Sean “Diddy” Combs looked bloated and old in Manhattan court Friday — where he faced fresh allegations that he sexually abused two more victims.
Combs, 55, sporting a puffy figure and gray hair and a gray chinstrap beard, pleaded not guilty to the latest indictments — which added two more victims to the disgraced star’s alleged sex abuse.
The new indictments claim that Combs sexually abused his victims for at least two decades from 2004 to 2024 — but does not include any new charges.
Manhattan Federal Judge Arun Subramanian said that the music mogul’s trial will start on May 12, with jury selection beginning on May 5.
Several family members were inside the courtroom to support Combs, who lounged in his seat wearing a tan prison jumpsuit.
Combs is accused of conspiracy and sex trafficking for allegedly abusing, threatening and coercing women for years to carry out his sexual desires, including drugging women and forcing them into days-long sex orgies with prostitutes, which he dubbed “Freak-Offs.”
On Friday, Combs’ attorney, Marc Agnifilo, was asked about his claims that the infamous tape showing him beating up his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura on March 5, 2016, was “substantially altered” by CNN.
Federal prosecutors said they plan to use the tape as direct evidence during the trial.
Combs’ attorney claimed that the video is “deceptive” and “not in accordance with the actions that took place,” according to his team’s visual expert.
The disturbing CNN video, published in May, showed Combs kicking and dragging Ventura in the hallway of an InterContinental Hotel in Century City, Los Angeles.
Agnifilo said the video, which is a copy of the hotel’s surveillance video, “took things out of sequence” by making it quicker by about 50%.
Combs’ attorneys are expected to file a motion to expand on their arguments later Friday.
The disturbing video, published in May, showed Combs kicking and dragging Ventura in the hallway of an InterContinental Hotel in Century City, Los Angeles.
The rapper has pleaded not guilty and has been behind bars without bail since his September arrest.
He faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years in prison and up to life behind bars if convicted on the top charge.
