Sean "Diddy" Combs has filed a new appeal to his bond denial after he was arrested and jailed weeks ago in New York.

In an appearance at the US District Court in New York, Mr Combs was charged with sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution. In an indictment that was unsealed at the same time, prosecutors alleged that he also engaged in kidnapping, forced labour, bribery and other crimes.

In a hearing going on right now in Manhattan, Judge Arun Subramanian told the attending music mogul, his defense team, his mother, and prosecutors that Combs’ sex trafficking trial will begin on May 5, 2025. The timing is in line with what Combs’ lawyers suggested earlier this week in a filing in the federal case.

"For decades, Sean Combs abused, molested, raped, assaulted, threatened and coerced women, men and minors for sexual gratification, to assert dominance, and to conceal his abhorre

A 16-year-old male who attended one of Sean “Diddy” Combs’s White Parties is among the accusers who filed civil lawsuits against the mogul on Monday.

Sean "Diddy" Combs' attorneys made a strong statement in the wake of the newest developments in the disgraced rapper's sex crimes scandal.

At least six lawsuits were filed against Combs in federal court in Manhattan, adding to a growing list of legal claims against the indicted hip-hop mogul, all of which he has denied.