Sean “Diddy” Combs loved to play tough guy when he was on top, but looking down the legal barrel at life behind bars if found guilty of sex-trafficking and more, the incarcerated Bad Boy Records founder now wants more time before his day in court.

In a short letter, the “Been Around the World” performer’s defense team Wednesday asked a federal judge for “a 2-month adjournment” because of new evidence introduced by prosecutors with the latest superseding indictment against the much-accused Combs.

From the friction between the defense and the U.S. Attorney’s Office at the suddenly called arraignment of Diddy on April 14, Combs’ Marc Agnifilo- and Teny Geragos-led legal team made it clear it wanted to hit the pause button on the proceedings. Judge Arun Subramanian gave them 48 hours, aka today. Also, unsurprisingly, the feds want things to move ahead with no more delays.

“The government opposes our proposed reasonable adjournment request,...