Tuesday, June 17, 2025 - A black male juror was kicked off the Sean “Diddy” Combs s£x-trafficking case on Monday after the judge said the man lied to be on the panel.
Judge Arun Subramanian booted “Juror 6” over vigorous
objections from the disgraced rapper’s lawyers who argued it would reduce the
panel’s diversity.
The juror who will replace him is a 57-year-old white
accountant from Westchester County.
On Monday, the judge said: 'The defense raised concerns
about replacing an African American juror with a white one... . The Court takes
this seriously- but further questioning is inappropriate and might negatively
impact the jury. This is why we have alternates.'
The judge admonished Diddy's attorneys for making the juror
dismissal issue about race, saying it would be ‘improper’ to make the decision
based on the juror's races.'
The judge said Diddy ‘has not got the right to a boutique
jury’ that mirrors his own race.
Diddy, 55, is accused of using his fame and fortune to run a
decade-long scheme in which he controlled and manipulated his longtime
girlfriend, R&B singer Cassie Ventura, 38, and others using violence
and threats, forcing them into “freak-off” s£x marathons that went on
for days.
The rapper has pleaded not guilty to charges of s£x
trafficking, racketeering, and transportation to engage in
pr0stitution. He faces life in prison if convicted.
The prosecution is expected to wrap up their case over the
next few days.
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