The music mogul’s lawyers argued that prosecutors had unfairly suggested through testimony that he was responsible for the destruction of fingerprint evidence.

Sean Diddy Combs lost a bid for a mistrial in his sex-trafficking case on Wednesday, after his lawyers argued that prosecutors were improperly trying to suggest that the hip-hop mogul had evidence tied to an alleged arson incident destroyed.

Manhattan federal prosecutors allege Combs violently coerced and blackmailed women and paid for male escorts to participate in drug-fueled sex parties he called “Freak Offs." An