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Chapter 1: What are the allegations against Diddy?
Seriously popular. The following episode explores a number of allegations regarding the artist Diddy. He denies all charges and has pled not guilty to sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution.
Chapter 2: Who are the hosts of The Trial of Diddy podcast?
Welcome to the Trial of Diddy podcast. I'm Marjorie Hernandez. And I'm Kayla Brantley. We'll be back in a second.
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The biggest secret in the entertainment industry that really wasn't a secret at all.
At the height of his career, Sean Diddy Combs had it all. Everything Diddy touched turned to gold. Now, he faces multiple federal charges in New York, including sex trafficking and allegedly running a criminal enterprise.
Chapter 3: What is happening during jury selection for Diddy's trial?
Another woman has now come forward, alleging Combs of sexual assault. Music mogul and rapper Sean Diddy. He claims she was drugged and sexually assaulted by Combs. Oh, this guy is dangerous.
From freak-offs to the mysterious list, the shocking case that has gripped the world is finally here. And we'll be bringing you every detail as it happens. Welcome to The Trial of Diddy.
This week, we have Kayla in court reporting outside and it's jury selection week in prep for the actual trial, which opening statements will begin on Monday.
Marjorie, I am currently standing outside the courthouse in lower Manhattan in the rain with my umbrella. So you listeners, you're really getting the real deal over here. And Marjorie, you're in New York this week. Very nice to have you.
So glad to be here for finally, finally the beginning of this trial.
Yeah, I think there's a few of our guests who betted on this trial not making it to today, not starting today. And Diddy even rejected a plea deal just a few days ago. So this trial is full steam ahead. And both of us were at the courthouse this morning. I was surprised, actually, at... how empty and dead it was. There were a handful of media.
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Chapter 4: Which celebrities are mentioned in Diddy's trial?
There was press all lined up, camera crews right outside of the courthouse. But other than that, I thought we would see either fans or maybe ditty protesters. Usually high-profile trials like this really attract a crowd.
I'm wondering if it's because of the rain or more people are planning to possibly go right at the start of trial for opening statements. I think there will be probably more of a crowd of public in general next week.
Yeah, I think that actually might be the case, too, because, you know, jury selection is typically pretty boring. It's a whole bunch of jurors sitting there getting asked questions. Do you know about this trial? What do you know? Can you be impartial? So really, the drama happens. What everyone really wants to know about starts next week on Monday.
Well, typically it is boring if you're actually sitting waiting in the courtroom, waiting for your number to be called. However, we have reporter Dan Bates actually sitting inside and watching this all unfold. And some actually pretty interesting points came up from the actual potential jurors.
So they're given a questionnaire which says, how do you feel about if you hear anything about intimate partner abuse or rape? Do you know these celebrities on this potential witness list? And one of the potential jurors said that, oh, yeah, I actually recognize this name, Mike Myers, who is, as everybody knows, Wayne's World. He's a big actor. Austin Powers. Austin Powers.
Austin Powers. That's how I know Mike Myers the best.
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Chapter 5: How do potential conflicts of interest affect jury selection?
So it was interesting. I'm trying to connect Mike Myers and Diddy. So it will be interesting to see who else is on this list. Right now, we do know that, again, Mike Myers and Michael B. Jordan, possibly also on this list, and Kid Cudi.
Oh, wow. Michael B. Jordan's having a big moment right now. His movie Sinners just came out. That's number one at the box office, in the news. Everyone's so into it. This is a surprise to me to hear that Michael B. Jordan's name is brought up at all. Of course, just because his name is brought up doesn't mean anything. It doesn't mean he had anything to do with anything.
But if you're a celebrity and you have status, the last thing you want is to be tied to this in any way. You don't want your name thrown out at all. So I can only imagine that Michael B. Jordan, who, you know, right now you can say is at the height of his career, wants nothing to do with this.
Right. Again, as Kayla mentioned, even though the celebrities names are out there doesn't necessarily mean they are connected with any of the charges. Also, they might not even be called. This is just a long list of people who might be called. So we'll see how that all shakes out right now. Potential jurors are given this list. And if they feel some sort of way about a witness on there.
They might say, look, I actually worked with this person before. That's why I can't be impartial. So it'll be interesting to see which potential jurors drop off because of that or which actually stay. That's the whole process this week.
Yeah. And from reading Dan's story, I believe there was a potential juror who worked for a publisher, Simon & Schuster, who had insight knowledge because I believe they repped Albie Shore's book. Mm-hmm. Al Bishore, who's an R&B singer. And then he said it is a salary position, but that he gets commission based off sales. So is the outcome of the trial going to affect how he makes his money?
Is that going to affect the book sales that would eventually put money in his pocket? You know what I mean? So there's a lot that needs to be taken into account.
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Chapter 6: How do UK and US court systems differ in handling trials?
And speaking of Albie, famously, you know, him and Kim Porter had dated before and also have a child together, Quincy. Interestingly enough, Terry Garagos, one of the defense attorneys for Diddy, mentioned in court that they expect there to be a discussion about Kim Porter and they might be frequently bringing her up.
During a debate about one potential juror who might be allowed to serve, prosecutor Maureen Comey actually disputed that claim and said that she doesn't think that they're going to bring up Kim Porter a lot. Again, it seems like a small world and being that Diddy just knew everybody and worked with everybody in the industry, there'll be a lot more celebs names coming up in this witness list.
And I do just want to make it clear to our listeners that the reason that I'll be sure that connection to the juror could potentially be problematic is because, yes, I'll be sure dated Kim Porter. They have a child, Quincy, together. And Kim Porter is Diddy's ex who passed away a few years ago. There were claims that said Diddy was involved. Of course, none of those were substantiated.
I believe the cause of death was pneumonia. But Quincy, which is their son, is basically adopted by Diddy. Quincy considers Diddy a father. So there's a lot of conflict of interest there when it comes to Albie Shore and then that potential juror.
We want to also explain how the UK and US courts differ. In the US, juries are preselected and require a unanimous verdict, whereas UK juries are actually randomly selected and can reach majority verdicts. Also, typically in the U.S. court system, federal cases, no cameras are allowed. So what you're seeing from there are just court artists rendition of what Diddy looks like.
And it's actually been interesting because the court sketches that we're getting right now, Diddy walked in with a, quote, preppy look, according to our reporter again, Dan Bates, who's inside courtrooms. And Diddy is wearing gray pants, navy crew neck sweater, and a crisp white shirt with no tie. And he's still rocking the gray beard and hair.
Yeah, I wonder what the decision was behind him having the gray beard, gray hair. If that was to gain sympathy, that look at this guy who is so put together, look how he's aged, he needs to get out type of thing.
Because correct me if I'm wrong, I think they could get their hands on some hair dye, his team, if they wanted to make him look more presentable in court or just make him look like the Diddy that we all know.
Another source of mine tell me that hair dye is actually in the commissary list. So he could have actually have his hair did before court. But again, he's still rocking the gray. So we'll see. Interestingly enough, as Kayla's out there standing in the rain. waiting for this jury selection to unfold. Not too far away is the Met Gala that's going to happen later on today.
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