Sean 'Diddy' Combs, 55, stood up in front of Judge Arun Subramanian and confirmed his answer in front of the court. He is on trial for federal sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy.

Legal experts say testimony of key witnesses has helped build prosecutors' argument, but does not ensure a conviction on all counts.

Closing arguments in the trial of Sean Combs could begin as soon as Thursday, and the jury could begin their deliberations as soon as Friday.

Defense for 55-year-old music mogul indicates they do not intend to call any witnesses of their own

Sean 'Diddy' Combs, 55, stood up in front of Judge Arun Subramanian and confirmed his answer in front of the court. He is on trial for federal sex trafficking and racketeering…

Mr Combs also told the judge he would not take the stand in his defence as part of the weeks-long trial.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs charmed the judge in his sex trafficking trial Tuesday just before his defense team made a shockingly short bid at the embattled music mogul's innocence.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs scored a huge courtroom victory after prosecutors decided to drop key parts of the charges against him.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs did not testify in his New York sex trafficking trial

Combs sat with his head down, his chair pushed back a few feet from the defense table, as U.S. Attorney Christy Slavik began.

The government said the rapper used his business, power and violence to sex traffic women.

The jury in the federal sex trafficking trial will be sworn in on Monday before opening statements are delivered.