Process of Sean “Diddy” Combs
Judge threatens to exclude the courtroom
In the process of Sean “Diddy” Combs, the judge warns him of attempts to contact the jury. The exclusion from the court threatens.
In the fourth week in the criminal trial against Sean “Diddy” Combs (55) it is still high. Judge Arun Subramanian had to sharpen the accused Rap-Mogul on Thursday after he had repeatedly tried to get in touch with the jury. During the interrogation of a witness, Combs is said to have looked at the jury members and repeatedly nodded, reports among other things
“Violent nod” in the testimony
The incident occurred during the statement by Bryana Bongolan, a long-time friend of Combs’ ex-partner Cassie Ventura. Judge Subramanian observed how the 55-year-old “nodded violently” during the critical survey and was looking for direct eye contact with the jury. Such behavior is considered inadmissible influence of the jury and can have serious consequences.
During the lunch break, the judge Combs’ lawyers therefore confronted lawyers. “There should be no attempts to interact with this jury,” said Subramanian, according to the report. If the behavior is repeated, “this could lead to the exclusion of your client from the courtroom”. Combs’ lawyers immediately assured that something like this will not happen again.
Statement about violent incident
The witness Bongolan had previously described shocking details about an alleged incident from 2016. She claims that Combs let her dangle from the balcony of Ventura’s apartment on the 17th floor in Los Angeles before hurling her onto the balcony furniture. The event triggered nightmares and paranoia with her. Combs’ defender deny Bongolan’s credibility and accuse her inconsistency in her statements.
The trial against the former hip-hop mogul has been running since the beginning of May. The public prosecutor accuses Combs, among other things, sex trade, threats, organized crime and other pass. In the event of a conviction in all charges, he threatens a lifelong prison sentence. The public prosecutor could conclude its evidence in the coming week. The defense has again signaled that its presentation could take until the beginning of July.
Tumult already the day before
The incident was not the first accident in the highly explosive procedure. On Wednesday, a viewer caused tumults when she loudly insulted the lawyers. The woman, who turned out to be a supporter of the accused, had to be removed from the courtroom by security forces. She later stated that she had the feeling that you made you funny about Combs.
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