US EditionLawyers for Sean 'Diddy' Combs want jurors at trial questioned about sex, drugs and violence
- Sean "Diddy" Combs, age 55, faces a sex trafficking and racketeering trial starting May 5 in New York.
- Prosecutors allege Combs, a music mogul, used his power to sexually abuse women from 2004 to 2024.
- Combs' lawyers proposed a 72-question draft questionnaire to gauge prospective jurors' views on sensitive topics.
- The questionnaires warn about graphic videos showing violence and sexually explicit scenes; one question asks about impartiality .
- Prosecutors criticized the questionnaire as too long and irrelevant, referencing the Ghislaine Maxwell case as a cautionary example.
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Diddy snatched up Young Thug's lawyer for his defense team
Sean “Diddy” Combs, who is preparing for a major sex trafficking trial scheduled to start in May, has made a big move by strengthening his legal team. He has hired Brian Steel, the lawyer who famously helped rapper Young Thug get out of prison in a high-stakes RICO case. Steel recently filed paperwork in April 2025 to practice law in the Southern District of New York, where Diddy’s trial will happen. As reported by Billboard, this is a key strat…
Sean Combs Adds Young Thug’s Lawyer to Trial Team
Sean Combs has added Young Thug’s high-powered defense lawyer, Brian Steel, to his trial team. In a new court filing Tuesday, Steel submitted his credentials and asked to be specially admitted as an out-of-state lawyer in Combs’ criminal case with just weeks to go before jury selection starts on May 5. Steel, a highly regarded attorney known for his impeccable courtroom demeanor, represented Young Thug, born Jeffery Williams, during the rapp…
Sean 'Diddy' Combs' attorneys want to question jurors about their views on drugs, sex and violence
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ attorneys have asked a judge to allow prospective jurors at his upcoming federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial to be questioned about their views on drug and alcohol abuse, sex and violence.
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