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P. Diddy’s Trial Enters Final Phase as Closing Arguments Begin

Defense counsel for the hip-hop mogul did not call witnesses, setting the stage for jurors to weigh contested claims of consent against allegations of coercion.

Sean Combs lors des MTV Video Music Awards au Prudential Center, à Newark, dans le New Jersey, le 12 septembre 2023
Sean Combs à son procès pendant le témoignage de Jane, victime anonyme, le 9 juin 2025.
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King Combs (d), fils de P. Didddy (Sean Combs), tient un parapluie pour Janice Combs, la mère du rappeur visé par un procès, alors qu'ils arrivent au tribunal fédéral à New York, le 14 mai 2025

Overview

  • Closing arguments have started after prosecutors called more than thirty witnesses over seven weeks.
  • Cassie Ventura and another ex-partner known as "Jane" delivered detailed testimony alleging they were forced into filmed "freak-off" sessions.
  • Prosecutors introduced videos of a 2016 hotel assault and phone, travel and financial records to support charges of trafficking and criminal enterprise.
  • Combs’s defense opted not to present witnesses, focusing instead on highlighted messages suggesting consensual encounters.
  • The jury is slated to begin deliberations early next week with a potential life sentence if Combs is convicted.