Sean “Diddy” Combs will have the support of his family as opening statements in his sex-trafficking trial are set to begin in downtown Manhattan. At least six of his seven children will be at court when testimony in their father’s high-stakes trial gets underway.

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs ‘holding faith’ and ready to ‘finally have his side of the story presented,’ says source
By Elizabeth Wagmeister and Megan Thomas, CNN
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Published 6:00 AM EDT, Mon May 12, 2025
Sean Combs at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Los Angeles in March 2018.
Sean Combs at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Los Angeles in March 2018. Owen Kolasinski/BFA/Shutterstock
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Sean “Diddy” Combs will have the support of his family as opening statements in his sex-trafficking trial are set to begin Monday in downtown Manhattan.

“He is holding faith and ready to finally be able to have his side of the story presented in court,” a source close to the Combs family told CNN. “This is a long time waiting.”

At least six of his seven children will be at court when testimony in their father’s high-stakes trial gets underway.

Combs’ youngest child, Love, is just two years old, so it is unclear if she will be at the courthouse, the source said, but his adult children – sons Quincy, Justin and Christian; daughters Chance and twins Jessie and D’Lila – along with Combs’ mother, Janice, and some of the mothers of his children, plan to be present to support him on Monday.

Combs will have at least some family members in court each day of trial, which expected to last approximately eight weeks, according to the source.

“The family is united,” they added. “Everyone is upbeat. Everyone is holding faith.”