Diddy appears in court at start of landmark sex trafficking trial as his mum & six of his children pack gallery in NYC
SEAN "Diddy" Combs has appeared in court at the start of his sex trafficking trial.
The disgraced rap mogul's family were seen arriving as his mum and six of his children packed the gallery at the New York City courthouse.
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Combs, 55, was seen in court as opening statements kicked off on Monday.
His mum, Janice Combs, watched on from the front row of the gallery along with six of her sons children.
Combs was reportedly wearing a light gray sweater and light gray pants.
A court clerk reportedly asked him if he had got some water and Combs said: "I could use a little more if you don't mind."
The disgraced music star is being tried over five criminal counts which include sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy ranging from across a 20-year period.
Combs denies all of the allegations against him.
The trial is expected to last two months with testimonies from three and possibly four of the rapper's female accusers, as well as his former employees who prosecutors say helped arrange and cover up his actions.
Combs was previously offered a chance to accept a plea deal from prosecutors in court which would have reduced any final sentence and allowed him to leave jail at an earlier date.
But he rejected the offer at a hearing in a Manhattan federal court.
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