Combs's defence team, which includes Teny Geragos, has argued that the music star had been known to have violent outbursts, but argued he was not party to sex trafficking. In an opening statement at the Southern District of New York Federal Court,

Sean controlled a lot of my life, whether it was career, the way I dressed, everything, everything. I just didn’t have much say in it at the time,” the R&B singer testified.