Disgraced hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs on Monday pleaded not guilty to the latest round of sex trafficking charges brought in his sweeping criminal case, a month out from his trial.

Embattled New York native and hip hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs has pleaded not guilty to the latest charges against him as he and his legal team rapidly approach his trial for sex trafficking, racketeering, and more.

Sean “Diddy” Combs” maintained his innocence as he faces additional charges. On Monday (April 14), the 55-year-old entered a not guilty plea to two new charges: one count of sex trafficking and one count of transportation to engage in prostitution of “Victim-2,” before U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian in Manhattan, according to Reuters.

Sean "Diddy" Combs has pleaded not guilty to an expanded federal indictment charging the hip-hop mogul with five criminal counts, including sex trafficking and racketeering. Mr Combs, 55, entered his plea to the new charges at a Manhattan hearing on Monday.

Sean "Diddy" Combs pleaded not guilty to new federal sex trafficking and prostitution charges, as prosecutors expand the racketeering case against him

Sean "Diddy" Combs sits with members of his defense team for a conference ahead of his trial next month on sex trafficking charges, in New York, U.S., April 18, 2025, in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sean "Diddy" Combs is due in court on Friday,

A federal prosecutor also disclosed at a hearing Friday that the government had offered Combs a plea deal, which he rejected.

Sean Diddy Combs' lawyer told a judge on Friday that the "swinger" lifestyle is common, laying out part of the hip-hop mogul's strategy for securing an acquittal on sex trafficking charges after he rejected a plea offer.

Outside court as Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs appears for a pretrial hearing Watch live from outside a federal court in New York as artist Sean 'Diddy' Combs appears for a pretrial hearing in his sex trafficking case.