Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Made the Judge Laugh With His Answer to 1 Question

During his ongoing trial, Judge Arun Subramanian asked Sean “Diddy” Combs how he was doing. The disgraced mogul’s court case began on May 5, 2025, and is currently in its final stages. As the defense presented their case on Tuesday, June 24, Subramanian checked in with Combs. Combs’ answer made the judge laugh.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs made Judge Arun Subramanian laugh in court

In their case against Combs, the prosecution called 34 witnesses over the course of 28 days of court proceedings. The defense called no witnesses and took only half an hour to present their case. They read a series of messages between Combs and his former girlfriend, Cassie Ventura. 

During the court proceedings, Subramanian turned to Combs and asked how he was feeling.

“I’m doing great, your honor,” Combs responded, per People. “I’ve been wanting to tell you thank you, you’re doing an excellent job.”

Subramanian laughed in response. 

Judge Arun Subramanian has chastised Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs in the past

Several weeks before this interaction between Subramanian and Combs, the judge nearly kicked him out of the courtroom. Ventura’s friend, Bryana Bongolan, testified about a time she said Combs held her against the railing of a 17th floor balcony. When the defense questioned her, they threw her timeline into question. 

During a break afterward, Subramanian reprimanded Combs’ defense team for his behavior. The judge caught Combs seemingly attempting to communicate with the jury.

“I saw your client looking at the jury and nodding vigorously,” he said, per The New York Times. “That is absolutely unacceptable.”

Submaranian asked Combs’ attorney, Marc Agnifilo, for assurance that this would never happen again. If he caught Combs communicating with the jury again, he told Agnifilo it would result in the “exclusion of your client from the courtroom.”

Prosecutors will no longer pursue certain charges against him

After the prosecution rested their case against Combs, they wrote a letter to the court announcing that they would no longer pursue theories that Combs had involvement in attempted arson, attempted kidnapping, and aiding and abetting sex trafficking.

“The Government understands the Court’s desire for streamlined instructions,” prosecutors wrote in the letter, per People. “With that in mind, the Government has suggested ways to streamline those instructions … The Government is no longer planning to proceed on these theories of liability so instructions are no longer necessary.”

Combs still faces charges of sex trafficking, racketeering, and transportation to engage in prostitution; the letter does not change that. The jury will now have fewer things to consider during deliberations, though.

The prosecution and defense presented their closing arguments on Thursday, June 27. If convicted, Combs faces up to life in prison.