Diddy Trial Will Not Be Delayed, Judge Denies Defense Motion

Diddy‘s trial will proceed as scheduled … ’cause a judge just ruled on his team’s motion to delay the trial for two months — and he’s not giving them more time.

The hearing was held in New York City Friday, after Diddy’s team accused prosecutors of turning over evidence too slowly … asking the judge to grant more time so they could comb through all the discovery.

The judge disagreed with Diddy’s side … pointing out the rapper has four law firms representing him who should be able to sort through everything to be ready for the case by the scheduled May 5 start date.

As you know … Diddy has been locked up in MDC Brooklyn — a notorious federal jail in New York City — since he was arrested at a Manhattan hotel in September.

He’s facing five federal charges … two counts of sex trafficking, two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, and one count of racketeering.

Diddy has already pled not guilty to all the charges against him … and, his legal team has proceeded to question major evidence in the case — including the video of Diddy beating up Cassie in a hotel hallway.

Several alleged victims — most of them anonymous — plan to testify against Diddy when the trial kicks off … including Cassie. On top of the criminal case, Diddy’s dealing with a bunch of civil lawsuits too.