5 h. ago Calls for crackdown on 'industrial scale' online 'megabrothels' and sex trafficking

MP Tonia Antoniazzi has called for a crackdown on 'online megabrothels' as she urged legislators to 'confront the adult sexual exploitation being perpetrated on an industrial scale'

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45 h. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial takes day off due to juror’s illness

Prosecutors had expected to rest case by Friday but delay means they are unlikely to finish until MondayA juror’s vertigo on Wednesday ended another day of the sex-trafficking trial for music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs before it began.Prosecutors had expected to rest their case by Friday after presenting evidence for the last six weeks, but the delay means they are unlikely to finish until Monday. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial takes a day off due a juror's illness

A juror's vertigo has ended another day of the sex trafficking trial for Sean “Diddy” Combs before it began

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63 h. ago Jurors in Diddy’s sex trafficking trial forced to watch more clips of ‘freak offs’

Mogul’s lawyers played seven explicit clips of the sex marathons for the panel

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69 h. ago R Kelly rushed to hospital after overdosing in prison, lawyers say

Convicted sex trafficker had been placed in solitary and given medication by prison staff, court filing allegesLawyers for R Kelly say in new court documents that the convicted sex trafficker and singer was recently rushed to hospital after medically overdosing in prison.The 58-year-old reportedly collapsed Friday at the federal correctional institute in Butner, North Carolina, which specializes in housing sex offenders, and was transported to Duke University hospital. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Sean 'Diddy' Combs probably won't testify as defense says its case could be less than 2 days

Hopes that Sean “Diddy” Combs might testify at his federal sex trafficking trial have faded after his lawyer predicted a defense presentation lasting two to five days

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3 d. ago Disgraced singer R Kelly rushed to hospital after 'prison overdose', his lawyers claim

Disgraced singer R Kelly, who is serving 30 years for racketeering and sex trafficking, was allegedly hospitalised after prison staff gave him more medication than he needed

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3 d. ago Juror dismissed from Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial over conflicting statements about residency

Juror 6 reportedly claimed during jury selection that he lived in the Bronx but told court staff he lived in New JerseyThe judge presiding over the high-profile federal sex-trafficking and racketeering trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs dismissed a juror on Monday over conflicting statements about his residency.The juror, identified as Juror 6, reportedly claimed during jury selection that he lived in the Bronx, but last week, prosecutors said that he told a court staff member that he had been living in New Jersey, making him ineligible for a Manhattan federal jury. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Diddy trial live: Juror dismissed from sex trafficking trial for ‘lack of candor’ over where he lived

Prosecutors could wrap as early as Wednesday after hearing from more key witnesses, including an alleged “drug mule.”

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3 d. ago Judge dismisses juror over protests by lawyers for Sean 'Diddy' Combs

A judge has dismissed a juror in the sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs after concluding that his conflicting answers about where he lives might indicate he had an agenda or wanted to stay on the jury for a purpose

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4 d. ago Diddy's children pay tribute to him on Father's Day amid sex trafficking trial

The three-time Grammy-winning musical artist - who remains jailed at MDC Brooklyn amid his trial - is father to seven children with four women.

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6 d. ago Key moments from the fifth week of Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking trial

The fifth week of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial featured a courthouse appearance by one of his famous friends: Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West

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6 d. ago Ye makes surprise appearance at Diddy’s sex trafficking trial as judge weighs removing juror

One of Diddy’s sons greeted the rapper as he entered the federal courthouse on Friday morning

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6 d. ago Diddy trial recap: Judge set to dismiss juror from case over ‘inconsistencies’ and Kanye West makes surprise appearance

Kanye West arrived at Diddy’s sex trafficking trial on Friday in an all white outfit, making a notable nod to the disgraced mogul’s infamous “white parties.”

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6 d. ago Diddy trial recap: Juror dismissed from case over ‘inconsistencies’ and Kanye West makes surprise appearance

Kanye West arrived at Diddy’s sex trafficking trial on Friday in an all white outfit, making a notable nod to the disgraced mogul’s infamous “white parties.”

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6 d. ago Kanye West briefly shows up at Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial

Ye, as he is now known, was asked if he was at the courthouse to support Combs, to which he responded ‘yes’Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, briefly came to the New York sex-trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs on Friday to support the hip-hop mogul, a longtime friend.Ye, dressed in white, arrived at Manhattan federal court before noon while the trial was on a break. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Diddy trial live: Kanye leaves courthouse after just 40 minutes after surprise appearance to support Combs

Kanye West arrived at Diddy’s sex trafficking trial on Friday in an all white outfit, making a notable nod to the disgraced mogul’s infamous “white parties.”

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6 d. ago Rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, shows up to support Sean "Diddy" Combs at trial

Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, says he came to the New York sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs to support him

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6 d. ago Kanye West makes surprise appearance at Diddy sex trafficking trial without Bianca Censori

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6 d. ago Kanye West makes bombshell appearance at P Diddy's sex trafficking trial

Controversial rapper Kanye West has been spotted at Sean 'Diddy' Combs' trial in New York City after publicly supporting the disgraced music mogul

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