NEW YORK (AP) — The judge presiding over the racketeering and sex trafficking trial of hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs says there was no evidence to back up his lawyers’ claim he was treated differently because of his race. Judge Arun Subramanian ruled Friday and rejected the request to dismiss some charges against Combs. The ruling came three days before opening statements are scheduled to occur in Manhattan federal court. Combs has pleaded not guilty to charges that he oversaw a racketeering enterprise from 2004 to 2024 that enabled him to sexually abuse women.
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