Celebrity attorney Robert Shapiro shared his thoughts on the closeted rapper and music producer Sean "Diddy" Combs' chances to successfully defend themselves before trial.

Shapiro, who was among the attorneys who successfully defended OJ Simpson since the murder charges in 1994, feels Diddy faces an uphill battle in his quest for freedom.

Diddy faces charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation for prostitution, and his trial is set to begin on May 5.

on Tuesday, The art of dialogue shared a video on X featuring Shapiro's interview with the TikToker.

The famous attorney was leaving the building when an interviewer asked him about Diddy's chances of beating the charges against him.

Shapiro responded, "You know, first of all, I think there's going to be a different set of charges than what he's facing right now."

The well-known attorney added, "Anytime you're in federal court, anytime you're out on bail, you have an uphill battle."

When asked if he thought there would be more "superseding charges" against Diddy before his trial, Shapiro said, "I think there's a possibility that could happen."

The interviewer went on to ask Shapiro if Diddy had a "good fighting chance" of regaining his freedom.

The legal counsel replied, "Oh, there's always a chance. I mean, every trial you have a chance. You go on the presumption of innocence."

However, he felt there were many odds against the music mogul. Shapiro said, "But the New York federal court, you're in custody ... it's an uphill, uphill battle."

Despite the odds against Diddy, Shapiro felt he had "great lawyers." He said: "He has excellent lawyers and the system will decide."

Shapiro was also asked if he thought other names would be charged during Diddy's trial. He replied, "I have no idea. Every case in federal court is challenging."

When asked what Diddy's best defense was, Shapiro replied, "I don't know enough about the facts to comment on that."

While Shapiro believes the system will decide Diddy's fate, television personality Wendy Williams is certain the disgraced rapper will end up in prison.

Williams, who is fighting conservatorship and claims she is not mentally impaired, had a phone interview with "The Breakfast Club" co-hosts last week and shared her thoughts on Diddy.

She said per Billboard"As for Diddy, Diddy's going to prison for life, people. You don't know the things I did about Diddy back in the day. And you wanna know what? It's time, people. It's time. Diddy's done."

Following Williams' statement, the phrase "Diddy Done" went viral on X, with many users of the app hailing the television personality and saying he's still got it.

Shapiro's acknowledgment that Diddy has a good legal team is no exaggeration as the rapper's lawyers tried to prove their mettle last week.

Diddy's defense team said they have viewed several of his "wacky" tapes collected by police and claim the tapes prove the acts were consensual.

TMJ reported that the record producer's legal team named his ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, as "Victim-1" in court documents and claimed the footage depicted "private sexual activity between adult adults in a long-term relationship."

They also claimed that Cassie consented to the act and "thoroughly enjoyed it", adding that she was "obviously happy, dominant and completely in control" in the sex tapes.

According to Diddy's legal team, the footage did not show sexual encounters as claimed by his accusers. Instead, they showed "adults having consensual sex, plain and simple."

Diddy's defense attorney also said Cassie kept the "freak off" tapes and turned them over to the police.

They therefore denied that the tapes were seized from his homes in Miami and Los Angeles when they were raided in March 2024.

The lawyers also argued that there were no hidden cameras and no minors during the rampages.

According to court documents, they said: "There are no hidden cameras, no orgies, no other celebrities, no underground tunnels, no minors, no hint of coercion or violence. Certainly no evidence of sex trafficking."