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A judge denying a request from music mogul Sean Diddy Combs to delay his sex trafficking trial
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Fox News' Michelle Ross was inside the courtroom and joins us live from lower Manhattan. So Michelle, what did the judge have to say
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Natasha, the judge said given all the lawyers that Diddy has on this case
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they should be able to process all of the evidence before the trial start date
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Now, Diddy walked into the courtroom today in a tan jumpsuit, his hair and his beard gray
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He hugged everyone on his defense team. and when he sat down, he was observant throughout the two-hour hearing
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He even looked behind himself a couple of times to see who was in the courtroom
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Now, his family arrived late, but they continued to show their support. His mother, Janice Combs, sat in the second row
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She has shown up at most of his court appearances, and she also sat next to her grandson, Diddy's son, Justin Combs
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The judge denying his lawyer's request to delay the trial from its May 5th start date
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The judge also made rulings on evidence in how the trial will move forward
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Alleged victims will be allowed to remain anonymous and use pseudonyms. Now, some of the allegations Diddy is facing include sex trafficking, forced labor and kidnapping
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A reason Diddy's defense team wants to delay the trial is because of late additions to the indictment
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On Monday, he was arraigned on two new charges accusing the rapper of engaging in sex trafficking
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and then transferring the victim along with sex workers across state lines to engage in prostitution
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But again, the judge denied their request to delay the trial. His lawyer saying that they need more time to receive and review the evidence
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but it will start in about two and a half weeks on May 5th and is expected to last eight to ten
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weeks. And Diddy has denied all allegations. We're live outside federal court in Lower Manhattan
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Michelle Ross, Fox 5 News
