Sean “Diddy” Combs has lost a bid for a mistrial in his sex-trafficking case after his lawyers argued that prosecutors were improperly trying to suggest that the hip-hop mogul had evidence tied to an alleged arson incident destroyed.
Combs, 55, has pleaded not guilty to five counts including racketeering and sex trafficking.
Last week, Scott Mescudi – the rapper known as Kid Cudi – testified that his car was set on fire in 2012, shortly after Combs learned that Mescudi had a romantic relationship with Combs’ on-and-off girlfriend, Casandra Ventura.