Diddy tells courtroom artist her sketches look like a he's a 'koala'

(NewsNation) — Sean “Diddy” Combs reportedly asked a courtroom sketch artist sitting in his federal criminal trial Friday to “soften him up” in drawings, remarking that she’s making him “look like a koala.”

Sketch artist Jane Rosenberg, who was sitting in the first row of the New York courtroom, said Combs turned over to her as the jury was dismissed for lunch to make the request, reported Reuters.

"Soften me up a bit, you're making me look like a koala bear," Combs said, according to Rosenberg.

The sketch artist has been documenting from inside the courtroom for Reuters because photography and video recording are prohibited per court rules.

Combs is facing five counts of racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. If convicted, he could be behind bars f