The upcoming intercourse trafficking trial for Sean “Diddy” Combs is slated to happen subsequent week, and the court docket maneuvering is in full swing. Diddy’s authorized workforce has requested {that a} gag order be positioned on the attorneys representing victims within the matter forward of the trial.
In an unique report, the British publication Daily Mail studies that Diddy’s authorized workforce is asking a decide to difficulty a gag order on the attorneys representing the mogul’s alleged victims. The publication says that the request singled out Douglas Wigdor, who’s representing Combs’ ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura. They hope that the attorneys can’t difficulty statements which may harm the strikes of the protection and hold the case out of the general public limelight.
“Absent a Courtroom order, we anticipate the publicity to not solely proceed, however escalate as trial commences,” a portion of the letter the workforce handed over to U.S. District Decide Arun Subramanian. “Certainly in latest weeks, attorneys for presidency witnesses have commented on pretrial litigation and continued to broadcast prejudicial statements.”
Combs’ workforce floated a declare {that a} video of their shopper bodily assaulting Ventura that was shared on CNN might have been altered. The community denies performing any edits to the clips.
Wigdor has responded to the authorized maneuver and offered an announcement for the Every day Mail.
“We are going to vigorously oppose the movement looking for a unprecedented sweeping gag order as it’s an apparent try at controlling and silencing victims and their counsel in contravention of well-established authorized and moral precedent,” Wigdor stated. “Given this, it ought to come as no shock that Combs fails to quote even one case to assist his request.”
Diddy’s trial is about to happen on Might 5.
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Diddy’s Authorized Group Requests Gag Order On Attorneys For Victims
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