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Hip-hop artist Sean 'Diddy' Combs pleads not guilty ahead of May sex trafficking trial

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NEW YORK (AP) — Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs returned to federal court in New York City on Friday, pleading not guilty to the latest version of an indictment charging him with two decades of sex trafficking crimes.

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  1. The Republic

    Hip-hop artist Sean 'Diddy' Combs pleads not guilty ahead of May sex trafficking trial (opens The Republic)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs returned to federal court in New York City on Friday, pleading not guilty to the latest version of an indictment charging him with two decades of sex trafficking crimes.

  2. ABC 7 New York

    Sean 'Diddy' Combs to plead not guilty on Friday to superseding indictments (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    Sean "Diddy" Combs is due to plead not guilty Friday to the allegations contained in two superseding indictments.

  3. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Sean ‘Diddy' Combs pleads not guilty ahead of May sex trafficking trial (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    According to the indictment, Combs used the “power and prestige” he wielded as a music mogul to intimidate, threaten and lure women into his orbit, often...

  4. ABC 7 Chicago

    Sean 'Diddy' Combs due back in court to enter plea on allegations of forced labor (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    Sean 'Diddy' Combs is expected to plead not guilty Friday to allegations contained in two superseding indictments.

  5. Local News 8

    Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs pleads not guilty to superseding indictment (opens Local News 8)

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    Sabrina Shulman and Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — A gray-haired Sean “Diddy” Combs appeared in a Manhattan courtroom on Friday for a pretrial hearing in his federal criminal case. Combs pleaded not guilty to three charges of sex trafficking, transportation to engage in prostitution and racketeering consp…

  6. Variety

    Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Pleads Not Guilty to New Criminal Indictment (opens Variety)

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    Sean 'Diddy' Combs appeared in court to plead not guilty to a superseding indictment in his federal case.

  7. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs pleads not guilty to new indictment | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    NEW YORK >> Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs pleaded not guilty today to a new indictment, which added accusations that the hip-hop mogul forced employees to work long hours and threatened to punish those who did not assist in his two-decade sex trafficking scheme.

  8. Newsweek

    Judge orders lawyers in Diddy case to reach compromise on hotel video (opens Newsweek)

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    Sean "Diddy" Combs pleaded not guilty to additional charges filed against him, when he appeared in court Friday.

  9. Breitbart News

    Diddy Pleads Not Guilty Ahead of Sex Trafficking Trial (opens Breitbart News)

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    Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs returned to federal court in New York City on Friday, pleading not guilty to the latest version of an indictment charging him with two decades of sex trafficking crimes.

  10. The Guardian

    Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs pleads not guilty to new indictment (opens The Guardian)

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    Ex-music mogul accused of forcing long hours on workers and threats to those not compliant in sex-trafficking scheme

  11. ABC 13 Houston

    Sean 'Diddy' Combs pleads not guilty to superseding indictment, jury selection to begin May 5 (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    Sean "Diddy" Combs pleaded not guilty Friday to a superseding indictment that charges him with forcing one of his employees into sex acts.

  12. NBC News

    Sean 'Diddy' Combs pleads not guilty to 'forced labor' allegations in superseding indictment (opens NBC News)

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    Sean “Diddy” Combs pleaded not guilty Friday to new allegations that he forced employees to work long hours with little sleep and wielded threats to get them to comply with his demands.

  13. UPI

    Sean 'Diddy' Combs pleads not guilty to new charges in racketeering, sex-trafficking case (opens UPI)

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    Sean "Diddy" Combs pleaded not guilty Friday in New York to a superseding indictment that charges him with forcing one of his employees into sex acts.

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