Diddy beat one criminal trial after testifying. Will he make the same gamble again?

Sean "Diddy" Combs was acquitted after taking the witness stand at his 2001 Manhattan trial.

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• Lawyers for Sean "Diddy" Combs haven't said if he will testify at his federal sex-trafficking trial.
• Legal experts warn that testifying could open him to damaging cross-examination.
• Combs took the stand at his 2001 guns and bribery trial and was acquitted.

Sean "Diddy" Combs made a bold move when he testified at his Manhattan gun and bribery trial more than two decades ago.