Diddy’s authorized illustration simply got here out with a reasonably critical declare relating to that stunning video footage of the disgraced rapper allegedly assaulting Cassie Ventura. It has now been extensively reported that his crew representing him in his federal case is claiming that the headline-making CNN video was “edited” and that the unique footage was “destroyed.”
Basically, they’re asserting that the video is “inadmissible in his trafficking and racketeering case,” per Selection.
This was filed on Thursday, March 13, in New York Metropolis. The crew claims that the cable information community bought the footage after which proceeded to add it to “free enhancing software program,” altering the video. The letter obtained by Selection claims CNN destroyed the unique footage regardless of understanding about and “repeatedly” reporting about this very federal investigation.
The letter additionally claims that the video was “considerably altered in vital respects,” like “masking the time stamp, altering the video sequence and rushing up the video to make it look like the incident was taking place sooner than it transpired.” It additionally states that, “the CNN movies don’t pretty and precisely depict the occasions in query.”
Lower than an hour after the information of this declare hit the web, Cassie’s authorized crew hit again in an interview with TMZ. Her lawyer, Douglas Wigdor advised the outlet that the truth that Diddy “would make a disingenuous argument to exclude the disturbing video from being proven to the jury within the upcoming trial” is no surprise.
“I’m assured that the video pretty and precisely represents what occurred, might be admitted into proof,” he continued, whereas saying that the rapper “might be held accountable for his depravity.”
As we reported, the Dangerous Boy Leisure founder is at the moment going through a three-count federal indictment, together with prices of racketeering and intercourse trafficking in opposition to an alleged three victims. Diddy is at the moment in jail in Brooklyn, as he awaits his trial, which is at the moment set to start this Might.