P Diddy’s ‘rich and powerful’ friends – such as Jay-Z – could be forced to testify, expert says

There is a possibility that people who have a friendship with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs might be subpoenaed and asked to testify against him if his case goes to trial

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ famous friends could soon find themselves wrapped up in the music mogul’s s3x trafficking and racketeering case.

There is a possibility that people who have a friendship with Diddy might be subpoenaed and asked to testify against him if his case goes to trial. On top of that, anyone who participated in his “freak-off parties” could also be charged. Diddy is currently being held without bail at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, since being arrested in Manhattan on Monday.

His now unsealed indictment detailed disturbing allegations and listed multiple charges of s3x trafficking and racketeering as well as transportation to engage in prostitution, all of which he’s pleaded not guilty to.

The Bad Boy Records founder has been a staple in Hollywood, and on the hip-hop scene for over 30 years. Celebrities who are known to be close to Diddy include Jay-Z and Beyonce, Rick Ross, Usher, and Justin Bieber. In 2019, several more big-name A-listers celebrated Diddy’s 50th birthday bash at his Beverly Hills mansion in 2019.

Jay-Z and Diddy have been friends since the 1990s ( 
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Those in attendance included Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, Leonardo DiCaprio, Pharrell, and Snoop Dogg. Former prosecutor Neama Rahmani explained to The U.S. Sun how those in Diddy’s circle could be affected by any trial on the horizon.

“Jay-Z and other celebrities can be subpoenaed, but they will almost certainly assert their Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination and refuse to testify,” he said. “People who participated in the s3x acts should especially be afraid because they can also be charged with s3x trafficking or prostitution, depending on whether they used threats or force against the victims.

Neama added: “If Jay-Z is just a witness who didn’t participate in the s3x acts, he may be subpoenaed to testify at trial. But I don’t think he will be subpoenaed if he was a participant. He’ll either be charged or not called to testify. If you’re a prosecutor, you don’t want witnesses who participated in criminal activity but are getting a pass.”

Diddy and Jay-Z have been friends for many years, their relationship going back to as early as the 1990s. In March, rapper 50 Cent, who has been trolling Diddy for years and is working on a documentary about Diddy’s allegations, questioned Jay-Z’s silence about Diddy’s homes being raided that month.

The In Da Club rapper jokingly shared a photo of a milk carton that had a photo of Jay-Z on the side of it with the word “missing” on Instagram. Neama noted that it would be a “shocking twist” if it turns out Diddy’s “powerful friends” participated in the I’ll Be Missing You rapper’s freak-offs.

“It would be a shocking twist if any of Combs’s rich and powerful friends participated in the s3x acts and if he were to flip on them, like Jeffrey Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell should have done,” he told the news publication. “It would be surprising because he’s the most culpable and prosecutors aren’t going to necessarily cut him a deal, especially when they have less culpable witnesses who will be able to offer that testimony.”