Sean “Diddy” Combs and his protection staff had been granted a delay within the jury choice course of on Friday (Could 9), pushing it to this coming Monday. Opening statements are reported to be heard after the jury is chosen, and it was additionally revealed {that a} key witness has determined they won’t testify towards Diddy.
The Every day Mail experiences that Decide Arun Subramanian granted the protection’s request primarily based on their feeling that jurors would get “chilly ft” between Friday and Monday (Could 12), which is when opening statements had been initially alleged to be heard. The prosecution tried to push again, however the choose stated that if the jury is absolutely chosen on Monday, it could be certain that the method wouldn’t have to be restarted.
Different developments within the trial contain Jane Doe, often known as Sufferer Quantity 3, who was considered a key witness. It seems that Sufferer Quantity 3 by no means labored with prosecutors, and in response to a TMZ report, she didn’t wish to testify. The outlet added in one other report that Sufferer Quantity 5 would possibly testify, and the choose dominated that they might want to reveal their id to the courtroom.
The protection additionally claimed that Diddy and his ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, had been each bodily violent with each other. Ventura got here forth with explosive claims about Combs, which led to an investigation and his eventual arrest. She just isn’t concerned with the intercourse trafficking trial straight, however it’s stated to be a personality witness.
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