Sean 'Diddy' Combs Wants to Testify at His Prospective Federal Sex Crime Trial, His Attorney Claims

Mar. 15, 2025

Sean “Diddy” Combs.Photo:Steve Granitz/WireImage

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Sean “Diddy” Combs’lawyer says that the music mogul wants to testify at hispending federal trial.

Marc Agnifilomade the claim in an interview withTMZfor an upcoming documentary,The Downfall of Diddy: The Indictment.

Combs was indicted on charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution on Sept. 17 and is currently being held in federal custody awaiting trial after two different judges denied a bail proposal. He has pleaded not guilty.

“I don’t know that I could keep him off the stand,” Agnifilo told TMZ. “I think he is very eager to tell his story."

No date has been set for Combs' trial.

When asked about thevideo of Combs appearing to violently assaulthis ex,Cassie, in a Los Angeles hotel in 2016, which could possibly be shown during a prospective trial, Agnifilo said his client wants to address “every part of his story, including what you see in the video.”

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“He has his story,” Agnifilo reiterated. “And he has a story, I think, only he can tell in the way he can tell it in real time. And it’s a human story, it’s a story of love, it’s a story of hurt, it’s a story of heartbreak.”

Combs is next due in court in early October. He is currently in custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. Sources tells PEOPLE he iscurrently housed in the same areaof the facility as disgraced FTX founderSam Bankman-Fried.

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source: people.com