Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty

Sean Diddy Combs is charged with sex trafficking, transportation for prostitution and racketeering with conspiracy. He denies all the charges. And we're recording this on Friday straight after Diddy's pre-trial court hearing at the US District Courthouse in New York City. The BBC's New York correspondent, Neda Taufee, was in court. Hi, Neda. Hi.

Sean Diddy Combs is charged with sex trafficking, transportation for prostitution and racketeering with conspiracy. He denies all the charges. And we're recording this on Friday straight after Diddy's pre-trial court hearing at the US District Courthouse in New York City. The BBC's New York correspondent, Neda Taufee, was in court. Hi, Neda. Hi.

Sean Diddy Combs is charged with sex trafficking, transportation for prostitution and racketeering with conspiracy. He denies all the charges. And we're recording this on Friday straight after Diddy's pre-trial court hearing at the US District Courthouse in New York City. The BBC's New York correspondent, Neda Taufee, was in court. Hi, Neda. Hi.

First of all, talk me through what the environment was like inside the atmosphere.

First of all, talk me through what the environment was like inside the atmosphere.

First of all, talk me through what the environment was like inside the atmosphere.

This is the first time we've seen him publicly in a while. Why? What was so striking about his appearance?

This is the first time we've seen him publicly in a while. Why? What was so striking about his appearance?

This is the first time we've seen him publicly in a while. Why? What was so striking about his appearance?

between them um just the son who looked very much like him kind of a younger version of him if you will it also kind of added to this feeling that that he had very much aged and what exactly were they doing today because i mean for people following along the case we've had the original three charges and then we had one superseding indictment and then we had a second second superseding indictment so what was today all about

between them um just the son who looked very much like him kind of a younger version of him if you will it also kind of added to this feeling that that he had very much aged and what exactly were they doing today because i mean for people following along the case we've had the original three charges and then we had one superseding indictment and then we had a second second superseding indictment so what was today all about

between them um just the son who looked very much like him kind of a younger version of him if you will it also kind of added to this feeling that that he had very much aged and what exactly were they doing today because i mean for people following along the case we've had the original three charges and then we had one superseding indictment and then we had a second second superseding indictment so what was today all about

The CNN video there we're talking about is the footage from 2016 that was leaked by CNN of him attacking a woman we believe to be Cassie Ventura in the hallway of a hotel.

The CNN video there we're talking about is the footage from 2016 that was leaked by CNN of him attacking a woman we believe to be Cassie Ventura in the hallway of a hotel.

The CNN video there we're talking about is the footage from 2016 that was leaked by CNN of him attacking a woman we believe to be Cassie Ventura in the hallway of a hotel.

How was Diddy when that was being discussed?

How was Diddy when that was being discussed?

How was Diddy when that was being discussed?

What was the atmosphere like with his legal team? Because as we know one of them recently requested to be removed from the case, Anthony Rico. So how were the lawyers interacting with each other?

What was the atmosphere like with his legal team? Because as we know one of them recently requested to be removed from the case, Anthony Rico. So how were the lawyers interacting with each other?