In this high-profile trial, rap mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is accused of sex-trafficking and racketeering, using his fame, fortune and many businesses to run a criminal organization that used threats and violence to control and exploit people, notably his former girlfriend Cassie Ventura.
Yesterday, Cassie Ventura’s friend Bryana Bongolan told the jury how Diddy dangled her from a 17-floor balcony, and threatened to kill her.
But during her testimony, Judge Arun Subramanian warned the defense that Diddy would be excluded from the courtroom if he continued to attempt to interact with the jury.
CNN reported:
“The judge said he saw Combs on two different occasions during Bryana Bongolan’s testimony, looking at the jury and ‘nodding vigorously’.
Subramanian said he already warned the defense that Combs can’t be making any facial expressions or attempts to have any interaction with or influence the jury. ‘I could not have been any clearer in terms of what I said’, the judge said.”
“’Well, there was a line of questioning when your client was nodding vigorously and looking at the jury’,” Subramanian said.
During a sidebar, the judge said he saw Combs doing it a second time. ‘I looked and I saw your client looking at the jury and nodding vigorously. It is absolutely unacceptable’, Subramanian said.”
Defense attorney Marc Agnifilo assured the judge it wouldn’t happen again.
“And if it does, Judge Subramanian said he’ll let the government make an application to give the jury an instruction on the issue and will consider more severe measures, such as excluding Combs from the courtroom.”
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