Overview

• Sean 'Diddy' Combs faces federal charges including sex trafficking, racketeering, and transportation for prostitution, with jury selection underway in New York.
• Both prosecution and defense are vetting jurors' potential biases through detailed questionnaires covering media exposure, views on drugs, sex, and celebrity culture.
• Prosecutors seek to block defense testimony claiming Combs' intoxication impaired his ability to form intent, arguing it is irrelevant and improperly noticed.
• Judge Arun Subramanian will begin in-person voir dire on May 5, with jurors' identities kept anonymous to protect against harassment in this high-profile case.
• Combs, who has pleaded not guilty, is accused of orchestrating coercive 'freak-offs' over two decades, with potential evidence including graphic video footage and testimony under pseudonyms.