Sean 'diddy' Combs Dealt Huge Blow Ahead Of Trial As Disgraced Rapper's Team Prepares 'swingers' Defense

The national judge successful Sean "Diddy" Combs' activity trafficking lawsuit dealt nan rapper a immense rustle Friday, conscionable weeks earlier nan commencement of his trial.

Judge Arun Subramanian denied Diddy's mobility to exclude video grounds from nan proceedings of nan rapper physically assaulting ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura. 

The defense based on nan video, initially published by CNN, had been digitally altered. The prosecution claimed insignificant adjustments had been made and noted nan personification who changeable nan video would beryllium testifying during nan estimated two-month trial.

Diddy's squad besides began to equine nan rapper's defense against nan activity trafficking charges lobbed astatine nan disgraced euphony mogul, claiming he was conscionable a "swinger." The statement provided by nan defense comes arsenic nan prosecution revealed Diddy rejected a plea woody offer.

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Sean "Diddy" Combs' ineligible squad revealed his "swingers" defense successful tribunal Friday. (Prince Williams)

"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."

Judge Subramanian ruled he would let nan "swingers" defense but emphasized Diddy's ineligible squad could not sanction different high-profile individuals who prosecute successful nan "lifestyle" arsenic an example.

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Sean "Diddy" Combs' petition for a two-month hold successful his activity trafficking proceedings was denied. (Jane Rosenberg)

Sean "Diddy" Combs' children, Chance Combs and Christian Combs, get for their father's pretrial proceeding March 14. (Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images)

Friday's proceeding followed different rustle dealt to Diddy's squad past week. Judge Subramanian denied nan rapper's effort to hold nan commencement of his proceedings by 2 months.

The defense claimed Combs' lawyers had not had "the basal clip to prepare" aft nan government's filing of a 3rd superseding indictment. The latest type of nan indictment was brought against Diddy April 3, and nan rapper was arraigned April 14.

However, nan May 5 commencement day for nan proceedings remains.

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Sean "Diddy" Combs was arrested successful September and charged pinch activity crimes. (Reuters/Jane Rosenberg)

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.

When nan "Last Night" rapper appeared successful tribunal March 14, he pleaded not blameworthy to nan government's first type of a superseding indictment. That type lengthened nan timeline of his alleged activity trafficking and racketeering behaviour and added 2 much victims.

The prosecution besides accused nan euphony mogul of forcing labor to activity agelong hours by threatening them pinch beingness aliases reputational harm and forcing an worker to prosecute successful a intersexual brushwood pinch nan musician.

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Sean Combs' Los Angeles location was raided by Homeland Security officials successful March 2024. (Getty Images)

Combs has been nether investigation for quality trafficking since March 2024.

Diddy was 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. If recovered guilty, he faces a minimum of 15 years down bars aliases a maximum condemnation of life successful prison.

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.

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Fox News' Kirill Clark and Tracy Wright contributed to this report