Prosecutors also revealed during the pretrial hearing that Diddy had turned down a plea deal. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, but plea offers are common ahead of trials. Subramanian said he will ask Diddy to confirm he turned down the deal during a hearing on May 1.

P rosecutors are firing back at efforts by Sean “Diddy” Combs to bar an infamous 2016 surveillance video from his upcoming sex trafficking trial, calling it a “desperate” attempt to avoid “crushing” evidence.

A federal prosecutor also disclosed at a hearing Friday that the government had offered Combs a plea deal, which he rejected.