Sean "Diddy" Combs watches as lawyers argue before Judge Arun Subramanian on July 1, 2025, in this courtroom sketch. Jane Rosenberg/Reuters NEW YORK AP —

Sean “Diddy” Combs returns to court Thursday for a hearing on his defense motion to vacate his conviction or set a new trial on the prostitution-related charges a jury convicted him of in July.

Judge Arun Subramanian plans to listen to arguments from lawyers on points of law as to the prostitution-related charges, which could help him decide a sentence for the Bad Boy Records founder.

Both sides are expected to have about 20 minutes to present their arguments.

Combs’ attorneys maintain their client was unjustly convicted under the Mann Act. The Mann Act makes it a crime to move a person across state lines for the purpose of p

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