A date has finally been set for the P Diddy trial: here’s everything we know

P. Diddy will finally stand trial next year

P. Diddy will stand trial next year, almost eight months after his arrest on September 16 this year. His trial is currently scheduled to take place on May 5, 2025.

P Diddy has been accused of human trafficking and extortion, but he has denied all these allegations.

He is currently being held without bail in a New York jail, despite many attempts to be released on bail before his trial. All his attempts were rejected by the previous judge of the case, who would not grant the request because he posed a “danger to the community”. His bail package included a $50 million payout, a GPS tracker, house arrest and the surrender of his entire family’s passports.

The rapper appeared in court on Thursday, October 10, with his mother and children by his side, where the date was set. The judge also scheduled a new trial in December, although lawyers in the case did not consider this necessary. Currently, he will have to remain in prison until his trial takes place.

On Wednesday, P Diddy’s attorneys filed a series of court documents accusing the Department of Homeland Security of leaking the 2016 Cassie Ventura video, which they say led to “prejudicial pretrial publicity” that undermined the perspective of the could taint jury members and lead to an unfair trial. in his case.

Federal prosecutors responded to these defense claims, stating in a written message to the judge that the government did not have the video in their possession before it aired for the first time on CNN.

The trial against P Diddy will already be different from most regular trials, as Marc Agnifilo, P Diddy’s lawyer, said in a teaser for the new TMZ Diddy documentary: “I don’t know if I could keep him off the witness stand . I think he really wants to tell his story.”

According to the lawyer, P. Diddy has “come to terms with the fact that he is here for the time being” and is “focused on his defense.”

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