{"id":321622,"date":"2025-05-01T14:57:52","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T19:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/diddy-confirms-he-rejected-plea-deal-from-prosecutors-before-federal-trial"},"modified":"2025-05-01T14:58:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T19:58:06","slug":"diddy-confirms-he-rejected-plea-deal-from-prosecutors-before-federal-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/diddy-confirms-he-rejected-plea-deal-from-prosecutors-before-federal-trial","title":{"rendered":"Diddy Confirms He Rejected Plea Deal From Prosecutors Earlier than Federal Trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Diddy<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">I Don&#8217;t Cut Deals With Feds!!!<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n            Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2025-05-01T11:44:43-07:00\">May 1, 2025 11:44 AM PDT<\/time><br \/>\n                                   <span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n        Updated <time datetime=\"2025-05-01T12:38:24-07:00\">May 1, 2025 12:38 PM PDT<\/time>\n                  <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"47.8402366864\">\n<section id=\"cb-57502766de39e1198bc03a443d5c81f6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250501_ec0e56350dfc45b3bc63c862610b65d9\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:b04bac7d-3240-4a65-98e2-b476c01097e4\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Brian Metal\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ec\/4by3\/2025\/05\/01\/ec0e56350dfc45b3bc63c862610b65d9_md.jpg\" alt=\"diddy getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-57502766de39e1198bc03a443d5c81f6--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-43650e1f8ec29226bdecb80530a2da2c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"27.1812865497\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/p-diddy\/\"><strong>Diddy<\/strong><\/a> was back in court Thursday for one final hearing before his criminal trial &#8230; and he told the judge he rejected a plea deal presented to him by federal prosecutors.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-43650e1f8ec29226bdecb80530a2da2c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ffef13efb14204f52e0984e81ccc852e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>The Bad Boy Records founder strolled into a Manhattan courtroom wearing a tan jail jumpsuit, looking gray and thin &#8230; and he waved to the public and media seated in the gallery before taking a seat at the defense table between two of his attorneys, <strong>Teny Geragos<\/strong> and <strong>Brian Steel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ffef13efb14204f52e0984e81ccc852e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6471ab77489b4d7cc9b50239f35a7c2e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250501_2f243e726dcd409e94905ac58c2d949f\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:b04bac7d-3240-4a65-98e2-b476c01097e4\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/2f\/4by3\/2025\/05\/01\/2f243e726dcd409e94905ac58c2d949f_md.jpg\" alt=\"diddy in court may 1 2025 Elizabeth Williams 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6471ab77489b4d7cc9b50239f35a7c2e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f3dc72869d9a7f13d24f35f6111c82ce\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>Diddy was smiling and in good spirits &#8230; chatting with Teny and Brian &#8230; and he was chummy and seemed unfazed by the upcoming trial.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f3dc72869d9a7f13d24f35f6111c82ce--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-29af226fc1099ffb02630f4d910f4c22\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>The judge asked Diddy if he rejected a written plea offer from the government and Diddy replied, &#8220;Yes, I did.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-29af226fc1099ffb02630f4d910f4c22--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2f70ec647d161b0557c565c9fe600a32\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-6cd13cd8-ee79-4fa4-af39-47e82994db03-272249149-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-6cd13cd8-ee79-4fa4-af39-47e82994db03-272249149-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ac\/16by9\/2024\/12\/12\/acc71ac0e5454886b7f4b6165bea7963_md.jpg\" alt=\"P-Diddy---Timeline-Thumbnail\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span>\n     <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2f70ec647d161b0557c565c9fe600a32--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-05af6b511c105db9e5dbabdf0d444af9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>Diddy was also asked if he was aware he would potentially serve more time in prison if he&#8217;s convicted than if he took a plea deal &#8230; and Diddy told the judge he understood the stakes.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-05af6b511c105db9e5dbabdf0d444af9--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c22001dbf570b6e9921d6e21182ca2d5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>Thursday&#8217;s hearing also touched on jury selection &#8230; with the judge saying jury selection would begin Monday, May 5, at 8 AM sharp, with the goal of selecting a jury within 3 days.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c22001dbf570b6e9921d6e21182ca2d5--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-514817d3e61701f7f5febc46a7648038\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-514817d3e61701f7f5febc46a7648038--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-9f4fb832c882945770631803aa74920a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>Diddy has pled not guilty to all five charges he&#8217;s facing &#8212; two counts of sex trafficking, two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, and one count of racketeering.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-9f4fb832c882945770631803aa74920a--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-bcbb77df2c6d258e25558f8b4d02c663\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"24.0283687943\">\n<p>Prosecutors revealed last week they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/04\/25\/diddy-rejects-plea-deal-lawyers-call-swinger-not-rapist\/\"><strong>offered Diddy a deal<\/strong><\/a> that was turned down &#8230; but this is the first time Diddy&#8217;s acknowledged so himself.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-bcbb77df2c6d258e25558f8b4d02c663--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-fc68dbd7fec3869b3c73edcfca482ff6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-71019c25-673f-4756-8c67-a9472d579dfe-129691264-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-71019c25-673f-4756-8c67-a9472d579dfe-129691264-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/af\/16by9\/2025\/04\/28\/af7f516326bb447896bb2d06e830ca3a_md.jpg\" alt=\"042825_brian_andrews_diddy_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span>\n     <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-fc68dbd7fec3869b3c73edcfca482ff6--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ed6f289aa522afd759261ed6f74af33c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"25.6666666667\">\n<p>This may be the last time we see Diddy in a jail uniform &#8230; the judge is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/04\/30\/diddy-wearing-nice-clothes-for-trial-no-prison-duds\/\"><strong>allowing him to wear<\/strong><\/a> button-down dress shirts, pants and shoes without laces for his upcoming trial.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ed6f289aa522afd759261ed6f74af33c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-22b73f19af087aa9f95d15b55c30532b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"27\">\n<p>It&#8217;s all coming to a head soon. 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