Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs pleads not guilty to new indictment

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

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs pleaded not guilty on Friday 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.

Combs, 55, entered his plea to the new indictment before the US district judge Arun Subramanian at a hearing in Manhattan federal court. A trial remains scheduled for 5 May.

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