Diddy's new look, grey hair revealed in court; ‘nervous’ rapper makes unusual request at trial

Sean Diddy Combs, for the first time, was spotted publicly in his new look - grey hair and a black sweater - as jury selection began in the rapper and music mogul's sex-trafficking trial on Monday. According to reports, the 55-year-old made an unusual request as the trial began.

Diddy is facing five charges across three federal indictments. He has been accused of sex trafficking, conspiracy racketeering, and transportation to engage in prostitution. He pleaded not guilty to all charges, requesting a ‘fair trial’.

Diddy's new look revealed

In courtroom sketches released on Monday, Diddy could be seen wearing a black sweater. He also had grey hair, something not seen by the public before. The 55-year-old was permitted to wear outside clothes instead of the orange jumpsuit.

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The Mirror US cited a court order to quote the judge saying: "He is permitted to have up to five button-down shirts, up to five pairs of pants, up to five sweaters, up to five pairs of socks, and up to two pairs of shoes without laces to wear to court."

Diddy's grey-hair look was first reported by Elizabeth Millner from Law & Crime Network in March. She had said, "I feel like Diddy’s appearance was the biggest story that happened inside that hearing. There was kind of an astonishing ‘woah’ when he walked inside that courtroom because he appeared noticeably greyer. I would even equate it a little bit to Santa Claus, but he just appeared greyer — his hair was a lot whiter."

Diddy's unusual request at trial

Immediately after the session began on Monday, Diddy's team requested a bathroom break. The rapper even raised his hand to say, “I'm sorry your honor, I'm a little nervous today.”