You hitmaker was not in the right state of mind when his alleged crimes went down.
The doctor – said to be a Columbia professor – may testify Combs had a “mental condition bearing on the issue of guilt.”
As per court documents, prosecutors filed their opposition to the line of testimony, and urged the defense to give proper notice before offering any “evidence of the effects of drugs and alcohol on a defendant’s memory or cognitive function.”
Combs has been at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center since his arrest in September 2024, after he was charged with racketeering conspiracy, fraud or coercion, s*x trafficking by force, and transportation to engage in prostitution.
The entertainer – who has already rejected several plea deals – pleaded not guilty to the charges, which carry a possible life sentence behind bars.
The producer’s life began to crumble in November 2023, when ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura accused Combs of repeated physical abuse and r*pe in a $30million lawsuit.
