With just three weeks to go, Combs appeared in court where the judge addressed several pretrial issues, including a defense request to postpone the May 5 trial date.

A judge rejected Sean “Diddy” Combs’s request to delay his trial by two months and upheld the original start date of May 5, when Combs will begin to stand trial on five criminal charges, to all of which he has pleaded not guilty. (Here is a complete list of the allegations against Combs.)