Diddy's Claims Of 'diminished' Mental Capacity Take Center Stage Days Before Sex Trafficking Trial

Prosecutors successful Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex-trafficking lawsuit are asking for master grounds regarding nan rapper's imaginable diminished intelligence capacity to beryllium kept from nan jury.

"The noticed grounds relates to nan defendant’s diminished capacity to shape nan mens rea required to perpetrate nan charged offenses – successful different words, a ‘mental information base connected nan rumor of guilt,’" nan authorities wrote successful tribunal documents revenge Sunday and obtained by Fox News Digital.

The prosecution laid retired 2 main reasons for opposing nan master testimony, days earlier nan trial is group to begin. According to nan government, Diddy's ineligible squad did not supply announcement of Dr. Elie Aoun's grounds earlier Feb. 17, 2025, nan deadline for pretrial motions.

Diddy's ineligible squad had to record announcement by nan deadline successful bid to present "evidence of nan effects of narcotics and intoxicant connected [his] representation aliases cognitive function," according to prosecutors.

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Prosecutors successful Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex-trafficking lawsuit pushed backmost connected nan preamble of imaginable master grounds regarding nan rapper's "diminished" intelligence capacity. (Elizabeth Williams)

Even if nan defense had provided announcement successful a timely manner, nan prosecution claimed Dr. Aoun's grounds was "running afoul of nan Insanity Defense Reform Act of 1985" and should beryllium deemed "irrelevant, prejudicial, and impermissible nether nan Rules of Evidence."

While circumstantial specifications of Dr. Aoun's grounds were redacted from nan filing, it seems master sentiment was to beryllium fixed to support whether Diddy had been "lucid" during nan alleged sex-trafficking scheme.

However, nan prosecution claimed Dr. Aoun hadn't examined nan euphony mogul. The authorities based on nan master would beryllium utilized arsenic a "substitute to calling witnesses," deeming Dr. Aoun's projected grounds arsenic "impermissible hearsay."

A sketch depicts Sean "Diddy" Combs successful nan defendant's spot successful national tribunal connected November 22, 2024.  (Jane Rosenberg)

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Diddy appears successful tribunal up of his May 5 proceedings start. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)

Judge Arun Subramanian ruled to let Diddy's ineligible squad to usage a "swingers" defense during a proceeding Friday.

"There’s a lifestyle, telephone it swingers aliases immoderate you will, that he thought was due because it was common," Marc Agnifilo said astatine Friday's hearing.

"Many group deliberation it’s due because it’s common."

The national judge noted Combs' squad could not sanction different high-profile individuals who prosecute successful nan "lifestyle" arsenic an example.

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Photos of grounds seized from nan March 24, 2024, raids connected Sean "Diddy" Combs' properties were revealed astatine a property convention successful September. (REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton)

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Authorities alleged Diddy ran a criminal enterprise done his businesses, including Bad Boy Entertainment, Combs Enterprises and Combs Global, among others. He utilized "firearms, threats of violence, coercion and verbal, emotional, physical, and intersexual abuse" to fulfill his intersexual desires, according to prosecutors.

He was primitively charged pinch racketeering conspiracy; activity trafficking by force, fraud aliases coercion; and proscription to prosecute successful adultery successful a national indictment unsealed Sept. 17. Diddy has maintained his innocence.

Sean "Diddy" Combs' LA location was raided by Homeland Security officials successful March 2024. (Getty Images)

Prosecutors added 2 caller charges against Diddy successful an April 3 superseding indictment aft national prosecutors claimed nan rapper engaged successful activity trafficking a female unfortunate arsenic precocious arsenic 2024. He was accused of transferring nan woman, referred to arsenic "Victim 2," on pinch activity workers crossed authorities lines to prosecute successful adultery betwixt 2021 and 2024.

Diddy's proceedings is group to statesman connected May 5.

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