SEAN “Diddy” Combs has made a bizarre complaint about how he’s being depicted by the courtroom sketch artist at his ongoing sex trafficking trial.
In court, the music mogul has worn sweaters and neutral colors and has noticeably grayer hair, a far cry from the flashy photos seen at red carpet events.
Combs looks much different than he used to when appearing at red carpet events[/caption]
The request took place during a lunch break on Thursday before the jury had been seated.
“Soften me up a bit, you’re making me look like a koala bear,” Combs’ told court sketch artist Jane Rosenberg.
The sketch artist told Reuters that this isn’t the first time someone has complained about their courtroom sketch.
Earlier this year, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani told Rosenberg he looked like a dog in his drawing.
Giuliani was in court over accusations he made against two election workers, falsely claiming they helped steal the 2020 presidential election for Joe Biden.
In 2023, Donald Trump Jr. asked Rosenberg to make him “look sexy” during a civil fraud case over his family‘s real estate business.
He used a courtroom sketch of Sam Bankman-Fried, who was convicted on seven counts of fraud and conspiracy.
The sketch went viral online and Rosenberg said the president’s son told her that it made the former entrepreneur look like a “superstar.”
“I said, ‘That’s fake,’” Rosenberg told Reuters at the time.
“It doesn’t look anything like him, doesn’t look anything like Sam Bankman-Fried … and there’s no one in the courtroom drawing that.”
Rosenberg has been documenting Combs’ trial in Manhattan federal court, which bans the use of photos and video recordings.
Combs has pleaded not guilty to five counts of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking.
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Combs’ ex-girlfriend, using the pseudonym “Jane,” took the stand on Thursday to talk about their relationship.
The woman said she fell “head over heels” for Combs after first meeting in late 2020.
“He was really charming, really nice, and I was already drawn to him pretty instantly,” Jane told jurors.
The witness said Combs pursued her and used the nicknames “Bert” and “Ernie” after the Sesame Street characters for each other’s contact names.
Jane, a single mother, said Combs flew her out for her birthday in 2021.
“I told him that my birthday was coming up, and he was super excited and said we should go on an island getaway,” she said.
Jane said that as she spent more time with Combs, he allegedly began giving her more drugs, including cocaine, ecstasy, molly, and ketamine.
He’s been seen in court wearing neutral colors and sweaters[/caption]
He has pleaded not guilty to all charges[/caption]
